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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 4394 (Reported in House) — Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,... · Sec. 501. Definitions

Sec. 501. Definitions.

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In Subtitle A through Subtitle D, the following definitions apply: The term CVP means the Central Valley Project. The term CVP contractor means any public water agency, water user organization, or person that has entered into a contract with the United States for water service from the CVP, whether in the form of a water service contract, repayment contract, water rights settlement contract, exchange contract, or refuge contract. The term FWS Biological Opinion means the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion for the Reinitiation of Consultation on the Coordinated Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project (Service File No. 08FBTD00–2019–F–0164) signed on October 21, 2019.
The term NOAA Biological Opinion means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Biological Opinion on the Long-term Operation of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project (Consultation Tracking Number: WCRO–2016–00069) signed on October 21, 2019. The term Preferred Alternative means the Alternative 1 (Preferred Alternative), as described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Reinitiation of Consultation on the Coordinated Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, issued by the Bureau of Reclamation, and dated December 2019.
The term SWP means the California State Water Project. The term SWP contractor means a public agency that has entered into a long-term water supply contract with the California Department of Water Resources for water service from the SWP.
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