Sec. 4. Yolo Bypass System master plan
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The Secretary, in collaboration with the Governor and other Federal and non-Federal agencies with jurisdiction over the Yolo Bypass System, shall prepare a master plan for the study, implementation, and regulation of flood risk management projects and related water resources projects within the Yolo Bypass System. The Secretary and the Governor shall determine other participants to be invited to participate in development and implementation of the plan. The overarching purposes of the master plan shall be to establish a framework for making better, quicker, and well-coordinated multi-level interagency decisions in the Yolo Bypass System for— the Secretary’s actions, relating to— civil works studies and projects undertaken for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration; and decisions on regulatory matters under the Secretary’s jurisdiction, including actions to better coordinate and facilitate programmatic and regulatory decisions; and actions by other Federal, State, and local agencies relating to implementing programs and policies and making decisions on regulatory matters within those agencies’ respective jurisdictions.
In preparing the plan, the entities participating in the preparation of the plan shall address the following goals: Address, coordinate, and provide a forum for developing consensus on the broad objectives of the Yolo Bypass System integrated program established under section 5. Identify existing and planned activities within the Yolo Bypass System relating to flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, water quality and supply, agriculture, and recreation, within the jurisdiction of all participants in the plan.
Integrate flood risk management and other water-related activities into a overall systemwide assessment. Identify specific challenges and opportunities facing local, regional, State, and Federal agencies involved in or affected by projects or regulatory decisions in the Yolo Bypass System. The master plan shall include the following: Establishment of a programmatic framework and documentation for engineering, technical, and environmental reviews associated with activity within the Yolo Bypass System, including civil works projects under the Secretary’s jurisdiction and proposed actions by other entities regulated by the Secretary pursuant to section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 ( 33 U.S.C. 408 ), including— the development of a system-wide hydraulic and ecosystem baseline to facilitate assessment of impacts of potential future projects, in order to streamline case-by-case reviews; and consideration of development of regional or programmatic assessments.
Development of comprehensive short- and long-term general plans for future flood risk management projects within the Yolo Bypass System, including their potential sequencing. Development of programmatic, regional, or systemwide environmental documentation to facilitate future reviews of site-specific proposals. Development of a streamlined review and coordination process to expedite Federal and non-Federal regulatory requirements, including permits, approvals, and associated reviews.
Evaluation and implementation of other baseline initiatives identified by agencies participating in preparation of the plan that would facilitate implementation or approval of initiatives relating to flood risk reduction, ecosystem restoration, water quality and supply, agricultural sustainability, and recreation. To the maximum extent practicable, the plan shall incorporate the recommendations of Yolo Bypass and Cache Slough Partnership. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $500,000.
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