Sec. 104. Colorado River System

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Title II of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (division D of Public Law 113–235 ) is amended by striking section 206 ( 43 U.S.C. 620 note; 128 Stat. 2312) and inserting the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 , the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall—

(1)fund shall fund or participate in projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and the initial units of Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs, as authorized by the first section of the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the Colorado River Storage Project Act ) ( 43 U.S.C. 620 ), to address the effects of historic drought conditions ; . and not release or allow diversion of water in the same calendar year that the water was voluntarily contributed to increase the active storage of Lake Mead pursuant to— the Memorandum of Understanding among the United States of America, through the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Arizona Water Conservation District, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, the Arizona Department of Water Resources, the Colorado River Board of California, and the Colorado River Commission of Nevada for Pilot Drought Response Actions, entered into December 10, 2014; or the Pilot System Conservation program carried out consistent with this section (as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of the Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 ). Projects under this section may be funded through— grants by the Secretary to public entities that use water from the Colorado River Basin for municipal purposes for projects that are implemented by one or more non-Federal entities; or grants or other appropriate financial agreements to provide additional funds for renewing or implementing water conservation agreements that are in existence on the date of enactment of the Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 . Funds in the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund established by section 5 of the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the Colorado River Storage Project Act ) ( 43 U.S.C. 620d ), and the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund established by section 403 of the Colorado River Basin Project Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1543 ) shall not be used to carry out this section. Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of the projects described in subsection (a). There is authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out this section $10,000,000 $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2027, to remain available until expended. .

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