Sec. 1012. Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply

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At the request of a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall review proposals to increase the quantity of available supplies of water through— modification of a water resources project; modification of how a project is managed; or accessing water released from a project. A proposal under subsection

(a)may include— increasing the storage capacity of a reservoir owned by the Corps of Engineers; diversion of water released from a reservoir owned by the Corps of Engineers— to recharge groundwater; to aquifer storage and recovery; or to any other storage facility; construction of facilities for delivery of water from pumping stations constructed by the Corps of Engineers; construction of facilities to access water; and a combination of the activities described in paragraphs

(1)through (4). A proposal submitted to the Secretary under subsection

(a)may be reviewed or approved, as appropriate, under— sections 203 and 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2231 , 2232); section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 ( 33 U.S.C. 549a ); section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 ( 43 U.S.C. 390b ); and section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (commonly known as the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899 ) ( 33 U.S.C. 408 ). Except as provided in paragraph (2), 100 percent of the cost of developing, reviewing, and implementing a proposal under subsection

(a)shall be provided by an entity other than the Federal Government. A non-Federal entity shall only be required to pay to the Secretary the separable costs associated with operation and maintenance of a dam that are necessary to implement a proposal under subsection (a). The Secretary may receive from a non-Federal interest funds contributed by the non-Federal interest for the review and approval of a proposal submitted under subsection (a). On request by an appropriate non-Federal interest and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may— undertake all necessary studies and engineering for construction of a proposal approved by the Secretary under this section; and provide technical assistance in obtaining all necessary permits for the construction. Paragraph

(1)shall only apply if the non-Federal interest contracts with the Secretary to provide funds for the studies, engineering, or technical assistance for the period during which the studies and engineering are being conducted. This section shall not apply to reservoirs owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers in— the Upper Missouri River; the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system; and the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa river system.

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