Sec. 201. Offset for State Water Project
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In the event operations of the State Water Project are restricted under an incidental take permit issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for operations of the State Water Project beyond restrictions imposed by the salmonid biological opinion or smelt biological opinion, the Secretary of the Interior shall operate the Central Valley Project, to the extent excess capacity in Central Valley Project facilities exists, to divert water that otherwise would have been diverted by the State Water Project.
Additional water diverted by the Central Valley Project pursuant to this subsection shall be made available to the State Water Project for delivery to State Water Project contractors to offset losses resulting from the restrictions imposed by the incidental take permit. The Secretary of the Interior shall immediately notify the Director of the California Department of Water Resources in writing if the Secretary of the Interior determines that additional water will be made available to the Stater Water Project as a result of the implementation of subsection (a).