,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #agg #aac?     
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aifc 
,report ,no4 #aac-bdi ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjac,mr4  
,da9es introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,octob] #bb1                 
#bjac;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,tipton1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 & 
,mrs4 ,lummis  ,octob] #bb1             
#bjac,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike
 out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! 
"p pr9t$ 9 italic,for text ( introduc$  
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,may #ad1 #bjac  ,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$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,9 connection ) & 
ins]t+ 7a7 ,9 connection )2 &  7#b7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7 ,except z  
o!rwise provid$ 9 ?is section1 !        
,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$]al reclamation laws4  7c7 ,all "r1  
title1 & int]e/ to in/all$ p[]          

facilities con/ruct$ by non-,f$]al      
entities pursuant to a lease ( p[]      
privilege1 & direct rev5ues d]iv$       
!refrom1 %all rema9 ) ! lessee unless   
o!rwise requir$ 9 subsection 7d74  7d7  
,lease ( p[] privilege *>ges or fees "u 
?is section %all be cr$it$ to ! facility
 f :i* ^? rev5ues 7 d]iv$4  7e7 ,:5     
c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all 
fir/ (f] ! lease ( p[] privilege to an  
irrigation di/rict or wat] us]s         
association op]at+ ! applicable         
transf]r$ 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  7f7 ,! ,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$]al l&s4  
7g7 ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all obligate ! 
,we/]n ,area ,p[] ,adm9i/ration or !    
,bonneville ,p[] ,adm9i/ration to       
pur*ase or m>ket any ( ! p[] produc$ 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  7h7 ,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$4  7i7 ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all  
alt] or affect any agreem5ts 9 effect on
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,bureau (      
,reclamation ,conduit ,hydrop[]         
,developm5t ,equity & ,jobs ,act = !    
developm5t ( conduit hydrop[] projects  
or disposition ( rev5ues4  7j7 ,9 ?is   
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m conduit means any  
,bureau ( ,reclamation tunnel1 canal1   
pipel9e1 aqu$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 ,! 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 ,! 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 ,! 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 ,! t]m small conduit hydrop[] means
 a facility capable ( produc+ #e        
megawatts or less ( electric capacity4  
4  ,octob] #bb1 #bjac,report$ ) an      
am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &    
ord]$ to be pr9t$