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kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 3964"
bill: "113-hr-3964"
heading: "Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "eh"
to_label: "Engrossed in House"
sections_amended: 16
sections_added: 1
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/113/hr/3964/changes/eh"
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# H.R. 3964 — what changed

H.R. 3964, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act — 16 sections amended and 1 added between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Sec. 102 Amendment to definition

- Section 3403 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4707) is amended—
- (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
  - “(a) the term anadromous fish means those native stocks of salmon (including steelhead) and sturgeon that, as of October 30, 1992, were present in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries and ascend those rivers and their tributaries to reproduce after maturing in San Francisco Bay or the Pacific Ocean;”
- (2) in subsection (l), by striking <del>“and,”;</del><ins>“and,”</ins>
- (3) in subsection (m), by striking the period and inserting “; <del>and”; </del><ins>and”, </ins>and
- (4) by adding at the end the following:
  - “(n) the term reasonable flows means water flows capable of being maintained taking into account competing consumptive uses of water and economic, environmental, and social factors.”

## Sec. 104 Water transfers, improved water management, and conservation

- Section 3405 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4709) is amended as follows:
- (1) In subsection (a)—
  - (A) by inserting before “Except as provided herein” the following: “The Secretary shall take all necessary actions to facilitate and expedite transfers of Central Valley Project water in accordance with this Act or any other provision of Federal reclamation law and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.”;
  - (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “to combination” and inserting “or combination”;
  - (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
    - “(E) The contracting district from which the water is coming, the agency, or the Secretary shall determine if a written transfer proposal is complete within 45 days after the date of submission of such proposal. If such district or agency or the Secretary determines that such proposal is incomplete, such district or agency or the Secretary shall state with specificity what must be added to or revised in order for such proposal to be complete.
    - “(F) Except as provided in this section, the Secretary shall not impose mitigation or other requirements on a proposed transfer, but the contracting district from which the water is coming or the agency shall retain all authority under State law to approve or condition a proposed transfer.”
  - (D) by adding at the end the following:
    - “(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal reclamation law—
    - “(A) the authority to make transfers or exchanges of, or banking or recharge arrangements using, Central Valley Project water that could have been conducted before October 30, 1992, is valid, and such transfers, exchanges, or arrangements shall not be subject to, limited, or conditioned by this title; and
    - “(B) this title shall not supersede or revoke the authority to transfer, exchange, bank, or recharge Central Valley Project water that existed prior to October 30, 1992.”
- (2) In subsection (b)—
  - (A) in the heading, by striking <del>“Metering” </del><ins>“METERING” </ins>and inserting <del>“Measurement”; </del><ins>“MEASUREMENT”; </ins>and
  - (B) by inserting after the first sentence the following: “The contracting district or agency, not including contracting districts serving multiple agencies with separate governing boards, shall ensure that all contractor-owned water delivery systems within its boundaries measure surface water at the district or agency’s facilities up to the point the surface water is commingled with other water supplies.”.
- (3) By striking subsection (d).
- (4) By redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
- (5) By amending subsection <del>(e) (as </del><ins>(e)(as </ins>redesignated by paragraph (4))—
  - (A) by striking “as a result of the increased repayment” and inserting “that exceed the cost-of-service”;
  - (B) by inserting “the delivery of ” after “rates applicable to”; and
  - (C) by striking “, and all increased revenues received by the Secretary as a result of the increased water prices established under subsection 3405(d) of this section,”.

## Sec. 105 Fish, wildlife, and habitat restoration

- Section 3406 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4714) is amended as follows:
- (1) In subsection (b)—
  - (A) in paragraph (1)(B)—
    - (i) by striking “is authorized and directed to” and inserting “may”;
    - (ii) by inserting “reasonable water” after “to provide”;
    - (iii) by striking “anadromous fish, except that such” and inserting “anadromous fish. Such”;
    - (iv) by striking “Instream flow” and inserting “Reasonable instream flow”;
    - (v) by inserting “and the National Marine Fisheries Service” after “United States Fish and Wildlife Service”; and
    - (vi) by striking “California Department of Fish and Game” and inserting “United States Geological Survey”;
  - (B) in paragraph (2)—
    - (i) by striking “primary purpose” and inserting “purposes”;
    - (ii) by striking “but not limited to” before “additional obligations”; and
    - (iii) by adding after the period the following: “All Central Valley Project water used for the purposes specified in this paragraph shall be credited to the quantity of Central Valley Project yield dedicated and managed under this paragraph by determining how the dedication and management of such water would affect the delivery capability of the Central Valley Project during the 1928 to 1934 drought period after fishery, water quality, and other flow and operational requirements imposed by terms and conditions existing in licenses, permits, and other agreements pertaining to the Central Valley Project under applicable State or Federal law existing on October 30, 1992, have been met. To the fullest extent possible and in accordance with section 3411, Central Valley Project water dedicated and managed pursuant to this paragraph shall be reused to fulfill the Secretary’s remaining contractual obligations to provide Central Valley Project water for agricultural or municipal and industrial <del>purposes.”; and</del><ins>purposes.”;</ins>
  - (C) by amending paragraph (2)(C) to read:
    - “(C) If by March 15th of any year the quantity of Central Valley Project water forecasted to be made available to water service or repayment contractors in the Delta Division of the Central Valley Project is below 75 percent of the total quantity of water to be made available under said contracts, the quantity of Central Valley Project yield dedicated and managed for that year under this paragraph shall be reduced by 25 percent.”
- (2) By adding at the end the following:
  - “(i) Satisfaction of purposes—By pursuing the activities described in this section, the Secretary shall be deemed to have met the mitigation, protection, restoration, and enhancement purposes of this title.”

## Sec. 107 Additional authorities

- (a) Authority for certain activities— Section 3408(c) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4728) is amended to read as follows:
  - “(c) Contracts for additional storage and delivery of water
  - “(1) In general—The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts pursuant to Federal reclamation law and this title with any Federal agency, California water user or water agency, State agency, or private organization for the exchange, impoundment, storage, carriage, and delivery of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, fish and wildlife, and any other beneficial purpose.
  - “(2) Limitation—Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of section 103 of Public Law 99–546 (100 Stat. 3051).
  - “(3) Authority for certain activities—The Secretary shall use the authority granted by this subsection in connection with requests to exchange, impound, store, carry, or deliver nonproject water using Central Valley Project facilities for any beneficial purpose.
  - “(4) Rates—The Secretary shall develop rates not to exceed the amount required to recover the reasonable costs incurred by the Secretary in connection with a beneficial purpose under this subsection. Such rates shall be charged to a party using Central Valley Project facilities for such purpose. Such costs shall not include any donation or other payment to the Restoration Fund.
  - “(5) Construction—This subsection shall be construed and implemented to facilitate and encourage the use of Central Valley Project facilities to exchange, impound, store, carry, or deliver nonproject water for any beneficial purpose.”
- (b) Reporting requirements— Section 3408(f) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4729) is amended—
  - (1) by striking “Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries” and inserting “Natural Resources”;
  - (2) in the second sentence, by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, including progress on the plan required by subsection (j)”; and
  - (3) by adding at the end the following: “The filing and adequacy of such report shall be personally certified to the Committees referenced above by the Regional Director of the Mid-Pacific Region of the Bureau of Reclamation.”.
- (c) Project yield increase— Section 3408(j) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4730) is amended as follows:
  - (1) By redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively.
  - (2) By striking “In order to minimize adverse effects, if any, upon” and inserting “(1) In general.—In order to minimize adverse effects upon”.
  - (3) By striking “needs, the Secretary,” and all that follows through “submit to the Congress, a” and inserting “needs, the Secretary, on a priority basis and not later than September 30, 2015, shall submit to Congress a”.
  - (4) By striking “increase,” and all that follows through “options:” and inserting “increase, as soon as possible but not later than September 30, 2018 (except for the construction of new facilities which shall not be limited by that deadline), the water of the Central Valley Project by the amount dedicated and managed for fish and wildlife purposes under this title and otherwise required to meet the purposes of the Central Valley Project including satisfying contractual obligations. The plan required by this subsection shall include recommendations on appropriate cost-sharing arrangements and authorizing legislation or other measures needed to implement the intent, purposes, and provisions of this subsection and a description of how the Secretary intends to use the following options—”.
  - (5) In subparagraph (A), by inserting “and construction of new water storage facilities” before the semicolon.
  - (6) In subparagraph (F), by striking “and” at the end.
  - (7) In subparagraph (G), by striking the period and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting “; and”.
  - (8) By inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
    - “(H) Water banking and recharge.”
  - (9) By adding at the end the following:
    - “(2) Implementation of plan—The Secretary shall implement the plan required by paragraph (1) commencing on October 1, 2015. In order to carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall coordinate with the State of California in implementing measures for the long-term resolution of problems in the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary.
    - “(3) Failure of the plan—Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal reclamation law, if by September 30, 2018, the plan required by paragraph (1) fails to increase the annual delivery capability of the Central Valley Project by 800,000 acre-feet, implementation of any non-mandatory action under section 3406(b)(2) shall be suspended until the plan achieves an increase in the annual delivery capability of the Central Valley Project by 800,000 acre-feet.”
- (d) Technical correction— Section 3408(h) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4729) is amended—
  - (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “paragraph (h)(2)” and inserting “paragraph (2)”; and
  - (2) in paragraph (2), by striking “paragraph (h)(i)” and inserting “paragraph (1)”.
- (e) Water storage project construction— The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, may partner or enter into an agreement on the water storage projects identified in section 103(d)(1) of the Water Supply Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act (Public Law <del>108–361) (and </del><ins>108–361)(and </ins>Acts supplemental and amendatory to the Act) with local joint powers authorities formed pursuant to State law by irrigation districts and other local water districts and local governments within the applicable hydrologic region, to advance these projects. No additional Federal funds are authorized for the activities authorized in sections 103(d)(1)(A)(i), 103(d)(1)(A)(ii), and 103(d)(1)(A)(iii) of Public Law 108–361. However, each water storage project under sections 103(d)(1)(A)(i), 103(d)(1)(A)(ii), and 103(d)(1)(A)(iii) of Public Law 108–361 is authorized for construction if non-Federal funds are used for financing and constructing the project.

## Sec. 111 Regulatory streamlining

- (a) Applicability of certain laws— Filing of a Notice of Determination or a Notice of Exemption for any project, including the issuance of a permit under State law, related to any project of the CVP or the delivery of water therefrom in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act shall be deemed to meet the requirements of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Protection Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) for that project or permit.
- (b) Continuation of project— The Bureau of Reclamation shall not be required to cease or modify any major Federal action or other activity related to any project of the CVP or the delivery of water there from pending completion of judicial review of any determination made under the National Environmental Protection Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
- (c) Project defined— For the purposes of this section:
  - (1) <del>CVP—</del><ins>Cvp—</ins> The term CVP means the Central Valley Project.
  - (2) Project— The term project—
    - (A) means an activity that—
      - (i) is undertaken by a public agency, funded by a public agency, or that requires an issuance of a permit by a public agency;
      - (ii) has a potential to result in physical change to the environment; and
      - (iii) may be subject to several discretionary approvals by governmental agencies;
    - (B) may include construction activities, clearing or grading of land, improvements to existing structures, and activities or equipment involving the issuance of a permit; or
    - (C) as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act in section 21065 of the California Public Resource Code.

## Sec. 112 Warren Act contracts

- (a) In general— Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer to the Oakdale Irrigation District and the South San Joaquin Irrigation District (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘districts’’) a contract enabling the districts to collectively impound and store up to 200,000 acre-feet of their Stanislaus River water rights in the New Melones Reservoir in accordance with the terms and conditions of sections 1 through 3 of the Act of February 21, 1911 (43 U.S.C. 523–525; commonly known as the “Warren Act”); <del>provided, </del><ins>provided </ins>that before offering any such contract, the Secretary has determined that the amount of water to be impounded and stored under the contract will not directly or indirectly result in any redirected adverse water supply or fiscal impacts to any Central Valley Project contractor related to the Secretary’s operation of the Central Valley Project to meet legal obligations imposed by or through any State or Federal agency, including but not limited to those legal obligations emanating from the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.), the Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq., commonly known as the “Clean Water Act” pursuant to the 1977 amendments, Public Law 95–217), and the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (Cal. Water Code 13000, et seq.).
- (b) Terms and conditions— The terms and conditions of any contract entered into under subsection (a) shall—
  - (1) be for a term of not less than 10 years; <del>and</del><ins>and (2) expressly provide that—</ins>
  - (2) <del>expressly provide that—</del>
    - (A) [was (3)(4)(2)] the districts may use any water impounded and stored in the New Melones Reservoir for any legal purpose under California law, including use within the boundaries of either district, transfer to and reasonable and beneficial use by a person or entity not located within the boundaries of either district, and for instream use in the Stanislaus River, the San Joaquin River, or the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta; and
    - (B) [was (3)(4)(3)] any water impounded and stored by either district shall not be released or withdrawn if the end of month September storage level for New Melones Reservoir is projected to be equal to or below 300,000 acre-feet, but in such event the impounded and stored water shall be retained in the New Melones Reservoir for use by the districts in the following year, subject to the same 300,000 acre-foot minimum storage requirement, and without additional payment being required.
- (c) Conservation account— Any water impounded and stored in the New Melones Reservoir by either district under the contract shall not be considered or accounted as water placed in the districts’ conservation account, as that account is defined and explained in the August 30, 1988 Stipulation and Agreement entered into by and between the Bureau of Reclamation and the districts.

## Sec. 113 Additional Warren Act contracts

- (a) <ins>) </ins>In General— Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall develop and offer to the Calaveras County Water District (hereafter in this section referred to as the “CCWD”) a contract enabling the CCWD to impound and store up to 100,000 acre-feet of their Stanislaus River water rights in the New Melones Reservoir in accordance with the terms and conditions of sections 1 through 3 of the Act of February 21, 1911 (43 U.S.C. 523–525; commonly known as the “Warren Act”). This stored water may be obtained for use by CCWD at a point, or points determined convenient to the District.
- (b) Terms and Conditions— The terms and conditions of any contract entered into under subsection (a) shall—
  - (1) be for a term of not less than 10 years; and
  - (2) expressly provide that—
    - (A) the CCWD may use any water impounded and stored in the New Melones Reservoir for any legal purpose under California law, including use within the boundaries of the CCWD, transfer to and reasonable and beneficial use by a person or entity not located within the boundaries of CCWD, and for instream use in the Stanislaus River, the San Joaquin River, or the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta; and
    - (B) any water impounded and stored by either district shall not be released or withdrawn if the end of month September storage level for New Melones Reservoir is projected to be equal to or below 300,000 acre-feet, but in such event the impounded and stored water shall be retained in the New Melones Reservoir for use by the districts in the following year, subject to the same 300,000 acre-foot minimum storage requirement, and without additional payment being required.

## Sec. 114 Pilot Program to Protect Native Anadromous Fish in the Stanislaus River

- (a) Establishment of <del>non-Native </del><ins>non-native </ins>predator fish removal program— The Commissioner and districts, in consultation with the National Marine Fisheries Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, shall jointly develop and conduct a pilot non-native predator fish removal program to remove non-native striped bass, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, black bass, and other non-native predator fishes from the Stanislaus River. The pilot program shall—
  - (1) be scientifically based;
  - (2) include methods to quantify the number and size of predator fishes removed each year, the impact of such removal on the overall abundance of predator fishes, and the impact of such removal on the populations of juvenile anadromous fish found in the Stanislaus River by, among other things, evaluating the number of juvenile anadromous fish that migrate past the rotary screw trap located at Caswell;
  - (3) use wire fyke trapping, portable resistance board weirs, and boat electrofishing, which are the most effective predator collection techniques that minimize affects to native anadromous fish;
  - (4) be developed, including the application for all necessary scientific research and species enhancement permits under section 10(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)), for the performance of the pilot program, not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act;
  - (5) be implemented on the first business day of the calendar year following the issuance of all necessary scientific research and species enhancement permits needed to begin the pilot program; and
  - (6) be implemented for a period of seven consecutive calendar years.
- (b) Management— The management of the pilot program shall be the joint responsibility of the Commissioner and the districts. Such parties shall work collaboratively to insure the performance of the pilot program, and shall discuss and agree upon, among other things, changes in the structure, management, personnel, techniques, strategy, data collection, reporting and conduct of the pilot program.
- (c) Conduct—
  - (1) In General— At the election of the districts, the pilot program may be conducted by their own personnel, qualified private contractors hired by the districts, personnel of, on loan to, or otherwise assigned to the Bureau of Reclamation, or a combination thereof.
  - (2) Participation <del>by </del><ins>By </ins>the Bureau of Reclamation— In the event the districts elect to conduct the program using their own personnel or qualified private contractors hired by them, the Commissioner has the option to assign an employee of, on loan to, or otherwise assigned to the Bureau of Reclamation, to be present for all activities performed in the field. Such presence shall insure compliance with the agreed upon elements specified in subsection (b). The districts shall pay 100 percent of the cost of such participation as specified in subsection (d).
  - (3) Timing of Election— The districts shall notify the Commissioner of their election on or before October 15 of each calendar year of the pilot program, which election shall apply to the work performed in the subsequent calendar year.
- (d) Funding—
  - (1) Annual funding— The districts shall be responsible for 100 percent of the cost of the pilot program. On or before December 1 of each year of the pilot program, the Commissioner shall submit to the districts an estimate of the cost to be incurred by the Bureau of Reclamation in the following calendar year, if any, including the cost of any data collection and posting under subsection (e). If an amount equal to the estimate is not provided to the reclamation fund identified in section 3 of the Act of February 21, 1911 (43 U.S.C. 525), or any other fund as directed by the Commissioner, by the districts on or before December 31 of each year, (a) the Bureau of Reclamation shall have no obligation to conduct the pilot program activities otherwise scheduled, and (b) the districts shall be prohibited from conducting any aspect of the pilot program, until full payment is made by the districts.
  - (2) Accounting— On or before September 1 of each calendar year, the Commissioner shall provide an accounting of the prior calendar year’s expenses to the districts. If the estimate paid by the districts was less than the actual costs incurred by the Bureau of Reclamation, the districts shall have until September 30 of that calendar year to pay the difference to the reclamation fund. If the estimate paid by the districts was greater than the actual costs incurred by the Bureau of Reclamation, then a credit shall be provided to the districts, which shall be deducted from the estimate payment the districts must make for the work performed by the Bureau of Reclamation, if any, in the next calendar year.
- (e) Reporting and evaluation—
  - (1) In general— On or before the 15th day of each month, the Commissioner shall post on the website of the Bureau of Reclamation a tabular summary of the raw data collected in the prior month.
  - (2) Report— On or before June 30 of the calendar year following the completion of the program, the Commissioner and districts shall jointly publish a peer reviewed report that—
    - (A) discusses the findings and conclusions of the pilot program;
    - (B) synthesizes the data collected under paragraph (1); and
    - (C) makes recommendations for further study and action.
- (f) Permits process—
  - (1) Not later than 180 days after filing of an application by the Commissioner and the districts, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, or both, as appropriate, shall issue all necessary scientific research and species enhancement permits under section 10(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 153(9)(a)(1)), for the performance of the pilot program.
  - (2) Any permit application that is not approved by the Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Commerce, or both, as appropriate, for any reason, within 180 days after receiving the application, shall be deemed approved.
  - (3) All permits issued shall be in the name of the Bureau of Reclamation and the districts.
  - (4) Districts may delegate the authority to administer the permit authority to any qualified private contractor retained in accordance with subsection (c).
  - (5) The pilot program, including amendments thereto by the appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall constitute a conservation plan that complies with the requirements of section 10(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(2)).
- (g) NEPA— Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) shall not apply with respect to section 402 and the issuance of any permit under this subsection during the seven year period beginning on the date of the implementation of the pilot program.
- (h) Restrictions— Any restriction imposed under California law on the catch, take, or harvest of any non-native or introduced aquatic or terrestrial species that preys upon anadromous fish and that occupies or is found in the Stanislaus River is hereby void and is preempted.
- (i) Definitions— For the purposes of this section:
  - (1) Anadromous fish—
    - (A) The term anadromous fish as applied to the Stanislaus River and the operation of New Melones—
      - (i) means those native stocks of salmon (including steelhead) that—
        - (I) as of October 30, <del>1992, </del><ins>1992 </ins>were present in and had not been extirpated from the Stanislaus River, and
        - (II) which ascend the Stanislaus River to reproduce after maturing in San Francisco Bay or the Pacific Ocean; and
      - (ii) does not mean any stock, strain or member of American shad, sockeye salmon, or striped bass.
    - (B) The definition of anadromous fish provided in section 3403(a) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Public Law 102–575) shall not apply to the operation of New Melones Dam and Reservoir, or to any Federal action in the Stanislaus River.
  - (2) Commissioner— The term Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.
  - (3) Districts— The term districts means the Oakdale Irrigation District and the South San Joaquin Irrigation District.
  - (4) Pilot program— The term program means the pilot non-native predator removal program established under this section.
- (j) Sunset— The authorities provided under this section shall expire seven years after the implementation of the pilot program.

## Sec. 115 San Luis Reservoir

- In connection with operations of the Central Valley Project, California, if San Luis Reservoir does not fill by the last day of February, the Secretary of the Interior shall permit any entity with an agricultural water service or repayment contract for the delivery of water from the Delta Division or the San Luis Unit to reschedule into the immediately following contract year (March 1 through the last day of February) any unused Central Valley Project water previously allocated for irrigation purposes. If water remaining in <del>Federal </del><ins>federal </ins>storage in San Luis Reservoir on the last day of February is insufficient to meet all rescheduling requests, the Secretary shall apportion, based on contract quantity, among all such contractors that request to reschedule water all water remaining in San Luis Reservoir on the last day of February. The Secretary shall thereafter make all reasonable efforts to make available additional rescheduled water; <del>provided, </del><ins>provided </ins>that such efforts shall not interfere with the Central Valley Project operations in the contract year into which Central Valley Project has been rescheduled.

## Sec. 204 Implementation of restoration

- Section 10004 of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (Public Law 111–11) is amended—
- (1) in subsection (a)—
  - (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “authorized and directed” and all that follows through “in the Settlement:” and inserting “authorized to carry out the following:”;
  - (B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5);
  - (C) in paragraph (3)—
    - (i) by striking “(3)” and inserting “(1)”; and
    - (ii) by striking “paragraph 13 of the Settlement” and inserting “this part”; and
  - (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
    - “(2) In each Water Year, commencing in the Water Year starting on March 1, 2015—
    - “(A) shall modify Friant Dam operations so as to release the Restoration Flows for that Water Year, except in any Critical Water Year;
    - “(B) shall ensure that the release of Restoration Flows are maintained at the level prescribed by this part, but that Restoration Flows do not reach downstream of Mendota Pool;
    - “(C) shall release the Restoration Flows in a manner that improves the fishery in the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam, but upstream of Gravelly Ford in existence as of the date of the enactment of this part, and the associated riparian habitat; and
    - “(D) may, without limiting the actions required under paragraphs (A) and (C) and subject to subsections 10004(a)(3) and 10004(l), use the Restoration Flows to enhance or restore a warm water fishery downstream of Gravelly Ford to and including Mendota Pool, if the Secretary determines that it is reasonable, prudent, and feasible to do <del>so.</del><ins>so; and</ins>
    - “(3) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop and implement, in cooperation with the State of California, a reasonable plan, to fully recirculate, recapture, reuse, exchange, or transfer all Restoration Flows and provide such recirculated, recaptured, reused, exchanged, or transferred flows to those contractors within the Friant Division, Hidden Unit, and Buchanan Unit of the Central Valley Project that relinquished the Restoration Flows so recirculated, recaptured, reused, exchanged, or transferred. Such a plan shall address any impact on ground water resources within the service area of the Friant Division, Hidden Unit, and Buchanan Unit of the Central Valley Project and mitigation may include ground water banking and recharge projects. Such a plan shall not impact the water supply or water rights of any entity outside the Friant Division, Hidden unit, and Buchanan Unit of the Central Valley Project. Such a plan shall be subject to applicable provisions of California water law and the Secretary’s use of Central Valley Project facilities to make Project water (other than water released from Friant Dam pursuant to this part) and water acquired through transfers available to existing south-of-Delta Central Valley Project contractors.”
- (2) in subsection (b)—
  - (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Settlement” and inserting “this part”; and
  - (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “the Settlement” and inserting “this part”;
- (3) in subsection (c), by striking “the Settlement” and inserting “this part”;
- (4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
  - “(d) Mitigation of impacts—Prior to October 1, 2015, the Secretary shall identify—
  - “(1) the impacts associated with the release of Restoration Flows prescribed in this part;
  - “(2) the measures which shall be implemented to mitigate impacts on adjacent and downstream water users, landowners and agencies as a result of Restoration Flows prescribed in this part; and
  - “(3) prior to the implementation of decisions or agreements to construct, improve, operate, or maintain facilities that the Secretary determines are needed to implement this part, the Secretary shall implement all mitigations measures identified in subsection (d)(2) before Restoration Flows are commenced.”
- (5) in subsection (e), by striking “the Settlement” and inserting “this part”;
- (6) in subsection (f), by striking “the Settlement” and all that follows through “section 10011” and insert “this part”;
- (7) in subsection (g)—
  - (A) by striking “the Settlement and” before this part; and
  - (B) by striking “or exchange contract” and inserting “exchange contract, or water rights settlement or holding contracts”;
- (8) in subsection (h)—
  - (A) by striking “Interim” in the header;
  - (B) in paragraph (1)—
    - (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “Interim Flows under the Settlement” and inserting “Restoration Flows under this part”;
    - (ii) in subparagraph (C)—
      - (I) in clause (i), by striking “Interim” and inserting “Restoration”; and
      - (II) in clause (ii), by inserting “and” after the semicolon;
    - (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end; and
    - (iv) by striking subparagraph (E);
  - (C) in paragraph (2)—
    - (i) by striking “Interim” and inserting “Restoration”;
    - (ii) by striking subparagraph (A); and
    - (iii) by striking “(B) exceed” and inserting “exceed”;
  - (D) in paragraph (3), by striking “Interim” and inserting “Restoration”; and
  - (E) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
    - “(4) Claims—Within 60 days of enactment of this Act the Secretary shall promulgate a rule establishing a claims process to address current and future claims including, but not limited to, ground water seepage, flooding, or levee instability damages caused as a result of, arising out of, or related to implementation of subtitle A of title X of Public Law 111–11.”
- (9) in subsection (i)—
  - (A) in paragraph (1)—
    - (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “the Settlement and parts I and III” and inserting “this part”;
    - (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and” after the semicolon;
    - (iii) in subparagraph (B)—
      - (I) by striking “additional amounts authorized to be appropriated, including the”; and
      - (II) by striking “; and ” and inserting a period; and
    - (iv) by striking subparagraph (C); and
  - (B) by striking paragraph (3); and
- (10) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
  - “(k) No impacts on other interests—No Central Valley Project or other water other than San Joaquin River water impounded by or bypassed from Friant Dam shall be used to implement subsection (a)(2) unless such use is on a voluntary basis. No cost associated with the implementation of this section shall be imposed directly or indirectly on any Central Valley Project contractor, or any other person or entity, outside the Friant Division, the Hidden Unit, or the Buchanan Unit, unless such costs are incurred on a voluntary basis. The implementation of this part shall not result directly or indirectly in any reduction in water supplies or water reliability on any Central Valley Project contractor, any State Water Project contractor, or any other person or entity, outside the Friant Division, the Hidden Unit, or the Buchanan Unit, unless such reductions or costs are incurred on a voluntary basis.
  - “(l) Priority—All actions taken under this part shall be subordinate to the Secretary’s use of Central Valley Project facilities to make Project water available to Project contractors, other than water released from the Friant Dam pursuant to this part.
  - “(m) In general—Notwithstanding section 8 of the Reclamation Act of 1902, except as provided in this part, including title IV of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys Water Reliability Act, this part preempts and supersedes any State law, regulation, or requirement that imposes more restrictive requirements or regulations on the activities authorized under this part. Nothing in this part shall alter or modify the obligations, if any, of the Friant Division, Hidden Unit, and Buchanan Unit of the Central Valley Project, or other water users on the San Joaquin River or its tributaries, under orders issued by the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (California Water Code sections 13000 et seq.). Any such order shall be consistent with the congressional authorization for any affected Federal facility as it pertains to the Central Valley Project.
  - “(n) Project implementation—Projects to implement this title shall be phased such that each project shall follow the sequencing identified below and include at least the—
  - “(1) project purpose and need;
  - “(2) identification of mitigation measures;
  - “(3) appropriate environmental review; and
  - “(4) prior to releasing Restoration Flows under this part, the Secretary shall—
  - “(A) complete the implementation of mitigation measures required; and
  - “(B) complete implementation of the project.”

## Sec. 207 Compliance with Central Valley Project Improvement Act

- Section 10007 of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (Public Law 111–11) is amended—
- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph <del>(1)—</del><ins>(1),</ins>
  - (A) by striking “the Settlement” and inserting “enactment of this part”; and
  - (B) by <del>inserting </del><ins>inserting: </ins>“and the obligations of the Secretary and all other parties to protect and keep in good condition any fish that may be planted or exist below Friant Dam including any obligations under section 5937 of the California Fish and Game Code and the public trust doctrine, and those of the Secretary and all other parties under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).” before “, provided”; and
- (2) in paragraph (1), by striking “, as provided in the Settlement”.

## Sec. 209 Implementation

- Section 10009 of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (Public Law 111–11) is amended—
- (1) in the header by striking “; settlement fund”;
- (2) in subsection (a)—
  - (A) in paragraph (1)—
    - (i) by striking “the Settlement” the first place it appears and inserting “this part”;
    - (ii) by striking “, estimated to total” and all that follows through “subsection (b)(1),”; and
    - (iii) by striking “provided however,” and all that follows through “$110,000,000 of State funds”;
  - (B) in paragraph (2)—
    - (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “(A) In general.—The Secretary” and inserting “The <del>Secretary”; and</del><ins>Secretary”;</ins>
    - (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and
  - (C) in paragraph (3)—
    - (i) by striking “Except as provided in the Settlement, to” and inserting “To”; and
    - (ii) by striking “this Settlement” and inserting “this part”;
- (3) in subsection (b)(1)—
  - (A) by striking “In addition” through “however, that the” and inserting “The”;
  - (B) by striking “such additional appropriations only in amounts equal to”; and
  - (C) by striking “or the Settlement” before the period;
- (4) in subsection (c)—
  - (A) in paragraph (1)—
    - (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “the Settlement” and inserting “this part”;
    - (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking “from the sale of water pursuant to the Settlement, or”; and
    - (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking “the Settlement” and inserting “this <del>part”; and</del><ins>part”;</ins>
  - (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “the Settlement and” before “this part”; and
- (5) by striking subsections (d) through (f).

## Sec. 210 Repayment contracts and acceleration of repayment of construction costs

- Section 10010 of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (Public Law 111–11) is amended—
- (1) in subsection (a)—
  - (A) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking “the Settlement and” before “this part”; and
  - (B) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking “the Settlement and” before “this part”;
- (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3);
- (3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking “the Settlement” in both places it appears and inserting “this <del>part”; and</del><ins>part”;</ins>
- (4) in subsection (e)—
  - (A) in paragraph (1)—
    - (i) by striking “Interim Flows or Restoration Flows, pursuant to paragraphs 13 or 15 of the Settlement” and inserting “Restoration Flows, pursuant to this part”;
    - (ii) by striking “Interim Flows or” before “Restoration Flows”; and
    - (iii) by striking “the Interim Flows or Restoration Flows or is intended to otherwise facilitate the Water Management Goal, as described in the Settlement” and inserting “Restoration Flows”; and
  - (B) in paragraph (2)—
    - (i) by striking “except as provided in paragraph 16(b) of the Settlement” after “Friant Division long-term contractor”; and
    - (ii) by striking “the Interim Flows or Restoration Flows or to facilitate the Water Management Goal” and inserting “Restoration Flows”.

## Sec. 212 Water supply mitigation

- Section 10202(b) of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (Public Law 111–11) is amended—
- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Interim or Restoration Flows authorized in part I of this subtitle” and inserting “Restoration Flows authorized in this part”;
- (2) in paragraph (2), by striking “the Interim or Restoration Flows authorized in part I of this subtitle” and inserting “Restoration Flows authorized in this part”; and
- (3) in paragraph (3)—
  - (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “meet the Restoration Goal as described in part I of this subtitle” and inserting “recover Restoration Flows as described in this <del>part”; and</del><ins>part”;</ins>
  - (B) in subparagraph (C)—
    - (i) by striking “the Interim or Restoration Flows authorized in part I of this subtitle” and inserting “Restoration Flows authorized in this part”; and
    - (ii) by striking “, and for ensuring appropriate adjustment in the recovered water account pursuant to section 10004(a)(5)”.

## Sec. 403 Sacramento River Watershed Water Service Contractors

- (a) In general— Subject to subsection (b) and the absolute priority of the Sacramento River Settlement Contractors to Sacramento River supplies over Central Valley Project diversions and deliveries to other contractors, the Secretary is directed, in the operation of the Central Valley Project, to allocate water provided for irrigation purposes to existing Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractors within the Sacramento River Watershed in compliance with the following:
  - (1) Not less than 100% of their contract quantities in a “Wet” year.
  - (2) Not less than 100% of their contract quantities in an “Above Normal” year.
  - (3) Not less than 100% of their contract quantities in a “Below Normal” year.
  - (4) Not less than 75% of their contract quantities in a “Dry” year.
  - (5) Not less than 50% of their contract quantities in a “Critically Dry” year.
- (b) Protection of municipal and industrial supplies— Nothing in subsection (a) shall be deemed <del>to </del><ins>to: </ins>(i) modify any provision of a water service contract that addresses municipal and industrial water shortage policies of the <del>Secretary, </del><ins>Secretary; </ins>(ii) affect or limit the authority of the Secretary to adopt or modify municipal and industrial water shortage <del>policies, </del><ins>policies; </ins>(iii) affect or limit the authority of the Secretary to implement municipal and industrial water shortage <del>policies, </del><ins>policies; </ins>or (iv) affect allocations to Central Valley Project municipal and industrial contractors pursuant to such policies. Neither subsection (a) nor the Secretary’s implementation of subsection (a) shall constrain, govern or affect, directly or indirectly, the operations of the Central Valley Project’s American River Division or any deliveries from that Division, its units or its facilities.
- (c) Definitions— In this section:
  - (1) The term existing Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractors within the Sacramento River Watershed means water service contractors within the Shasta, Trinity, and Sacramento River Divisions of the Central Valley Project, that have a water service contract in effect, on the date of the enactment of this section, that provides water for irrigation.
  - (2) The year type terms used in subsection (a) have the meaning given those year types in the Sacramento Valley Water Year Type (40–30–30) Index.

## Sec. 502 No effect on Proclamation of State of Emergency

- Nothing in this Act shall affect in any way the Proclamation of State of Emergency and associated Executive <del>order </del><ins>Order </ins>issued by Governor Edmund G. Brown, <del>Jr., </del><ins>Jr. </ins>on January 17, 2014, or the authorities granted thereby, including without limitation the authority of the California State Water Resources Control Board to modify any standards or operational constraints adopted to implement the “Principles for on the Bay-Delta Standards Between the State of California and the Federal Government”, dated December 15, 1994, so as to make additional irrigation and municipal and industrial water supplies available in the Central Valley Project and State Water Project service areas during the state of emergency.

## Sec. 504 Fisheries disaster declaration — added

- <ins>The Proclamation of State Emergency and associated Executive order issued by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on January 17, 2014, shall be considered a request by the Governor for purposes of section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a) to determine that a fishery resource disaster exists for fisheries that originate in the State of California.</ins>