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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Coastal Services and Performance
Evaluation Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Amendment of Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
Sec. 4. Policy.
Sec. 5. Coastal Zone Management Fund.
Sec. 6. Coastal services.
Sec. 7. Review of performance.
Sec. 8. Amendments relating to Walter B. Jones Awards for Excellence in
Coastal Zone Management.
Sec. 9. Reports.
Sec. 10. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 11. Technical corrections.
Sec. 12. Coastal zone management outcome indicators and monitoring and
performance evaluation system.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972.

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
be made to a section or other provision of the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).

SEC. 4. POLICY.

Section 303 (16 U.S.C. 1452) is amended in paragraph (2)(J) by
striking ''State'' the second place it appears and inserting ''State
and Federal fish''.

SEC. 5. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND.

Section 308 (16 U.S.C. 1456a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:
''(2) Loan repayments made pursuant to this subsection--
''(A) shall be retained by the Secretary and
deposited into the Coastal Zone Management Fund
established under subsection (b); and
''(B) subject to amounts provided in appropriation
Acts, shall be available to the Secretary for purposes
of this title and transferred to the Operations,
Research, and Facilities account to offset the costs of
implementing this title.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
(B) by striking ''(b)(1)'' and inserting ''(b)''.

SEC. 6. COASTAL SERVICES.

Section 310 (16 U.S.C. 1456c) is amended--
(1) by striking so much as precedes subsection (b) and
inserting the following:

''coastal services, training, education, and technical support

''Sec. 310. (a)(1) The Secretary shall conduct a program of
training, education, technical assistance, technology transfer,
management-oriented research, and other services to support--
''(A) State coastal management programs and national
estuarine reserves designated under this title; and
''(B) other Federal agencies, local governments, Indian
tribes, other persons, and international cooperative efforts
relating to the comprehensive planning, conservation, and
management of ocean and coastal resources.
''(2) The Secretary may, in implementing this program, take into
consideration the need to address regional or local concerns, including
the unique needs of island States and territories, in order to provide
effective and efficient support and develop expertise.
''(3) The Secretary shall coordinate the technical assistance,
studies, management-oriented research, and other activities under this
section with any other relevant activities conducted by or subject to
the authority of the Secretary.'';
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ''Coordination and
Consultation.--'' after ''(b)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(c) Assistance From Other Agencies and Persons.--(1) Each
department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the
Federal Government may assist the Secretary, on a reimbursable basis or
otherwise, in carrying out the purposes of this section, including the
furnishing of information to the extent permitted by law, the transfer
of personnel with their consent and without prejudice to their position
and rating, and the performance of any research, study, and technical
assistance that does not interfere with the performance of the primary
duties of such department, agency, or instrumentality.
''(2) The Secretary may enter into contracts or other arrangements
with other Federal agencies and any other qualified person for the
purposes of carrying out this section.''.

SEC. 7. REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE.

Section 312 (16 U.S.C. 1458) is amended by striking ''Sec. 312.''
and all that follows through subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
''Sec. 312. (a) Review.--No less than every 5 years, the Secretary
shall conduct a review of the performance of a coastal State's
management program. Each review shall include a written evaluation with
an assessment and detailed findings concerning the extent to which the
State has implemented and enforced the program approved by the
Secretary, addressed the coastal management needs identified in section
303(2)(A) through (K), met any outcome indicators established by the
Secretary under section 12 of the Coastal Services and Performance
Evaluation Act of 2003, and adhered to the terms of any grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement funded under this title.''.

SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO WALTER B. JONES AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.

Section 314 (16 U.S.C. 1460) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
''(a) Authorization of Program.--(1) The Secretary may implement a
program to promote excellence in coastal zone management by identifying
and making awards acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the
field of coastal zone management. An award under this section shall be
known as a 'Walter B. Jones Award'.
''(2) Awards under this section may include, subject to the
availability of appropriations--
''(A) cash awards of not more than $5,000 each;
''(B) research grants; and
''(C) public ceremonies to acknowledge accomplishments in
the field of coastal zone management.'';
(2) in subsection (b) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ''shall elect annually'' and inserting ''may
select annually for an award under this section''; and
(3) by repealing subsection (e).

SEC. 9. REPORTS.

Section 316(a) (16 U.S.C. 1462(a)) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ''to the President for
transmittal''; and
(B) in clause (10) by striking ''and an evaluation
of the effectiveness of financial assistance under
section 308 in dealing with such consequences''; and
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
''(c) State of the Coast Report.--Not less than 24 months after the
date of the enactment of this subsection, and not less than every 24
months thereafter, the Secretary shall provide a coastal status report
to the Congress that includes the following:
''(1) An assessment of the ecological status and trends of
United States marine resources.
''(2) An identification and analysis of the changes in
those status and trends since the previous report.
''(3) An identification and assessment of Government
performance measures that track the status and trends of United
States marine resources.
''(4) An evaluation of the adequacy of marine resource
monitoring and assessment programs.''.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 318(a) (16 U.S.C. 1464(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ''and'' after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ''; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(3) to carry out section 310 and for awards under section
314--
''(A) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
''(B) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
''(C) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006
through 2008.''.

SEC. 11. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 is amended--
(1) in section 304(5) (16 U.S.C. 1453(5)) by striking the
semicolon and inserting a colon;
(2) in section 306(a), as redesignated by this Act, in
paragraph (10)(A) by inserting a comma after ''development'';
(3) by striking ''coastal state'' each place it appears and
inserting ''coastal State'';
(4) by striking ''coastal states'' each place it appears
and inserting ''coastal States'';
(5) by striking ''coastal state's'' each place it appears
and inserting ''coastal State's'';
(6) by striking the term ''state'' each place it appears in
reference to a State of the United States (other than in the
term ''coastal state'') and inserting ''State'';
(7) by striking the term ''states'' each place it appears
in reference to States of the United States (other than in the
term ''coastal states'') and inserting ''States''; and
(8) by striking the term ''state's'' each place it appears
in reference to a State of the United States (other than in the
term ''coastal state's'') and inserting ''State's''.

SEC. 12. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT OUTCOME INDICATORS AND MONITORING AND
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM.

(a) In General.--
(1) Performance guidelines and evaluation.--The Secretary
of Commerce shall, by not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives a report identifying a common set
of measurable outcome indicators to evaluate the performance of
State coastal zone management programs in furthering the goals
and objectives identified in the States' approved coastal
management programs, and in the achievement of the national
policy declared in section 303 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1452).
(2) Assessment of coastal and marine monitoring,
assessment, and other information.--The Secretary shall, by not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act,
submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives a report providing--
(A) an assessment of the adequacy of coastal and
marine monitoring, assessment, and other information
necessary to establish a coastal zone management
outcome monitoring and performance evaluation system;
and
(B) recommendations for improving the availability
of such information, including funding needs.
(3) Outcome monitoring and performance evaluation system.--
The Secretary shall, by not later than 3 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, establish a national coastal zone
management outcome monitoring and performance evaluation system
that uses the common set of indicators identified in the report
under paragraph (1).
(b) Consultation.--
(1) State consultation.--In preparing each of the reports
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with and
provide a copy of the draft report to each coastal State,
through the Governor of the State or the head of the State
agency designated by such Governor pursuant to section
310(d)(6) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1455(d)(6)).
(2) Public comment and participation.--The Secretary shall
also implement a public process to solicit the views and
comments of Federal agencies, local governments, regional
organizations, port authorities, and other interested public
and private persons regarding such reports, and shall make
available to such persons copies of each draft of such reports
for review and comment.
(3) Response to comments.--The Secretary shall include in
each final report under subsection (a)--
(A) any comments on each draft of the report
received from a Governor or the head of such a
designated State agency, and the Secretary's responses
to such comments; and
(B) a summary of other public comments regarding
the report, and the Secretary's response to those
comments.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006.
[EX A]: Coastal Services and Performance Evaluation Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to make loan repayments deposited in the Coastal Zone Management Fund available to offset costs of implementing coastal zone management programs.Requires the Secretary of Commerce to provide training, education, and technical assistance for coastal zone management. Authorizes Federal agencies and instrumentalities to assist the Secretary on a reimbursable basis.Revises review requirements for coastal State management programs to change the frequency of review from continuing to every five years.Makes the Walter B. Jones Excellence in Coastal Zone Management Awards program discretionary instead of mandatory.Requires the Secretary to establish a national coastal zone management outcome indicators monitoring and performance evaluation system that provides for public comment and participation and uses a common set of measurable outcome indicators to evaluate the performance of State coastal zone management programs.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Small Business Fair Treatment Act of
1995''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--REGULATORY SIMPLIFICATION AND VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Compliance guides.
Sec. 103. No action letter.
Sec. 104. Voluntary self-audits.
TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Performance measures.
Sec. 202. Grace period for correction of violations of Environmental
Protection Agency regulations.
Sec. 203. Waiver of punitive fines for small entities.

TITLE I--REGULATORY SIMPLIFICATION AND VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Compliance guide.--The term ''compliance guide'' means
a publication made by a covered agency under section 102(a).
(2) Covered agency.--The term ''covered agency'' means any
agency that, on the date of enactment of this Act, has
promulgated any rule for which a regulatory flexibility
analysis was required under section 605 of title 5, United
States Code, and any other agency that promulgates any such
rule, as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(3) No action letter.--The term ''no action letter'' means
a written determination from a covered agency stating that,
based on a no action request submitted to the agency by a small
entity, the agency will not take enforcement action against the
small entity under the rules of the covered agency.
(4) No action request.--The term ''no action request''
means a written correspondence submitted by a small entity to a
covered agency--
(A) stating a set of facts; and
(B) requesting a determination by the agency of
whether the agency would take an enforcement action
against the small entity based on such facts and the
application of any rule of the agency.
(5) Rule.--The term ''rule'' has the same meaning as in
section 601(2) of title 5, United States Code.
(6) Small entity.--The term ''small entity'' has the same
meaning as in section 601(6) of title 5, United States Code.
(7) Small business concern.--The term ''small business
concern'' has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Small
Business Act.
(8) Voluntary self-audit.--The term ''voluntary self-
audit'' means an audit, assessment, or review of any operation,
practice, or condition of a small entity that--
(A) is initiated by an officer, employee, or agent
of the small entity; and
(B) is not required by law.

SEC. 102. COMPLIANCE GUIDES.

(a) Compliance Guide.--
(1) Publication.--If a covered agency is required to
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for a rule or group
of related rules under section 603 of title 5, United States
Code, the agency shall publish a compliance guide for such rule
or group of related rules.
(2) Requirements.--Each compliance guide published under
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) contain a summary description of the rule or
group of related rules;
(B) contain a citation to the location of the
complete rule or group of related rules in the Federal
Register;
(C) provide notice to small entities of the
requirements under the rule or group of related rules
and explain the actions that a small entity is required
to take to comply with the rule or group of related
rules;
(D) be written in a manner to be understood by the
average owner or manager of a small entity; and
(E) be updated as required to reflect changes in
the rule.
(b) Dissemination.--
(1) In general.--Each covered agency shall establish a
system to ensure that compliance guides required under this
section are published, disseminated, and made easily available
to small entities.
(2) Small business development centers.--In carrying out
this subsection, each covered agency shall provide sufficient
numbers of compliance guides to small business development
centers for distribution to small businesses concerns.
(c) Limitation on Enforcement.--
(1) In general.--No covered agency may bring an enforcement
action in any Federal court or in any Federal administrative
proceeding against a small entity to enforce a rule for which a
compliance guide is not published and disseminated by the
covered agency as required under this section.
(2) Effective dates.--This subsection shall take effect--
(A) 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act with regard to a final regulation in effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) on the date of the enactment of this Act with
regard to a regulation that takes effect as a final
regulation after such date of enactment.

SEC. 103. NO ACTION LETTER.

(a) Application.--This section applies to all covered agencies,
except--
(1) the Federal Trade Commission;
(2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and
(3) the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
(b) Issuance of No Action Letter.--Not later than 90 days after the
date on which a covered agency receives a no action request, the agency
shall--
(1) make a determination regarding whether to grant the no
action request, deny the no action request, or seek further
information regarding the no action request; and
(2) if the agency makes a determination under paragraph (1)
to grant the no action request, issue a no action letter and
transmit the letter to the requesting small entity.
(c) Reliance on No Action Letter or Compliance Guide.--In any
enforcement action brought by a covered agency in any Federal court or
Federal administrative proceeding against a small entity, the small
entity shall have a complete defense to any allegation of noncompliance
or violation of a rule if the small entity affirmatively pleads and
proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the act or omission
constituting the alleged noncompliance or violation was taken in good
faith with and in reliance on--
(1) a no action letter from that agency; or
(2) a compliance guide of the applicable rule published by
the agency under section 102(a).

SEC. 104. VOLUNTARY SELF-AUDITS.

(a) Procedures.--Each agency shall establish voluntary self-audit
procedures for small entities regulated by the agency.
(b) Inadmissibility of Evidence and Limitation on Discovery.--If
action to address a violation is taken not later than 180 days after
the date on which a voluntary self-audit is concluded, the evidence
described in subsection (c)--
(1) shall not be admissible, unless agreed to by the small
entity, in any enforcement action brought against a small
entity by a Federal agency in any Federal--
(A) court; or
(B) administrative proceeding; and
(2) may not be the subject of discovery in any enforcement
action brought against a small entity by a Federal agency in
any Federal--
(A) court; or
(B) administrative proceeding.
(c) Application.--For purposes of subsection (b), the evidence
described in this subsection is--
(1) a voluntary self-audit made in good faith; and
(2) any report, finding, opinion, or any other oral or
written communication made in good faith relating to such
voluntary self-audit.
(d) Exceptions.--Subsection (b) shall not apply if--
(1) the act or omission that forms the basis of the
enforcement action is a violation of criminal law; or
(2) the voluntary self-audit or the report, finding,
opinion, or other oral or written communication was prepared
for the purpose of avoiding disclosure of information required
for an investigative, administrative, or judicial proceeding
that, at the time of preparation, was imminent or in progress.

TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

No covered agency shall establish or enforce agency personnel
practices that reward agency employees, directly or indirectly, based
on the number of contacts made with small entities in pursuit of
enforcement actions or on the amount of fines levied against small
entities to enforce agency regulations.

SEC. 202. GRACE PERIOD FOR CORRECTION OF VIOLATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY REGULATIONS.

(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), for violations of
regulations identified on or after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall afford
small entities 180 days after the date on which the violation is
identified to correct such violation.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply--
(1) if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency determines that there is an imminent risk to public
health or worker safety; or
(2) to a violation of a regulation for which criminal
liability may be imposed.

SEC. 203. WAIVER OF PUNITIVE FINES FOR SMALL ENTITIES.

Notwithstanding any other law, policy, or practice, a covered
agency may waive all or part of a punitive fine that would otherwise be
imposed on a small entity if--
(1) the fine is for a first time violation of a law or
regulation; and
(2) the small entity acts quickly and in good faith to
correct the violation.
[EX A]: TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Regulatory Simplification and Voluntary Compliance
Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions
Small Business Fair Treatment Act of 1995 -
Title I: Regulatory Simplification and Voluntary Compliance
- Directs a Federal regulatory agency that is required to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for a rule or group of related rules to publish a compliance guide which: (1) contains a summary of the rules and a citation as to their location; (2) provides a notice to small businesses (small entities) of such rules as well as an understandable explanation of actions necessary for compliance; and (3) is updated as required. Requires such guide to be disseminated to small entities, as well as to small business development centers. Prohibits any covered agency from bringing an action against a small entity to enforce a rule for which such a guide has not been published and disseminated.
(Sec. 103) Requires covered agencies other than the Federal Trade Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission to determine within 90 days whether to grant or deny a request by a small entity that no action be taken against such entity with respect to the enforcement of a rule (no action request). Allows a small entity to rely on a no action response from a covered agency in any subsequent action brought against the small entity for a rule's enforcement.
(Sec. 104) Requires each covered agency to establish voluntary self-audit procedures for small entities regulated by the agency. Makes inadmissible as evidence in an action, as well as outside the bounds of discovery, any information compiled by a small entity in a voluntary self-audit, as long as an action to address such violation is brought within 180 days after the conclusion of the self-audit.
Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions
- Prohibits any covered agency from establishing personnel practices that reward its employees based on the number of contacts made with small entities in pursuit of enforcement actions or the levy of fines to enforce agency regulations.
(Sec. 202) Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to afford small entities a 180-day grace period for the correction of EPA violations, with exceptions.
(Sec. 203) Authorizes a covered agency to waive all or part of any punitive fine that would otherwise be imposed on a small entity: (1) for a first time violation; and (2) if the small entity acts quickly and in good faith to correct the violation.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Reclamation Title Transfer Act of
2014''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Conveyed property.--The term ''conveyed property''
means an eligible facility that has been conveyed to a
qualifying entity under section 3(b)(1).
(2) Eligible facility.--
(A) In general.--The term ''eligible facility''
means a reclamation project or facility, or a portion
of a reclamation project or facility, for which the
United States holds title and that meets the criteria
for potential transfer established under section 5(a).
(B) Inclusions.--The term ''eligible facility''
includes dams and appurtenant works, infrastructure,
recreational facilities, buildings, distribution and
drainage works, and associated land or interests in
land or water.
(3) Qualifying entity.--The term ''qualifying entity''
means a State, unit of local government, Indian tribe,
municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, or other
entity (such as a water district) that, as determined by the
Secretary, has the capacity to continue to manage the conveyed
property for the same purposes that the conveyed property has
been managed for under the reclamation laws.
(4) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau
of Reclamation.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF TITLE TRANSFER PROGRAM.

(a) Establishment of Title Transfer Program.--The Secretary may
establish a program that--
(1) identifies and analyzes the potential for public
benefits from the transfer out of Federal ownership of eligible
facilities, including analyses of the financial, operational,
and environmental characteristics of the eligible facilities
proposed for transfer; and
(2) facilitates the transfer to qualifying entities of the
title to eligible facilities to promote more efficient
management of water and water-related facilities.
(b) Authorization To Transfer Title to Eligible Facilities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, without further
authorization from Congress, may convey to a qualifying entity
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
any eligible facility, subject to paragraphs (2) through (6).
(2) Right of first refusal.--If the entity that operates an
eligible facility at the time that the Secretary attempts to
facilitate the transfer of title under subsection (a)(2) is a
qualifying entity, that entity shall have the right of first
refusal to receive the conveyance under paragraph (1).
(3) Reservation of easement.--The Secretary may reserve an
easement over a conveyed property if the Secretary determines
that the easement is necessary for the management of any
interests retained by the Federal Government under this Act.
(4) Mineral interests.--
(A) Retention.--The Secretary shall retain any
mineral interests associated with a conveyed property.
(B) Management.--The mineral interests retained
under subparagraph (A) shall be managed--
(i) consistent with Federal law; and
(ii) in a manner that would not interfere
with the purposes for which the reclamation
project was authorized.
(5) Interests in water.--No interests in water shall be
conveyed under this Act unless the conveyance is provided for
in writing in an agreement between the Secretary and the
qualifying entity.
(6) Additional criteria.--Title transfers under this
section shall be carried out consistent with--
(A) this Act; and
(B) any additional criteria or procedures that the
Secretary determines to be in the public interest.
(c) Restrictions on Use.--As a condition of obtaining title to an
eligible facility, the qualifying entity shall agree to use the
eligible facility for substantially the same purposes the eligible
facility is being used for during the period in which the eligible
facility was under reclamation ownership.

SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAWS.

Before conveying eligible facilities under this Act, the Secretary
shall complete all actions required under all applicable laws,
including--
(1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
(2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.); and
(3) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470
et seq.).

SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for
determining whether facilities are eligible for conveyance under this
Act.
(b) Minimum Requirements.--
(1) Agreement of qualifying entity.--The criteria
established under subsection (a) shall include a requirement
that a qualifying entity agree--
(A) to accept title to the eligible facility;
(B) to accept all liability for the eligible
facility, except as otherwise provided in section 6;
(C) to use the eligible facility for substantially
the same purposes the eligible facility is being used
for at the time the Secretary evaluates the potential
transfer; and
(D) to provide, as consideration for the assets to
be conveyed, compensation to the United States in an
amount that is the equivalent of the net present value
of any repayment obligation to the United States or
other income stream the United States derives from the
eligible facility to be transferred as of the date of
the transfer.
(2) Determinations of secretary.--
(A) In general.--The criteria established under
subsection (a) shall include a requirement that the
Secretary, in consultation with the Governor of any
State in which the project is located, determine that
the proposed transfer--
(i) would not have an unmitigated
significant effect on the environment;
(ii) is uncomplicated, based on, as
determined by the Secretary--
(I) there being no significant
opposition to the proposed transfer;
(II) the eligible facility not
being hydrologically integrated with
other Federal or non-Federal water
projects;
(III) the eligible facility not
generating significant quantities of
electric power sold to, or eligible to
be sold to, power customers (other than
the project itself); and
(IV) the parties to the transfer
being able to reach agreement on legal,
institutional, and financial
arrangements relating to the
conveyance;
(iii) is consistent with the responsibility
of the Secretary--
(I) to protect land and water
resources held in trust for federally
recognized Indian tribes; and
(II) to ensure compliance with any
applicable international treaties and
interstate compacts; and
(iv) is in the financial interest of the
United States.
(B) Publication.--The Secretary shall make
publically available information on how the Secretary
made the determinations under subparagraph (A).
(3) Status of reclamation land.--The criteria established
under subsection (a) shall require that any land to be conveyed
out of Federal ownership under this Act is--
(A) land acquired by the Secretary; or
(B) land withdrawn by the Secretary, only if--
(i) the Secretary determines in writing
that the withdrawn land is encumbered by
reclamation project facilities to the extent
that the withdrawn land is unsuitable for
return to the public domain; and
(ii) the qualifying entity agrees to pay
fair market value for the withdrawn land to be
conveyed.

SEC. 6. LIABILITY.

(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), effective
beginning on the date of conveyance of any eligible facility under this
Act, the United States shall not be liable under any law for damages of
any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence based on the
prior ownership or operation of the conveyed property.
(b) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the United States
shall retain the responsibilities and authorities of the United States
for a conveyed property based on the prior ownership or operation of
the conveyed property by the United States under Federal environmental
laws, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).

SEC. 7. BENEFITS.

After a conveyance of an eligible facility under this Act--
(1) the conveyed property shall no longer be considered to
be a part of a reclamation project; and
(2) the entity to which the conveyed property is conveyed
shall not be eligible to receive any benefits with respect to
the conveyed property (including project power), except for
benefits that would be available to a similarly situated entity
with respect to property that is not part of a reclamation
project.

SEC. 8. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

(a) In General.--After a conveyance of title under this Act, the
qualifying entity to which the property is conveyed shall comply with
all applicable Federal, State, and local laws (including regulations)
in the operation of the conveyed property.
(b) Effect.--
(1) In general.--Nothing in this Act shall affect or
interfere with--
(A) the laws of any State relating to the control,
appropriation, use, or distribution of water used in
irrigation or for any other purpose;
(B) any vested right acquired under State law; or
(C) any interstate compact, decree, or negotiated
water rights agreement.
(2) Conformity with state law.--In carrying out this Act,
the Secretary shall proceed in conformity with the State laws
and rights acquired under State law described in paragraph (1).

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act such sums as are necessary.
(b) Use of Amounts.--Amounts made available under subsection (a)
may be used--
(1) to carry out the investigations to carry out this Act;
and
(2) to pay any other costs associated with conveyances
under this Act, including an appropriate Federal share of the
costs of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other applicable law.
(c) Not Treated as Project Costs.--Expenditures made by the
Secretary under this Act--
(1) shall not be a project cost assignable to a reclamation
project; and
(2) shall be nonreimbursable.

SEC. 10. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

The authority of the Secretary to carry out conveyances under this
Act shall terminate 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
[EX A]:
Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to establish a program that: (1) identifies and analyzes the potential for public benefits from the transfer of eligible facilities out of federal ownership, and (2) facilitates the transfer of such facilities to qualifying entities to promote more efficient management of water and water-related facilities. Defines: (1) "eligible facilities" as reclamation projects or facilities (including dams and appurtenant works, infrastructure, recreational facilities, buildings, distribution and drainage works, and associated land or interests in land or water) for which the United States holds title and that meet the criteria for potential transfer established by this Act; and (2) "qualifying entity" as a state, local government, Indian tribe, municipal or quasi-municipal corporation, or other entity (such as a water district) that has the capacity to continue to manage the conveyed property for the same purposes that the property has been managed under the reclamation laws. Authorizes the Commissioner to convey an eligible facility to a qualifying entity without further authorization from Congress. Grants a qualifying entity that is operating an eligible facility at the time conveyance is being considered the right of first refusal. Authorizes the Commissioner to reserve an easement over a conveyed property if necessary for the management of any interests retained by the federal government. Directs the Commissioner to retain any mineral interests associated with a conveyed property. Requires the Commissioner to: (1) establish criteria for determining whether facilities are eligible for conveyance under this Act, including that the qualifying entity agrees to use the eligible facility for substantially the same purposes the facility is being used for at the time the transfer is being evaluated and that such a conveyance is in the financial interest of the United States; and (2) make information on how the determinations are made publicly available. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out such conveyances 15 years after this Act's enactment.