Sec. 1076. Transfer the New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project to interested providers
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For the purposes of this section, the following terms apply: The term interested local water and power providers includes the Calaveras County Water District, Calaveras Public Power Agency, Central San Joaquin Water Conservation District, Oakdale Irrigation District, Stockton East Water District, South San Joaquin Irrigation District, Tuolumne Utilities District, Tuolumne Public Power Agency, and Union Public Utilities District. The term New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project means all Federal reclamation projects located within or diverting water from or to the watershed of the Stanislaus and San Joaquin rivers and their tributaries as authorized by the Act of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 850), and all Acts amendatory or supplemental thereto, including the Act of October 23, 1962 (76 Stat. 1173).
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into negotiations with interested local water and power providers for the transfer ownership, control, and operation of the New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project to interested local water and power providers within the State of California. The Secretary shall transfer the New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project in accordance with an agreement reached pursuant to negotiations conducted under subsection (b).
Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate— if an agreement is reached pursuant to negotiations conducted under subsection (b), the terms of that agreement; of the status of formal discussions with interested local water and power providers for the transfer of ownership, control, and operation of the New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project to interested local water and power providers; of all unresolved issues that are preventing execution of an agreement for the transfer of ownership, control, and operation of the New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project to interested local water and power providers; on analysis and review of studies, reports, discussions, hearing transcripts, negotiations, and other information about past and present formal discussions that— have a serious impact on the progress of the formal discussions; explain or provide information about the issues that prevent progress or finalization of formal discussions; or are, in whole or in part, preventing execution of an agreement for the transfer; and of any actions the Secretary recommends that the United States should take to finalize an agreement for that transfer.
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Sec. 1076
Transfer the New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project to interested providers
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