Sec. 7. Use of proceeds from sale of project water
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Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of February 25, 1920 ( 43 U.S.C. 521 ) or any other provision of Reclamation Law addressing the disbursement or crediting of money, the Secretary shall review, consider, and, if deemed appropriate by the Secretary, approve the transfer, allocation, or reallocation of water made available from the Stony Gorge Dam and Reservoir of the Orland Project where the transfer, allocation, or reallocation is facilitated by the actions or non-actions of a qualifying entity with a contractual or other entitlement to water involving the Bureau of Reclamation, upon such conditions of delivery, use, and payment as the Secretary and the qualifying entity may deem proper;
Provided, that all proceeds and moneys derived from any such transfer shall be promptly remitted to the qualifying entity to pay the costs of safety improvements needed to— help ensure that the East Park, Stony Gorge, Rainbow Diversion, and Northside Diversion Dams and their appurtenant structures of the Orland Project satisfy dam safety standards— under the Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Interagency Committee on Dam Safety; and required by the State of California under the California Water Code (Division 3, sections 6000 through 6612); address any additional public safety concerns identified by the qualifying entity, including any such concerns posed by uncovered irrigation canals of the Orland Project in the City of Orland, California; and repay, in whole or in part, the Federal safety of dams obligation by the qualifying entity to the Bureau of Reclamation pursuant to the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of November 2, 1978 ( 43 U.S.C. 506 , et seq.).
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