Sec. 81102. Conveyance capacity correction project
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There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, $200,000,000 for fiscal years 2020 through 2023, in the aggregate, for the acceleration and completion of repairs to water conveyance facilities at transferred works in Reclamation States. A project eligible for funding under this section is a project where— repairs are major, non-recurring maintenance of a mission critical asset; the Secretary determines that the project has lost 50 percent or more of its designed carrying capacity along some portion of the facility; and the additional water made available for conveyance through the project would be used primarily for groundwater recharge to assist in meeting groundwater sustainability goals defined under State law.
The Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity described in this section shall not be more than 50 percent. The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity described in the section— shall be not less than 50 percent; and may be provided in cash or in-kind. Funds authorized to be appropriated under this section may not be used to build new surface storage, raise existing reservoirs, or enlarge the carrying capacity of a canal beyond the project’s capacity as previously constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation.
In carrying out projects under this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall comply with all applicable environmental laws, including— the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Endangered Species Act of 1973; and other applicable State law. Federal funds provided under this section shall be in addition to any and all Federal funding authorized in statute for such purposes and shall be non-reimbursable.