Sec. 312. Projects, plans, and reports
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report including the following information for any State under a gubernatorial drought declaration during water year 2015: A list of Army Corps and non-Army Corps (section 7 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 ( 33 U.S.C. 709 )) projects that have a water control plan. The year the original water control manual was approved.
The year for any subsequent revisions to the project’s water control plan and manual. A list of projects in which operational deviations for drought contingency have been requested or implemented and the status of the request. How water conservation and water quality improvements were addressed. A list of projects where permanent changes to storage allocations have been requested and the status of the request. Not later than 60 days after completion of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall identify any projects from the report that meet the following criteria:
Located in a State in which a drought emergency has been declared or was in effect during the 1-year period preceding the date of completion of the report by the Secretary under subsection (a). Future revision of a water operations manual, including flood control rule curves, based on the better use of improved weather forecasting or run-off forecasting methods, new watershed data, or changes to project operations, would be likely to enhance the existing authorized project purposes for water supply storage capacity and reliability, or flood control operations.
In addition, not later than 60 days after completion of the report in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall identify any non-Corps projects that meet the criteria in subsection
(b)and the following 2 criteria: The owner of the non-Corps project has submitted to the Secretary of the Army a formal request to review or revise the operations manual or flood control rule curves to accommodate new watershed data or projected project modifications or operational changes. The modifications or operational changes proposed by the owner of the non-Corps projects are likely to enhance water supply benefits and flood control operations. Not later than 1 year after identification of the projects in subsections
(b)and (c), if any, the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall establish not more than 5 pilot projects to implement forecast-based reservoir operations. If any of the projects identified in subsections
(b)and
(c)are non-Federal projects, the Secretary of the Army, prior to carrying out an activity under this section, shall consult with the non-Federal project sponsor and enter into a cooperative agreement, memorandum of understanding, or other agreement with the non-Federal project sponsor. In this subsection, the term non-Federal project sponsor means an entity or a local government entity, including a municipal water district, that currently manages (in whole or in part) an Army Corps of Engineers dam or reservoir. As part of the pilot project under subsection (d), the Secretary, in consultation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in designing and implementing a forecast-based reservoir operations plan, shall include the following: The relationship between ocean and atmospheric conditions, including the El Niño and La Niña cycles, and the potential for above normal, normal, and below normal rainfall for the coming water year. The precipitation and runoff index specific to the basin and watershed of the relevant dam or reservoir, including incorporating information about hydrological and meteorological conditions that influence the timing and quantity of runoff. Improved hydrologic forecasting for precipitation, snowpack, streamflow, and soil moisture conditions. An adjustment of operational flood control rule curves to optimize water supply storage and reliability, hydropower production, environmental benefits for flows and temperature, and other authorized project benefits, without a reduction in flood safety. Proactive management in response to changes in forecasts. Upon finalizing an agreement with a non-Federal project sponsor pursuant to subsection (e), the Secretary of the Army may accept non-Federal funds for all or a portion of the cost of carrying out a review or revision of water control manuals and flood control rule curves. Revisions of the manuals referred to in subsection
(b)shall not interfere with authorized purposes. Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out, at a Corps of Engineers dam or reservoir, any project for a purpose not otherwise authorized as of the date of enactment of this Act. In implementing the pilot projects pursuant to subsection (d), the Secretary of the Army may consult with other affected interests, including non-Federal entities responsible for operations and maintenance costs of a Corps facility, affected water rights holders, individuals and entities with storage entitlements, and local agencies with flood control responsibilities downstream of a Corps facility. Not later than 180 days after the completion of a change to the operations manual or flood control rule curves, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding the components of the forecast-based reservoir operations plan incorporated into the change.
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