Sec. 2007. Additional authorities

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Section 3408 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4728) is amended— by amending subdivision

(c)to read as follows: Pursuant to Federal Reclamation laws and this title, the Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with any Federal agency, California water user or water agency, State agency, joint powers authority, or private organization for the exchange, impoundment, storage, carriage, and delivery of non-project water for domestic, municipal, industrial, fish and wildlife, groundwater recharge or banking, and any other beneficial purpose. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of section 103 of Public Law 99–546 (100 Stat. 3051). The Secretary shall use the authority granted by this subsection in connection with requests to exchange, impound, store, carry, or deliver non-project water using Central Valley Project facilities for any beneficial purpose where such facilities are not otherwise committed or required to fulfill project purposes, including deliveries under existing contracts, or other Federal obligations. The Secretary shall develop rates not to exceed the amount required to recover the reasonable costs incurred by the Secretary in connection with a beneficial purpose under this subsection. Such rates shall be charged to a party using Central Valley Project facilities for such purpose. Such costs shall not include any donation or other payment to the Restoration Fund. This subsection shall be construed and implemented to facilitate and encourage the use of Central Valley Project facilities to exchange, carry, or deliver non-project water for any beneficial purpose. ; and by striking subsection

(d)and redesignating subsections

(e)through

(k)as subsections

(d)through (j). Section 3408(e) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4729) is amended— by striking Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and inserting Natural Resources ; in the second sentence, by inserting before the period at the end the following: , including progress on the plan required by subsection

(i); and by adding at the end the following: The filing and adequacy of such report shall be personally certified to the Committees referenced above by the Regional Director of the Mid-Pacific Region of the Bureau of Reclamation. . Section 3408(i) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4730) is amended as follows: By redesignating paragraphs

(1)through

(7)as subparagraphs

(A)through (G), respectively. By striking In order to minimize adverse effects, if any, upon and inserting

(1). In general .—In order to minimize adverse effects upon By striking needs, the Secretary, and all that follows through submit to the Congress, a and inserting needs, the Secretary, on a priority basis and not later than September 30, 2020, shall submit to Congress a . By striking increase, and all that follows through options: and inserting increase, as soon as possible but not later than September 30, 2023 (except for the construction of new facilities which shall not be limited by that deadline), the water of the Central Valley Project by the amount dedicated and managed for fish and wildlife purposes under this title and otherwise required to meet the purposes of the Central Valley Project including satisfying contractual obligations. All costs incurred in the development and implementation of the plan required by this subsection shall not be reimbursable to the United States and shall include recommendations on authorizing legislation or other measures needed to implement the intent, purposes, and provisions of this subsection and a description of how the Secretary intends to use the following options: . In subparagraph (A), by inserting , including construction of new water storage facilities before the semicolon. In subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end. In subparagraph (G), by striking the period and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting ; and . By inserting after subparagraph

(G)the following: Water banking and recharge. . By adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall implement the plan required by paragraph

(1)commencing on October 1, 2020. Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal Reclamation laws, if by September 30, 2023, the plan required by paragraph

(1)fails to increase the annual delivery capability of the Central Valley Project by 800,000 acre-feet, implementation of any non-mandatory action under section 3406(b)(2) shall be suspended until the plan achieves an increase in the annual delivery capability of the Central Valley Project by 800,000 acre-feet. . Section 3408(g) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4729) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking paragraph (h)(2) and inserting paragraph

(2); and in paragraph (2), by striking paragraph (h)(i) and inserting paragraph

(1).

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106 Stat. 4728
Pub. L. 99-546
100 Stat. 3051
106 Stat. 4729
106 Stat. 4730

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Sec. 2007

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Stat.106 Stat. 4728

Pub. L.Pub. L. 99-546

Stat.100 Stat. 3051

Stat.106 Stat. 4729

Stat.106 Stat. 4730

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