Sec. 1501. Small water storage projects
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The Secretary shall carry out a program to study and construct new, or enlarge existing, small water storage projects in rural States, in partnership with a non-Federal interest. To be eligible to participate in the program under this section, a water storage project shall— be located in a State with a population of less than 1,000,000; in the case of a new water storage project, have a water storage capacity of not less than 2,000 acre-feet and not more than 30,000 acre-feet; and in the case of an enlargement of an existing water storage project, be for an enlargement of not less than 1,000 acre-feet and not more than 30,000 acre-feet; provide— flood risk management benefits; or ecological benefits; and be economically justified, environmentally acceptable, and technically feasible.
For the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall expedite projects under this section for which applicable Federal permitting requirements have been completed. In conducting a study under this section, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall use any applicable hydrologic, economic, or environmental data from State water plans or other State planning documents relating to water resources management. On the agreement of the Secretary and the non-Federal interest, the Secretary may use any applicable existing studies of the non-Federal interest.
The Secretary may use Federal permitting that has been completed by other Federal agencies for the purpose of determining project eligibility with respect to the requirements described in subsection (b)(4). The Federal share of the cost of a study conducted under this section shall be 75 percent. The Federal share of the cost of a project constructed under this section shall be 80 percent. The costs of operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation for a project constructed under this section shall be the responsibility of the non-Federal interest.
Not more than $65,000,000 in Federal funds may be made available to a project under this section. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $130,000,000 for each fiscal year.