California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015

Short title— This Act may be cited as the “California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015”.

Table of contents— The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Central Valley Project— The term Central Valley Project has the meaning given the term in section 3403 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4707).

Delta— The term Delta means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Suisun Marsh (as defined in section 12220 of the California Water Code and section 29101 of the California Public Resources Code (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)).

Salmonid biological opinion— The term salmonid biological opinion means the biological and conference opinion of the National Marine Fisheries Service, dated June 4, 2009, on the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, including the operative incidental take statement of that opinion.

Smelt biological opinion— The term smelt biological opinion means the biological opinion, dated December 15, 2008, on the coordinated operation of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, including the operative incidental take statement of that opinion.

State— The term State means the State of California.

State Water Project— The term State Water Project means the water project described in chapter 5 of part 3 of division 6 of the California Water Code (sections 11550 et seq. (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)) and operated by the California Department of Water Resources.