,,ii #aac? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bjaj ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,febru>y #aj1 #bjad ,mr4 ,b>rasso introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,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$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,9 connection ) & ins]t+ 7a7 ,9 connection )2 & 7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7b7 ,not)/&+ subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y is au?oriz$ 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[] developm5t4 7c7 ,:5 ent]+ into leases ( p[] privileges "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all use ! processes applicable to su* leases "u section #i7;c7 ( ! ,reclamation ,project ,act ( #aici 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #dhe;h7c774 7d7 ,lease ( p[] privilege contracts %all be at su* rates z1 9 ! ,secret>y's judgm5t1 w produce rev5ues at lea/ suffici5t to cov] ! appropriate %>e ( ! annual op]ation & ma9t5ance co/ ( ! project & su* fix$ *>ges1 includ+ int]e/1 z ! ,secret>y deems prop]4 ,lease ( p[] privilege contracts %all be = p]iods n to exce$ #dj ye>s4 7e7 ,no f9d+s "u section #c %all be requir$ = a lease "u subsection 7b74 7f7 ,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$ "u subsection 7g74 7g7 ,not)/&+ section #h1 lease rev5ues & fix$ *>ges1 if any1 %all be cov]$ into ! ,reclamation ,fund to be cr$it$ to ! project f :i* ^? rev5ues or *>ges 7 d]iv$4 7h7 ,:5 c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all fir/ (f] ! lease ( p[] privilege to an irrigation di/rict or wat] us]s' association op]at+ ! applicable transf]r$ 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 subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all (f] ! lease ( p[] privilege to o!r p>ties us+ ! processes applicable to su* leases "u section #i7;c7 ( ! ,reclamation ,project ,act ( #aici 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #dhe;h7c774 7i7 ,! ,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$]al l&s4 7j7 ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all obligate ! ,we/]n ,area ,p[] ,adm9i/ration or ! ,bonneville ,p[] ,adm9i/ration to pur*ase or m>ket any ( ! p[] produc$ 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 7k7 ,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$4 7l7 ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all alt] or affect any agreem5ts 9 effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation ,conduit ,hydrop[] ,developm5t ,equity & ,jobs ,act = ! developm5t ( conduit hydrop[] projects or disposition ( rev5ues4 7m7 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m conduit means any ,bureau ( ,reclamation tunnel1 canal1 pipel9e1 aqu$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