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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the historical significance of the 52-mile Going-to-
        the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, Montana, is recognized 
        by its--
                    (A) listing on the National Register of Historic 
                Places in 1983;
                    (B) designation as a National Historic Engineering 
                Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 
                1985; and
                    (C) designation as a National Historic Landmark in 
                1997;
            (2) in 1997, recommendations of the Federal Highway 
        Administration concerning, and an engineering study of, the 
        Road verified significant structural damage to the Road has 
        occurred since the Road opened in 1932;
            (3) infrastructure at most of the developed areas in the 
        Park is inadequate for cold-season (fall, winter, and spring) 
        operation, and maintenance backlog needs exist for normal 
        summer operation;
            (4) the Many Glacier Hotel and Lake McDonald Lodge are on 
        the National Register of Historic Places and are National 
        Historic Landmarks;
            (5) other accommodations operated by the concessionaire 
        that have possessory interest and are listed on the National 
        Register of Historic Places are the Rising Sun Motor Inn and 
        Swiftcurrent Motel;
            (6) the historic hotels in the Park, operated under 
        concession agreements with the National Park Service, are 
        essential for public use and enjoyment of the Park;
            (7) visitors to the Park deserve safe hotels in the Park 
        that meet basic needs and expectations;
            (8) the historic hotels in the Park have deteriorated 
        significantly and need substantial repair;
            (9) repairs of the hotels in the Park have been deferred 
        for so long that, absent any changes to the Federal law 
        governing concessionaires and the availability of historic tax 
        credits for up to 39.5 years, the remodeling costs for the 
        hotels exceed the capacity of the hotel concessionaire to 
        finance the repairs with hotel revenues;
            (10) the remodeling costs of Park hotels are so high that 
        the concessionaire will need to finance the cost of those 
        repairs by borrowing the remodeling expenses and repaying them 
        over time out of net hotel income, which by current law is 
        limited to 20-year concession agreements;
            (11) the season of operation for hotels is about 4 months 
        because the developed areas of the Park lack--
                    (A) water, sewer, and fire protection systems that 
                can operate in freezing conditions;
                    (B) building insulation; and
                    (C) heating systems;
            (12) because of many factors, including the high projected 
        costs of remodeling, the relatively short tourist season in the 
        Park, and the requirement that concession agreements may not 
        exceed 20 years, concessionaires are unable to carry out the 
        scope of remodeling that is needed for the hotels in the Park;
            (13) the National Park Service Concessions Management 
        Improvement Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 5951 et seq.) is based on 
        sound principles and is achieving its basic purposes, but there 
        appear to be selected instances in which the National Park 
        Service needs additional authority to conduct demonstration 
        projects; and
            (14) a demonstration project is needed to carry out repairs 
        of the historic hotels in the Park.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the Going-to-
        the-Sun Road Citizens' Advisory Committee.
            (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means Glacier National Park, 
        Montana.
            (3) Road.--The term ``Road'' means Going-to-the-Sun Road, 
        located in the Park.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD FEASIBILITY STUDY AND REHABILITATION 
              PLAN.

    (a) Feasibility Study.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than June 30, 2001, the 
        Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall complete a 
        feasibility study for rehabilitation of the Road.
            (2) Inclusions.--The feasibility study shall include--
                    (A) alternative plans for rehabilitation of the 
                Road, including--
                            (i) a ranking of the feasibility of each 
                        plan;
                            (ii) an estimate of the length of time 
                        necessary to complete each plan;
                            (iii) a description of which mitigation 
                        efforts would be used to preserve resources and 
                        minimize adverse economic effects of each plan;
                            (iv) an analysis of the costs and benefits 
                        of each plan;
                            (v) an estimate of the cost of each plan;
                    (B) an analysis of long-term maintenance needs, 
                standards, and schedules for the Road, alternatives to 
                accomplish the work, maintenance staff needs, and 
                associated cost estimates; and
                    (C) a complete environmental analysis that meets 
                any applicable requirement of--
                            (i) the National Environmental Policy Act 
                        of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                            (ii) the National Historic Preservation Act 
                        (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); and
                            (iii) any other applicable law.
            (3) Submission.--Not later than 30 days after completion of 
        the feasibility study, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committee on Resources in the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Senate a copy 
        of the study.
    (b) Rehabilitation Plan.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after completing 
        the study and environmental analysis under subsection (a), the 
        Secretary shall--
                    (A) consider the recommendations of the Committee;
                    (B) make any decision documented in the 
                environmental analysis process; and
                    (C) select and implement a rehabilitation plan for 
                the Road.
            (2) Authorized actions.--In implementing a rehabilitation 
        plan under this subsection, the Secretary may--
                    (A) use funds to--
                            (i) rehabilitate the Road; and
                            (ii) carry out transportation system 
                        improvements or impact mitigation activities 
                        outside the Park, if recommended in the 
                        feasibility study and by the Committee; and
                    (B) seek funding for any long-term maintenance 
                needs identified in the feasibility study.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Secretary to implement the 
        rehabilitation plan (including the cost of any necessary 
        environmental or cultural documentation and monitoring), 
        $200,000,000.
    (c) Continuation of Maintenance.--Nothing in this section affects 
the duty of the Secretary to continue the program in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act to preserve, maintain, and 
address safety concerns relating to the Road.

SEC. 4. MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADE OF UTILITY
              SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after funds are made 
available under this section, the Secretary shall begin the upgrade and 
continue the maintenance of utility systems that serve the Park and 
facilities relating to the Park.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section, $20,000,000.

SEC. 5. HOTEL REHABILITATION.

    (a) Competitive Leases of Property.--Notwithstanding section 3(k) 
of Public Law 91-383 (commonly known as the ``National Park System 
General Authorities Act'') (16 U.S.C. 1a-2) or any other provision of 
law, subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may enter into a 
competitive lease of Federal property in the Park under which a lessee 
may provide visitor services to visitors to the area.
    (b) Mandatory Conditions of Leases.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into a lease 
        under subsection (a) only after determining that the provision 
        of visitor services--
                    (A) is necessary and appropriate for the 
                accommodation of visitors to the Park, taking into 
                consideration the value of providing additional visitor 
                services (including conference facilities) for groups 
                of visitors in the early spring and late fall months, 
                especially as those additional services may provide 
                extra revenue needed to finance improvements for the 
                historic hotels in Glacier National Park; and
                    (B) is consistent with section 402 of the National 
                Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 
                1998 (16 U.S.C. 5952).
            (2) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall include in a 
        lease under this subsection appropriate terms and conditions to 
        ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that--
                    (A) any visitor service provided is--
                            (i) adequate; and
                            (ii) available at a reasonable rate--
                                    (I) to be approved by the Secretary 
                                in accordance with section 406 of the 
                                National Park Service Concessions 
                                Management Improvement Act of 1998 (16 
                                U.S.C. 5951 et seq.); and
                                    (II) that may be at such a level as 
                                to allow any investment in capital 
                                improvements for visitor services to be 
                                recovered within a reasonable amount of 
                                time by the concessionaire that 
                                financed the improvements;
                    (B) the leased property will be properly maintained 
                by the lessee, and, with respect to historic property 
                that may be leased, preserved, and maintained in a 
                manner consistent with the historic character of the 
                property, as determined by the Secretary; and
                    (C) assure the lessee of adequate protection 
                against any loss of investment in an improvement to 
                real property that the lessee may make to the leased 
                property (including an obligation of the United States 
                to compensate the lessee for any loss of investment in 
                an improvement to real property in any circumstances 
                that the Secretary determines to be prudent).
    (c) Leasehold Surrender Value.--In any contract for improvements, 
the Secretary shall recognize the leasehold surrender value of any 
existing lease that the Secretary may require to be surrendered in any 
action that is associated with approving an improvement to visitor 
services under this section.
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Directs the Secretary to upgrade and continue the maintenance of utility systems which service the Park and its related facilities. Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into competitive leases of federally-owned property in the Park under which the lessee will be authorized to provide visitor services (including a hotel), subject to specified conditions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sacramento Valley Water Storage and 
Restoration Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The State of California and much of the West are 
        experiencing one of the driest years on record, exacerbating 
        water supply problems caused by a lack of surface water storage 
        infrastructure. The drought conditions have caused reductions 
        in water supplies to almost all water users in the State.
            (2) The Sites Project has been identified by the State of 
        California and the Federal Government as an important component 
        to integrated water management in the Sacramento Valley that 
        would advance the co-equal objectives of improving water 
        management and restoring ecological health for beneficial uses 
        of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Sacramento River 
        watershed.
            (3) Among other things, the Sites Project would--
                    (A) increase surface water storage to enhance water 
                management flexibility in the Sacramento Valley;
                    (B) provide flood control benefits;
                    (C) improve conditions for fish, waterfowl, and 
                wildlife in the Sacramento Valley, including anadromous 
                fish in the Sacramento River; and
                    (D) improve the operation of the State's water 
                system to provide improvements in ecosystem and water 
                quality conditions in the Bay-Delta while providing a 
                more reliable water supply for the State of California.
            (4) The Sites Project has been shown to provide 
        approximately 1,300,000 of additional yield when the Sites 
        Project is integrated into the operations of other State and 
        Federal reservoirs upstream of the Bay-Delta.
            (5) Healthy wetlands are of vital importance to wildlife in 
        California and require a reliable supply of water, and 
        additional surface water storage can help meet water supply 
        goals under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act.
            (6) It is in the interests of the United States for the 
        Federal Government to work with the Sites Project Authority, 
        which has been established under laws of the State of 
        California as an independent joint powers authority to, among 
        other things, study, promote, develop, design, finance, 
        acquire, construct, manage, and operate Sites Reservoir and 
        related facilities, in order to advance the Sites Project in 
        the most expeditious and cost-effective manner possible.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the 
        Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.
            (3) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of 
        Reclamation.
            (4) Authority.--The term ``Authority'' means the Sites 
        Project Authority that entered into a Joint Powers Agreement on 
        August 26, 2010, for the purpose of advancing the Sites Project 
        as a non-Federal facility and includes Glenn-Colusa Irrigation 
        District, Reclamation District 108, the Tehama-Colusa Canal 
        Authority, Maxwell Irrigation District, the County of Glenn, 
        the County of Colusa and Yolo County Flood Control and Water 
        Conservation District.
            (5) Sites project.--The term ``Sites Project'' means the 
        Sites Reservoir in Glenn and Colusa Counties, California, and 
        related facilities, including associated water conveyance and 
        hydropower generation and transmission facilities.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        California.
            (7) Central valley project.--The term ``Central Valley 
        Project'' means all Federal reclamation projects located within 
        or diverting water from or to the watershed of the Sacramento 
        and San Joaquin rivers and their tributaries as authorized by 
        the Act of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 850), and all Acts 
        amendatory or supplemental thereto, including but not limited 
        to the Act of October 17, 1940 (54 Stat. 1198, 1199), Act of 
        December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), Act of October 14, 1949 (63 
        Stat. 852), Act of September 26, 1950 (64 Stat. 1036), Act of 
        August 27, 1954 (68 Stat. 879), Act of August 12, 1955 (69 
        Stat. 719), Act of June 3, 1960 (74 Stat. 156), Act of October 
        23, 1962 (76 Stat. 1173), Act of September 2, 1965 (79 Stat. 
        615), Act of August 19, 1967 (81 Stat. 167), Act of August 27, 
        1967 (81 Stat. 173), Act of October 23, 1970 (84 Stat. 1097), 
        Act of September 28, 1976 (90 Stat. 1324) and Act of October 
        27, 1986 (100 Stat. 3050).
            (8) Repayment and water service contracts.--The terms 
        ``repayment contract'' and ``water service contract'' have the 
        same meaning as provided in sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the 
        Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187, 1195), as 
        amended.

SEC. 4. FEASIBILITY STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.

    (a) Feasibility Study.--No later than June 30, 2015, the Secretary, 
acting through the Bureau, shall finalize and publish in the Federal 
Register, the feasibility study authorized in section 103(d)(1)(i)(II) 
of title I of Public Law 108-361.
    (b) Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact 
Report.--No later than June 30, 2015, the Secretary shall work with the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers and the 
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator to coordinate the efforts 
of the relevant agencies and work with the State, the Authority, and 
other stakeholders to complete and issue the final joint environmental 
impact statement and environmental impact report on the Sites Project.
    (c) Availability of Documents.--The Secretary shall ensure that all 
documents associated with the preparation of planning and feasibility 
studies and applicable environmental reviews under the National 
Environmental Policy Act for the Sites Project shall be made available 
to the Authority.
    (d) Financial Assistance and Other Agreements.--To assist the 
Secretary in meeting the deadlines for completing the feasibility study 
and environmental impact statement identified in this section, no later 
than 90 days following enactment, the Secretary, acting through the 
Bureau, shall enter into such agreements with the Authority, including 
financial assistance agreements, to carry out such work as the Bureau 
and the Authority mutually agree is appropriate to ensure that all 
studies and environmental reviews are completed on an expeditious basis 
and that the shortest applicable process under the National 
Environmental Policy Act shall be utilized, including in the completion 
of the final feasibility study and final joint environmental impact 
statement and environmental impact report on the Sites Project.
    (e) Non-Federal Cost-Share.--The Secretary shall attribute all 
funds expended, or in-kind services provided, by the Authority or the 
State to advance the Sites Project, including the $42,379,999 in non-
Federal funds provided to the North-of-Delta Offstream Storage 
Feasibility Study reflected in the Bureau's fiscal year 2015 Budget 
Justification, to the non-Federal share of cost-share requirements for 
any Federal support provided to the Sites Project.
    (f) Requirements of Existing Law.--Nothing in the section herein 
modifies existing requirements of Federal law.

SEC. 5. CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Authorization of Construction.--Section 103(d)(1)(B) of title I 
of Public Law 108-361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act, 118 
Stat. 1681) is amended by--
            (1) adding after clause (i) the following:
                            ``(ii) Construction authorization.--If the 
                        Secretary determines the project described in 
                        clause (ii)(I) of subparagraph (A) is feasible, 
                        the Secretary is authorized to carry out the 
                        project in a manner that is substantially in 
                        accordance with the recommended plan, and 
                        subject to the conditions described in the 
                        feasibility study.'';
            (2) striking in clause (iii), ``the project'' and inserting 
        ``a project described in clause (ii)(I) of subparagraph (A)''; 
        and
            (3) redesignating clause (ii) and (iii) as clause (iii) and 
        (iv), respectively.
    (b) Project Partnership Agreements.--At the request of the 
Authority, the Bureau shall--
            (1) enter into a project partnership agreement with the 
        Authority for the Authority to provide full project management 
        control for construction of the Sites Project, or a separable 
        element of the project, in accordance with plans approved by 
        the Secretary; and
            (2) following execution of the project partnership 
        agreement, transfer to the Authority interest to carry out 
        construction of the project, or a separable element of the 
        project--
                    (A) if applicable, the balance of the unobligated 
                amounts appropriated for the Sites Project, except that 
                the Secretary shall retain sufficient amounts for the 
                Bureau to carry out any responsibilities of the Bureau 
                relating to the project; and
                    (B) additional amounts, as determined by the 
                Secretary, from amounts made available to the 
                Secretary, except that the total amount transferred to 
                the non-Federal interest shall not exceed the updated 
                estimate of the Federal share of the cost of 
                construction, including any required design.
    (c) Detailed Project Schedule.--Not later than 180 days after 
entering into a Project Partnership agreement, the Authority, to the 
maximum extent practicable, shall submit to the Secretary a detailed 
project schedule, based on estimated funding levels, that lists all 
deadlines for each milestone in the construction of the project.
    (d) Administration.--All laws and regulations that would apply to 
the Secretary if the Secretary were carrying out the project shall 
apply to Authority, if the Authority enters into an agreement with the 
Secretary to carry out the project under this section.

SEC. 6. NON-FEDERAL PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--At any time, notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, if the Commissioner determines and the Secretary concurs, 
that the Sites Project can be expedited by the Authority as a non-
Federal project, and that there is a demonstrable Federal interest for 
the Sites Project to be constructed and operated as a non-Federal 
project, the Bureau is authorized and directed to take any and all 
actions possible to advance the Sites Project as a non-Federal project, 
including, but not limited to, entering into cost-shared financial 
assistance agreements with the Authority to support construction of the 
Sites Project as a non-Federal project.
    (b) Title; Operations and Maintenance.--The Authority shall hold 
title to all facilities constructed under this section, and shall be 
solely responsible for the operation and maintenance costs of such 
facilities.
    (c) Federal Reviews and Permits.--The Bureau shall be the lead 
Federal agency for the purposes of all Federal reviews, analyses, 
opinions, statements, permits, licenses, or other approvals or 
decisions required under Federal law to allow the Authority to 
construct the Sites Project as a non-Federal project.
    (d) Coordinated Operations.--The Secretary of the Interior is 
authorized and directed to execute and implement a long-term agreement 
between the United States of America and the Authority that shall 
provide for the coordination of operations of the Central Valley 
Project and the Sites Project to--
            (1) satisfy any contracts entered into in subsection (e) of 
        this Act;
            (2) help meet any unmet needs for Sacramento Valley in-
        basin water uses;
            (3) help meet any unmet needs of existing Central Valley 
        Project repayment and water service contracts; and
            (4) ensure that any surplus water supplies from the Sites 
        Project are put to full and beneficial use.
    (e) Contracts.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into long-term 
contracts with the Authority to acquire water supplies made available 
from the Sites Project for the purposes of meeting the requirements 
section 3406(b)(3) and section 3408(j) of Public Law 102-575, the 
Central Valley Project Improvement Act, and such other purposes as the 
Secretary may deem appropriate.

SEC. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING.

    With respect to the Sites Project, the Bureau shall--
            (1) be the lead Federal agency for the purposes of all 
        Federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, 
        licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under 
        Federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to 
        construct the Sites Project, including all requirements under--
                    (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
                (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                    (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
                1531 et seq.); and
                    (C) any other Federal law applicable to the 
                construction of the Sites Project facilities by the 
                Bureau or the Authority; and
            (2) take such steps as are necessary to ensure that all 
        Federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, 
        licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under 
        Federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to 
        construct the Sites Project are completed on an expeditious 
        basis and utilize the shortest applicable process.

SEC. 8. POWER GENERATION.

    (a) Purchase or Market Power.--The Secretary of Energy, acting 
through the Western Area Power Administration, shall determine no later 
than June 30, 2015, if there is a Federal interest in--
            (1) providing power to the Sites Project; and
            (2) purchasing and marketing the power produced by the 
        Sites Project.
    (b) Authorization To Provide, Market and Purchase Power.--If the 
Secretary of Energy determines there is a Federal interest in providing 
power to, and purchasing and marketing power from, the Sites Project, 
the Secretary of Energy is authorized and directed to take such actions 
as are necessary to support that determination.
    (c) Permit Lead and Marketing of Power if Western Area Power 
Administration Forgoes Participation in the Sites Project.--If the 
Sites Project is constructed as a non-Federal project by the Authority 
and the Secretary of Energy determines that there is no Federal 
interest in the Western Area Power Administration managing power 
provided to or emanating from the Sites Project, the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Bureau, is authorized and directed to 
provide such support as is necessary to enable the Authority market the 
energy produced by the Sites Project, including securing all permits 
associated with managing power used and produced by the Sites Project.
    (d) Delivery and Management of Water.--Nothing in this subsection 
shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water, as water 
used for hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to uses of 
water for which the Sites Project is intended to serve.

SEC. 9. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.

    Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any obligations under--
            (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
            (2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
        seq.).

SEC. 10. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt any existing 
State law, including but not limited to area of origin and other water 
rights protections.
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Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: (1) finalize and publish in the Federal Register the feasibility study authorized in the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, for enlargement of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County, California; (2) work with the Secretary of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, by June 30, 2015, to coordinate the efforts of the relevant agencies and work with the state of California, the Sites Project Authority, and other stakeholders to complete and issue the final joint environmental impact statement and report on the Sites Project (the Sites Reservoir in Glenn and Colusa Counties, California, and related facilities, including associated water conveyance and hydropower generation and transmission facilities); and (3) enter into agreements with the Authority to carry out such work as the Bureau and the Authority mutually agree is appropriate to ensure that all studies and environmental reviews are completed on an expeditious basis and that the shortest applicable process under the National Environmental Policy Act is utilized, including in the completion of the final feasibility study and final joint environmental impact statement and report on the Sites Project. Amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to: (1) authorize construction of the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County if the Secretary determines that the project is feasible; and (2) direct the Bureau, at the Authority's request, to enter into a project partnership agreement for the Authority to provide full project management control for construction of the Sites Project, or a separable element of the Project, in accordance with plans approved by the Secretary. Authorizes and directs: (1) the Bureau to advance the Sites Project as a non-federal project if the Commissioner of the Bureau determines and the Secretary concurs that the Project can be expedited by the Authority as a non-federal project and that there is a demonstrable federal interest for the Project to be constructed and operated as a non-federal project, and (2) the Secretary to execute and implement a long-term agreement with the Authority for the coordination of operations of the Central Valley Project and the Sites Project.  Directs the Bureau to: (1) be the lead federal agency for the purposes of all federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to construct the Sites Project; and (2) take such steps as necessary to ensure that all such reviews, approvals, or decisions required to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to construct the Sites Project are completed on an expeditious basis and utilize the shortest applicable process. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE): (1) acting through the Western Area Power Administration, to determine by no later than June 30, 2015, if there is a federal interest in providing power to, and purchasing and marketing power produced by, the Sites Project; (2) if so, to take actions to support such determination; and (3) if not, to provide such support as is necessary to enable the Authority to market the energy produced by the Project.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Office of National Environmental 
Technologies Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act--
            (1) to improve coordination and integration of research and 
        development performed by government agencies and that performed 
        through government-awarded contracts and grants; and
            (2) to assist the efforts of private industry, 
        universities, nonprofit research centers, and government 
        laboratories to provide environmentally safe technical 
        solutions to problems threatening the Nation's environmental 
        security and, in the process, to help the Nation's 
        competitiveness.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
        the Environmental Protection Agency;
            (2) the term ``Advisory Council'' means the Industry and 
        Academia Advisory Council established by section 5;
            (3) the term ``Assistant Administrator'' means the 
        Assistant Administrator, Office of National Environmental 
        Technologies, Environmental Protection Agency;
            (4) the term ``Fund'' means the Environmental Advanced 
        Research Projects Revolving Fund established by section 9; and
            (5) the term ``Office'' means the Office of National 
        Environmental Technologies established pursuant to section 4.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.

    (a) Establishment.--(1) The Administrator shall establish within 
the Environmental Protection Agency an Office of National Environmental 
Technologies to be headed by an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency. The duties and responsibilities of the 
Administrator set forth in this Act shall be carried out through the 
Office.
    (2) Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item:
            ``Assistant Administrator, Office of National Environmental 
        Technologies, Environmental Protection Agency.''.
    (b) Staff.--The Administrator may appoint a staff of professionals 
with skills in the area of program definition and management and such 
support staff as the Administrator determines to be necessary, of which 
no more than 3 may be in positions of a confidential or policymaking 
character.
    (c) Functions.--It shall be the function of the Office to--
            (1) coordinate planning by the departments, agencies, and 
        independent establishments of the United States relating to 
        restoration and protection of the environment;
            (2) identify areas that--
                    (A) need technical solutions to maintain the 
                environmental security of the Nation;
                    (B) are not receiving the long-term product-
                oriented research that is necessary to meet those 
                needs; and
                    (C) exhibit the greatest promise for the successful 
                development of solutions;
            (3) support and assist the development of technology having 
        potential future application in the restoration and protection 
        of the environment;
            (4) coordinate among the departments, agencies, independent 
        establishments of the United States and the private sector the 
        exchange of technological information relating to restoration 
        and protection of the environment;
            (5) support continuing research and development of advanced 
        technologies by industrial, academic, and governmental and 
        nongovernmental entities;
            (6) monitor on a continuing basis the research and 
        development being conducted on advanced technologies by private 
        industry in the United States; and
            (7) promote continuing development of a technological 
        industrial base in the United States.
    (d) Interagency Advisory Committee.--(1) There is established an 
interagency advisory committee composed of--
            (A) the Administrator, who shall be chair of the committee;
            (B) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
        Policy, or the Director's designee;
            (C) the Secretary of Energy, or the Secretary's designee;
            (D) the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary's designee;
            (E) the Secretary of State, or the Secretary's designee;
            (F) the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary's designee;
            (G) the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration, or the Administrator's designee;
            (H) the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary's 
        designee; and
            (I) the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary's 
        designee.
    (2) The interagency advisory committee shall advise and provide 
information to the Office with respect to the needs and concerns of 
their agencies in the field of environmental technologies.

SEC. 5. INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Industry and Academia 
Advisory Council.
    (b) Membership.--(1) The Advisory Council shall consist of 9 
members appointed by the Administrator, at least 5 of whom shall be 
from United States industry.
    (2) The persons appointed as members of the Advisory Council--
            (A) shall be eminent in fields such as business, research, 
        new product development, engineering, labor, education, 
        management consulting, environment, and international 
        relations;
            (B) shall be selected solely on the basis of established 
        records of distinguished service; and
            (C) shall not be employees of the Federal Government.
    (3) In making appointments of persons as members of the Advisory 
Council, the Administrator shall give due consideration to any 
recommendations that may be submitted to the Director by the National 
Academies, professional societies, business associations, labor 
associations, and other appropriate organizations.
    (c) Terms.--(1)(A) Subject to paragraph (2), the term of office of 
a member of the Advisory Council shall be 3 years.
    (B) A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the 
expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed 
shall be appointed for the remainder of that term.
    (C) A member who has completed 2 consecutive full terms on the 
Advisory Council shall not be eligible for reappointment until 1 year 
after the expiration of the second such term.
    (2) The initial members of the Advisory Council shall be appointed 
to three classes of 3 members each, one class having a term of 1 year, 
one a term of 2 years, and one a term of 3 years.
    (3)(A) The Advisory Council shall meet at least quarterly at the 
call of the chair or whenever one-third of the members so request in 
writing.
    (B) A majority of the members of the council not having a conflict 
of interest in a matter under consideration by the Advisory Council 
shall constitute a quorum.
    (C) Each member shall be given appropriate notice of a meeting of 
the Advisory Council, not less than 15 days prior to any meeting, if 
possible.
    (4)(A) The Advisory Council shall appoint from among its members a 
person to serve as chair and a person to serve as vice chair.
    (B) The vice chair of the Advisory Council shall perform the duties 
of the chair in the absence of the chair.
    (5) The Advisory Council shall review and make recommendations 
regarding general policy for the Office, its organization, its budget, 
and its programs within the framework of national policies set forth by 
the President and the Congress.

SEC. 6. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.

    (a) Authority.--In carrying out the functions of the Office, the 
Administrator may--
            (1) enter into, perform, and guarantee contracts, leases, 
        grants, and cooperative agreements with any department, agency, 
        or independent establishment of the United States or with any 
        person;
            (2) use the services, equipment, personnel, or facilities 
        of any other department, agency, or independent establishment 
        of the United States, with the consent of the head of the 
        department, agency, or independent establishment and with or 
        without reimbursement, and cooperate with public and private 
        entities in the use of such services, equipment, and 
        facilities;
            (3) supervise, administer, and control the activities 
        within the departments, agencies, and independent 
        establishments of the United States relating to patents, 
        inventions, trademarks, copyrights, royalty payments, and 
        matters connected therewith that pertain to technologies 
        relating to restoration and protection of the environment; and
            (4) appoint 1 or more advisory committees or councils, in 
        addition to those established by sections 4(d) and 5, to 
        consult with and advise the Administrator.
    (b) Transfer of Technology.--The Administrator may transfer to the 
domestic private sector technology developed by or with the support of 
the Office if the Administrator determines that the technology may have 
potential application in private activities relating to restoration and 
protection of the environment.

SEC. 7. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.

    (a) Agreements.--In carrying out the functions of the Office, the 
Administrator may enter into a cooperative agreement or other 
arrangement with any department, agency, or independent establishment 
of the United States, any unit of State or local government, any 
educational institution, or any other public or private person or 
entity.
    (b) Cooperation of Federal Agencies.--The heads of departments and 
agencies shall cooperate fully with the Administrator--
            (1) in carrying out the functions of the Office;
            (2) in establishing appropriate interagency agreements to 
        develop cooperative programs and improve coordination and 
        integration of environmental research and development; and
            (3) to avoid unnecessary duplication.
    (c) Authority To Require Payment.--(1) A cooperative agreement or 
other arrangement entered into under subsection (a) may include a 
provision that requires a person or other entity to make payments to 
the Office (or any other department, agency, or independent 
establishment of the United States) as a condition to receiving 
assistance from the Office under the agreement or other arrangement.
    (2) The amount of any payment received by a department, agency, or 
independent establishment of the United States pursuant to a provision 
required under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the Fund in such 
amount as the Administrator may specify.
    (d) Nonduplication and Other Conditions.--The Administrator shall 
ensure that--
            (1) the authority under this section is used only when the 
        use of standard contracts or grants is not feasible or 
        appropriate; and
            (2) to the maximum extent practicable, a cooperative 
        agreement or other arrangement entered into under this 
        section--
                    (A) does not provide for research that duplicates 
                research being conducted under other programs carried 
                out by a department, agency, or independent 
                establishment of the United States; and
                    (B) requires the other party to the agreement or 
                arrangement to share the cost of the project or 
                activity concerned.

SEC. 8. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Selection Criteria.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal 
Register proposed criteria, and not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, following a public comment period, final 
criteria, for the selection of recipients of contracts, leases, grants, 
and cooperative agreements under this Act.
    (b) Financial Reporting and Auditing.--The Administrator shall 
establish procedures regarding financial reporting and auditing to 
ensure that contracts and awards are used for the purposes specified in 
this section, are in accordance with sound accounting practices, and 
are not funding existing or planned research programs that would be 
conducted in the same time period in the absence of financial 
assistance under this Act.
    (c) Advice of the Advisory Council.--The Administrator shall ensure 
that the advice of the Advisory Council is considered routinely in 
carrying out the responsibilities of the Office.
    (d) Dissemination of Research Results.--The Administrator shall 
provide for appropriate dissemination of research results of the 
Office's program.
    (e) Contracts or Awards; Criteria; Restrictions.--(1) No contract 
or award may be made under this Act until the research project in 
question has been subject to a merit review, and has, in the opinion of 
the reviewers appointed by the Administrator, been shown to have 
scientific and technical merit.
    (2) Federal funds made available under this Act shall be used only 
for direct costs and not for indirect costs, profits, or management 
fees of the contractor.
    (3) In determining whether to make an award to a joint venture, the 
Administrator shall consider whether the members of the joint venture 
have provided for the appropriate participation of small United States 
businesses in the joint venture.
    (4) Section 552 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to 
the following information obtained by the Federal Government on a 
confidential basis in connection with the activities of any business or 
any joint venture that receives funding under this Act:
            (A) Information on the business operation of a member of 
        the business or joint venture.
            (B) Trade secrets possessed by any business or by a member 
        of the joint venture.
    (5) Intellectual property owned and developed by a business or 
joint venture that receives funding under this Act or by any member of 
such a joint venture may not be disclosed by any officer or employee of 
the United States except in accordance with a written agreement between 
the owner or developer and the Administrator.
    (6) The United States shall be entitled to a share of the licensing 
fees and royalty payments made to and retained by a business or joint 
venture to which it contributes under this section in an amount 
proportionate to the Federal share of the costs incurred by the 
business or joint venture, as determined by independent audit.
    (7) A contract or award under this Act shall contain appropriate 
provisions for discontinuance of the project and return of the unspent 
Federal funds to the Office (after payment of all allowable costs and 
an audit) if it appears that, due to technical difficulties, financial 
difficulty on the part of the recipient, or for any other reason, the 
recipient is not making satisfactory progress toward successful 
completion of the project.
    (8) Upon dissolution of a joint venture that receives funding under 
this Act or at a time otherwise agreed upon, the United States shall be 
entitled to a share of the residual assets of a joint venture that is 
proportionate to the Federal share of the costs of the joint venture, 
as determined by independent audit.

SEC. 9. REVOLVING FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a revolving fund to be known as the ``Environmental 
Advanced Research Projects Revolving Fund'', which shall consist of 
such amounts as are appropriated or credited to it from time to time.
    (b) Expenditures From the Fund.--Amounts in the Fund shall be 
available, as provided in appropriations Acts, to carry out the 
purposes of this Act.
    (c) Loans, Grants, and Other Financial Assistance.--(1) The 
Administrator may use the Fund for the purpose of making loans, grants, 
and other financial assistance to industrial and nonprofit research 
centers, universities, and other entities that serve the long-term 
environmental security needs of the United States, to carry out the 
purposes of this Act.
    (2) A loan made under this section shall bear interest at a rate 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury (as of the close of the 
calendar month preceding the month in which the loan is made) to be 3 
percent less than the current market yield on outstanding marketable 
obligations of the United States with remaining periods to maturity 
comparable to the period for which the loan is made.
    (3) Repayments on a loan made under this section and the proceeds 
from any other agreement entered into by the Administrator under this 
Act shall be credited to the Fund.
    (d) Management of Fund.--(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
manage the Fund and, after consultation with the Administrator, report 
to Congress each year on the financial condition and the results of the 
operation of the Fund during the preceding fiscal year and on the 
expected condition and operations of the Fund during the next 5 fiscal 
years.
    (2)(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest the portion of 
the Fund that is not, in the judgment of the Secretary, required to 
meet current withdrawals.
    (B) Investments of monies in the Fund may be made only in interest-
bearing obligations of the United States.

SEC. 10. ANNUAL REPORT.

    The Administrator shall submit a report to Congress annually 
describing--
            (1) the activities of the Office;
            (2) the Office's plans for future activities;
            (3) the manner and extent to which technologies developed 
        with assistance from the Office have been used; and
            (4) the extent to which those technologies have been 
        transferred overseas.

SEC. 11. APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Amounts.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the purposes of this Act $85,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $165,000,000 
for fiscal year 1995, and $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
    (b) Limitation on Use.--Of amounts appropriated under subsection 
(a), no more than 5 percent may be used to pay for administrative 
expenses of the Office.

                                 

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Office of National Environmental Technologies Act - Establishes the Office of National Environmental Technologies within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to:  (1) coordinate Federal environmental restoration and protection planning; (2) identify areas that need technical solutions to maintain environmental security, are not receiving product-oriented research necessary to meet those needs, and exhibit the greatest promise for the development of solutions; (3) support the development of technology having future application in environmental restoration and protection; (4) coordinate the exchange of technological information relating to environmental restoration and protection between Federal agencies and the private sector; (5) support continuing research and development of advanced technologies; (6) monitor research and development being conducted on advanced technologies by private industry; and (7) promote continuing development of a technological industrial base in the United States. 
Permits the EPA Administrator to transfer to the domestic private sector technology developed with the support of the Office if the technology may have potential application in private activities relating to environmental restoration and protection. 
Provides for dissemination of the results of Office research. 
Directs the Administrator, in determining whether to make an award to a joint venture, to consider whether the joint venture has provided for appropriate participation of U.S. small businesses. Sets forth confidentiality provisions concerning trade secrets and intellectual property.  Entitles the United States to a share of licensing fees and royalty payments made to a joint venture in an amount proportionate to the Federal share of costs incurred.  Provides for the return of unspent Federal funds to the Office if it appears that the recipient is not making satisfactory progress toward successful completion of the project.  Entitles the United States, upon dissolution of a joint venture that receives funding under this Act, to a share of the residual assets proportionate to the Federal share of costs. 
Establishes the Environmental Advanced Research Projects Revolving Fund to provide financial assistance to entities that serve long-term environmental security needs. 
Authorizes appropriations.