,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,george ,miller of ,california 7for
 himself1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 
,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4     
,thompson of ,california1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1  
,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 and   
,mr4 ,waxman7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to determine the feasibility of
 additional agreements for long-term use
 of existing or expanded non-,federal   
storage and conveyance facilities to    
augment ,federal water supply1          
ecosystem1 and operational flexibility  
benefits in certain areas1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,pilot program ,in order
 to determine the feasibility of        
agreements for long-term use of existing
 or expanded non-,federal storage and   
conveyance facilities to augment        
,federal water supply1 ecosystem1 and   
operational flexibility benefits1 not   

later than #f months after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of the ,interior shall enter 
into cooperative agreements with        
non-,federal entities to provide        
replacement water supplies for drought  
relief for ,central ,valley ,project    
contractors1 units of the ,national     
,wildlife ,refuge ,system1 ,state       
wildlife areas and private wetland area4
 ,agreements under this section shall-- 
7#a7 include the purchase of storage    
capacity in non-,federal facilities from
 willing sellers2 and  7#b7 provide     
reimbursement for the temporary use of  
available capacity in existing          
above-ground1 off-stream storage1 and   
associated conveyance facilities owned  
by local water agencies4  #b4 ,report   
,not later than #b years after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of the ,interior shall       
complete a report on the feasibility of 
the agreements described in section #a  
for long-term use of existing or        

expanded non-,federal storage and       
conveyance facilities to augment        
,federal water supply1 ecosystem1 and   
operational flexibility benefits4 ,the  
report shall be made available to the   
,chief of the ,national ,wildlife       
,refuge ,system and ,central ,valley    
,project contractors4