Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Working to Advance Tangible and Effective Reforms for California Act” or the “WATER for California Act”.
Working to Advance Tangible and Effective Reforms for California Act
A BILL
To provide long-term water supply and regulatory reliability to drought-stricken California, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Table of contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 3 Definitions
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
Cvp— The term CVP means the Central Valley Project.
Cvp contractor— The term CVP contractor means any public water agency, water user organization, or person that has entered into a contract with the United States for water service from the CVP, whether in the form of a water service contract, repayment contract, water rights settlement contract, exchange contract, or refuge contract.
Fws biological opinion— The term FWS Biological Opinion means the United States Fish and Wildlife Service “Biological Opinion for the Reinitiation of Consultation on the Coordinated Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project” (Service File No. 08FBTD00–2019–F–0164) signed on October 21, 2019.
Noaa biological opinion— The term NOAA Biological Opinion means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries “Biological Opinion on the Long-term Operation of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project” (Consultation Tracking Number: WCRO–2016–00069) signed on October 21, 2019.
Preferred alternative— The term Preferred Alternative means the Alternative 1 (Preferred Alternative), as described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Reinitiation of Consultation on the Coordinated Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, issued by the Bureau of Reclamation, and dated December 2019.
Swp— The term SWP means the California State Water Project.
Swp contractor— The term SWP contractor means a public agency that has entered into a long-term water supply contract with the California Department of Water Resources for water service from the SWP.