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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 5781 (Introduced in House) — To provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California. · Sec. 101

Sec. 101. Definitions

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In this title: The term Central Valley Project has the meaning given the term in section 3403 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4707). The term Delta means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Suisun Marsh, as defined in sections 12220 and 29101 of the California Public Resources Code. The term negative impact on the long-term survival means to reduce appreciably the likelihood of both the survival and recovery of a listed species in the wild by reducing the reproduction, numbers, or distribution of that species.
The term salmonid biological opinion means the biological opinion issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service on June 4, 2009. The term Secretaries means— the Secretary of Commerce; and the Secretary of the Interior. The term smelt biological opinion means the biological opinion on the Long-Term Operational Criteria and Plan for coordination of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on December 15, 2008. The term State means the State of California.
The term State Water Project means the water project described by California Water Code section 11550 et seq. and operated by the California Department of Water Resources.
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