,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aifc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjac ,mr4  
,da9es introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,wat]  
,cons]vation & ,utilization ,act to     
au?orize ! developm5t ( non-,f$]al      
hydrop[] & issuance ( leases ( p[]      
privileges at projects con/ruct$        
pursuant to ! au?ority ( ! ,wat]        
,cons]vation & ,utilization ,act1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation 
,conduit ,hydrop[] ,developm5t ,equity &
 ,jobs ,act4  #b4 ,am5dm5t ,section #i (
 ! ,act entitl$ ,an ,act au?oriz+       
con/ruction ( wat] cons]vation &        
utilization projects 9 ! ,great ,pla9s &
 arid semi>id areas ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
approv$ ,augu/ #aa1 #aici 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #eijz-#g2 commonly kn[n z ! ,wat]      
,cons]vation & ,utilization ,act71 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ,9 connection ) &
 ins]t+ 7a7 ,9 connection )2  7#b7 by   

/rik+ ,all "r1 title1 & int]e/ 9 !      
facilities provid$ = su* municipal or   
miscellane\s wat] supplies or surplus   
p[] & ! rev5ues d]iv$ !refrom %all be & 
rema9 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates42 &  7#c7 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7 ,!         
,secret>y is au?oriz$ to ent] into      
leases ( p[] privileges = electric p[]  
g5]ation 9 connection ) any project     
con/ruct$ "u ?is ,act1 & %all h au?ority
 9 addition to & alt]native to any      
au?ority 9 exi/+ laws relat$ to p>ticul>
 projects1 includ+ small conduit        
hydrop[] developm5t1 consi/5t ) ! t]ms (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,reclamation ,project ,act 
( #aici 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #dhe;h71 & o!r   
,f$]al reclamation laws4  7c7 ,:5 c>ry+ 
out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all fir/  
(f] ! lease ( p[] privilege to an       
irrigation di/rict or wat] us]s         
association op]at+ ! applicable         
transf]r$ conduit1 or to ! irrigation   
di/rict or wat] us]s association receiv+
 wat] f ! applicable res]v$ conduit4 ,! 
,secret>y %all det]m9e a reasonable     

timeframe = ! irrigation di/rict or wat]
 us]s association to accept or reject a 
lease ( p[] privilege (f]4 ,if !        
irrigation di/rict or wat] us]s         
association elects n to accept a lease (
 p[] privilege (f] "u p>agraph 7#a71 !  
,secret>y %all (f] ! lease ( p[]        
privilege to o!r p>ties 9 accordance )  
?is section4  7d7 ,! ,bureau (          
,reclamation %all apply its categorical 
exclusion process "u ! ,national        
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 to small       
conduit hydrop[] developm5t "u ?is      
section1 exclud+ sit+ ( associat$       
transmission facilities on ,f$]al l&s4  
7e7 ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all obligate ! 
,we/]n ,area ,p[] ,adm9i/ration or !    
,bonneville ,p[] ,adm9i/ration to       
pur*ase or m>ket any ( ! p[] produc$ by 
! facilities cov]$ "u ?is section & none
 ( ! co/s associat$ ) production or     
deliv]y ( su* p[] %all be assign$ to    
project purposes = inclusion 9 project  
rates4  7f7 ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all    

alt] or imp$e ! deliv]y & managem5t (   
wat] by ,bureau ( ,reclamation          
facilities1 z wat] us$ = conduit        
hydrop[] g5]ation %all be deem$         
incid5tal to use ( wat] = ! orig9al     
project purposes4 ,lease ( p[] privilege
 %all be made only :51 9 ! judgm5t ( !  
,secret>y1 ! ex]cise ( ! lease w n be   
incompatible ) ! purposes ( ! project or
 division involv$ & %all n create any   
unmitigat$ f9ancial or physical impacts 
to ! project or division involv$4 ,!    
,secret>y %all notify & consult ) !     
irrigation di/rict or legally organiz$  
wat] us]s association op]at+ ! transf]r$
 conduit 9 advance ( (f]+ ! lease ( p[] 
privilege & %all prescribe su* t]ms &   
conditions necess>y to adequately       
protect ! plann+1 design1 con/ruction1  
op]ation1 ma9t5ance1 & o!r int]e/s ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates & ! project or division   
involv$4  7g7 ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all  
alt] or affect any agreem5ts 9 effect on
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,bureau (      
,reclamation ,conduit ,hydrop[]         

,developm5t ,equity & ,jobs ,act = !    
developm5t ( conduit hydrop[] projects  
or disposition ( rev5ues4  7h7 ,9 ?is   
section3  7#a7 ,conduit ,! t]m conduit  
means any ,bureau ( ,reclamation tunnel1
 canal1 pipel9e1 aqu$uct1 flume1 dit*1  
or simil> manmade wat] conveyance t is  
op]at$ = ! di/ribution ( wat] =         
agricultural1 municipal1 or indu/rial   
consumption & n prim>ily = ! g5]ation ( 
electricity4  7#b7 ,irrigation di/rict  
,! t]m irrigation di/rict means any     
irrigation1 wat] cons]vation or         
cons]vancy1 multi-c\nty wat] cons]vation
 or cons]vancy di/rict1 or any sep>ate  
public entity compos$ ( two or m su*    
di/ricts & jo9tly ex]cis+ p[]s ( its    
memb] di/ricts4  7#c7 ,res]v$ conduit ,!
 t]m res]v$ conduit means any conduit t 
is includ$ 9 project works ! c>e1       
op]ation1 & ma9t5ance ( :i* has be5     
res]v$ by ! ,secret>y1 ?r\gh !          
,commission] ( ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation4
  7#d7 ,transf]r$ conduit ,! t]m        
transf]r$ conduit means any conduit t is

 includ$ 9 project works ! c>e1         
op]ation1 & ma9t5ance ( :i* has be5     
transf]r$ to a legally organiz$ wat]    
us]s association or irrigation di/rict4 
7#e7 ,small conduit hydrop[] ,! t]m     
small conduit hydrop[] means a facility 
capable ( produc+ #e megawatts or less (
 electric capacity4  4