Sec. 102. Supplemental appropriations for drought relief

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Subject to subsection (b), the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2015: For an additional amount for Department of the Interior—Bureau of Reclamation—Water and Related Resources , $300,000,000, of which not less than $100,000,000 shall be for water reclamation and reuse projects authorized under title XVI of Public Law 102–575 ; of which not less than $100,000,000 shall be for WaterSMART for assistance under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2201 et seq. ); and of which not less than $50,000,000 shall be for water acquisition, water conveyance, and facilities construction under the Refuge Water Supply Program:

Provided , That funds provided under this heading may be used for recycled water projects without regard to whether such projects are otherwise authorized under law: Provided further , That sufficient funds are spent on the completion of CALFED feasibility studies described in section 103(d)(1)(A) of Public Law 108–361 (118 Stat. 1684) that have the financing and feasibility to be under construction within 10 years, and that for the purposes of this Act the Federal cost share of such feasibility studies shall be no less than 75 percent and that the cost share waiver for such feasibility studies shall extend to December 31, 2017.

For an additional amount for Environmental Protection Agency—Hazardous Substance Superfund , $300,000,000 for the cleanup of polluted groundwater supplies. For an additional amount for Department of Agriculture—Rural Utilities Service—Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account , $5,000,000 for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants for the rural water, wastewater, and waste disposal programs authorized by sections 306 and 310B or described in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.

For an additional amount for Department of Justice—Drug Enforcement Administration , $3,000,000 for the Domestic Cannabis Eradication and Suppression Program to assist State or local law enforcement agencies in the suppression of cannabis operations that are conducted on public lands or that intentionally trespass on the property of another that also divert, redirect, obstruct, drain, or impound water supply. For an additional amount for the Army Corps of Engineers, $40,000,000 to carry out section 5039 of the Water Resources and Development Act of 2007 ( 33 U.S.C. 2201 et seq. ).

For an additional amount for Land and Water Conservation Fund , $100,000,000 for the implementation of projects under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 in drought-affected States that reduce fire risk, improve water quality or downstream water quantity, or expand ground water recharge capacity. For an additional amount for the Department of Agriculture, $25,000,000 for emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers under section 2281 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 5177a ) to address impacts of drought upon declaration of a natural disaster under section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1961(a) ) or for the same purposes in counties that are contiguous to a designated natural disaster area.

Each amount appropriated under subsection

(a)shall be used in States impacted by drought, with an emphasis on projects that will provide additional water supplies most expeditiously to areas at risk of having an inadequate supply of water for public health and safety purposes or to improve resiliency to drought, or projects that provide relief to drought-affected communities facing unemployment and economic dislocation. Each amount appropriated under subsection

(a)is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. The Comptroller General shall conduct a comprehensive study on Federal investments in clean water and wastewater infrastructure, addressing duplicative and fragmented programs. The report shall include— a description of how Federal agencies, including the Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Rural Utilities Service, and other relevant agencies, coordinate their efforts to address nationally, regionally, or locally identified needs or priorities in an efficient and effective manner; and an evaluation of the adequacy of Federal coordination in meeting the needs of tribal lands. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study required under paragraph

(1)and any recommendations based on such study.

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