,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #a1 #bjag,mr4 
,la,malfa 7for himself and ,mr4         
,garamendi7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of the
 ,interior to take actions to support   
non-,federal investments in water       
infrastructure improvements in the      
,sacramento ,valley1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,sacramento ,valley 
,water ,storage and ,restoration ,act4  
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,the ,state of         
,california has recently experienced one
 of the driest periods on record1 and in
 #bjag is experiencing one of the       
wettest years on record4 ,new surface   
water storage infrastructure with the   
capacity to store water in wet years for
 use in dry periods is urgently needed4 
7#b7 ,the ,sites ,project 7sometimes    

referred to as ,north of ,delta         
,offstream ,storage7 has been identified
 by the ,state of ,california and the   
,federal ,government as an important    
component to integrated water management
 in the ,sacramento ,valley that would  
advance the co-equal objectives of      
improving water management and restoring
 ecological health for beneficial uses  
of the ,sacramento-,san ,joaquin ,delta 
and the ,sacramento ,river watershed4   
,further1 the ,sites ,reservoir was     
found in the ,,calfed ,record of        
,decision to be the preferred location  
to provide ,north of ,delta ,offstream  
,storage and subsequent studies have    
shown the ,sites ,reservoir to be       
technically feasible4  7#c7 ,among other
 things1 the ,sites ,project would--    
7,a7 increase surface water storage to  
enhance water management flexibility in 
the ,sacramento ,valley2  7,b7 improve  
the operation of the ,state's water     
system to provide improvements in       
ecosystem and water quality conditions  

in the ,bay-,delta while providing a    
more reliable water supply for the      
,state of ,california2  7,c7 improve    
conditions for fish1 waterfowl1 and     
wildlife in the ,sacramento ,valley1    
including anadromous fish in the        
,sacramento ,river2  7,d7 provide local 
flood control benefits2  7,e7 integrate 
with renewable energy sources consistent
 with applicable ,federal and ,state of 
,california goals2  7,f7 create both    
construction and long-term jobs to      
improve both the local and regional     
economies in the ,sacramento ,valley2   
and  7,g7 provide additional            
recreational benefits4  7#d7 ,the ,sites
 ,project has been shown to provide     
approximately #ejj1jjj acre-feet of     
additional annualized yield that1 when  
integrated into the operations of the   
,state and ,federal reservoirs upstream 
of the ,bay-,delta1 can improve the     
system-wide operational efficiency for  
both water supply reliability and the   
environment4  7#e7 ,healthy wetlands and

 wildlife refuges are of vital          
importance to wildlife in ,california   
and require a reliable supply of water  
and additional surface water storage can
 help meet water supply goals under the 
,central ,valley ,project ,improvement  
,act4  7#f7 ,it is in the interests of  
the ,united ,states for the ,federal    
,government to work with the ,sites     
,project ,authority1 which has been     
established under laws of the ,state of 
,california as an independent joint     
exercise of powers authority to1 among  
other things1 study1 promote1 develop1  
design1 finance1 acquire1 construct1    
manage1 and operate ,sites ,reservoir   
and related facilities in order to      
advance the ,sites ,project in the most 
expeditious and cost-effective manner   
possible4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this    
,act3 7#a7 ,authority ,the term         
,authority means the ,sites ,project    
,authority that entered into a ,joint   
,powers ,agreement on ,august #bf1      
#bjaj1 for the purpose of advancing the 

,sites ,project as a non-,federal       
facility4 ,the current list of public   
agencies serving on the ,authority's    
#ab-member governing board include      
,colusa ,county ,water ,district1       
,glenn-,colusa ,irrigation ,district1   
,maxwell ,irrigation ,district1         
,orland-,artois ,water ,district1       
,placer ,county ,water ,district_/,city 
of ,roseville1 ,proberta ,water         
,district1 ,reclamation ,district #ajh1 
the ,tehama-,colusa ,canal ,authority1  
,western ,canal ,water ,district1       
,westside ,water ,district1 the ,county 
of ,glenn1 the ,county of ,colusa4 ,in  
addition1 agencies from the ,bay ,area1 
,san ,joaquin ,valley1 and ,southern    
,california are actively participating  
to advance the ,sites ,project4  7#b7   
,bureau ,the term ,bureau means the     
,bureau of ,reclamation4  7#c7 ,central 
valley project ,the term ,central       
,valley ,project means all ,federal     
reclamation projects located within or  
diverting water from or to the watershed

 of the ,sacramento and ,san ,joaquin   
rivers and their tributaries as         
authorized by the ,act of ,august #bf1  
#aicg 7#ej ,stat4 #hej71 and all ,acts  
amendatory or supplemental thereto1     
including--  7,a7 the ,act of ,october  
#ag1 #aidj 7#ed ,stat4 #aaih1 #aaii72   
7,b7 the ,act of ,december #bb1 #aidd   
7#eh ,stat4 #hhg72  7,c7 the ,act of    
,october #ad1 #aidi 7#fc ,stat4 #heb72  
7,d7 the ,act of ,september #bf1 #aiej  
7#fd ,stat4 #ajcf72  7,e7 the ,act of   
,august #bg1 #aied 7#fh ,stat4 #hgi72   
7,f7 the ,act of ,august #ab1 #aiee 7#fi
 ,stat4 #gai72  7,g7 the ,act of ,june  
#c1 #aifj 7#gd ,stat4 #aef72  7,h7 the  
,act of ,october #bc1 #aifb 7#gf ,stat4 
#aagc72  7,i7 the ,act of ,september #b1
 #aife 7#gi ,stat4 #fae72  7,j7 the ,act
 of ,august #ai1 #aifg 7#ha ,stat4      
#afg72  7,k7 the ,act of ,august #bg1   
#aifg 7#ha ,stat4 #agc72  7,l7 the ,act 
of ,october #bc1 #aigj 7#hd ,stat4      
#ajig72  7,m7 the ,act of ,september    
#bh1 #aigf 7#ij ,stat4 #acbd72 and  7,n7

 the ,act of ,october #bg1 #aihf 7#ajj  
,stat4 #cjej74  7#d7 ,commissioner ,the 
term ,commissioner means the            
,commissioner of the ,bureau of         
,reclamation4  7#e7 ,repayment and water
 service contracts ,the terms repayment 
contract and water service contract have
 the same meaning given those terms in  
sections #i7;d7 and #i7;e71             
respectively1 of the ,reclamation       
,project ,act of #aici 7#ec ,stat4      
#aahg1 #aaie74  7#f7 ,secretary ,the    
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
the ,interior4  7#g7 ,sites project ,the
 term ,sites ,project--  7,a7 refers to 
the off-stream water storage project    
identified in the ,,calfed ,record of   
,decision1 dated #bjjj ,aug4 #bh2 and   
7,b7 means the ,sites ,reservoir in     
,glenn and ,colusa ,counties1           
,california1 and related facilities1    
including associated water conveyance   
and hydropower generation and           
transmission facilities4  7#h7 ,state   
,the term ,state means the ,state of    

,california4  #d4 ,feasibility study and
 environmental impact statements  7a7   
,completion of final feasibility study  
,the ,secretary1 acting through the     
,commissioner1 shall--  7#a7 complete   
the final feasibility study described in
 clause 7ii77,i7 of section             
#ajc7;d77#a77;,a7 of ,public ,law       
#ajh-cfa2 and  7#b7 submit that study to
 the appropriate committees of the      
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate together with the joint         
environmental impact statement and      
environmental impact report required    
under subsection 7d74  7b7 ,evaluation  
of non-,federal project ,the feasibility
 study shall evaluate the development of
 the ,sites ,project as a non-,federal  
project whereby the ,department of the  
,interior may be a participant in the   
locally preferred project in a manner   
that is consistent with the             
recommendations identified in the final 
feasibility study4  7c7 ,locally        
preferred alternative ,if the ,sites    

,project is developed as a non-,federal 
project and the ,authority's locally    
preferred alternative be determined in  
the feasibility study to be the         
alternative producing the highest       
,regional ,economic ,development        
,account benefits1 the locally preferred
 alternative shall be the preferred     
project4  7d7 ,final environmental      
impact statement and environmental      
impact report ,no later than #af months 
after the date that the ,california     
,water ,commission establishes a        
,maximum ,conditional ,eligibility      
,determination for ,state participation 
in the ,sites ,project1 as required     
before the ,sites ,project can be deemed
 to be consistent with and eligible for 
support from funds derived from the     
,california ,water ,quality1 ,supply1   
and ,infrastructure ,improvement ,act1  
approved by ,california voters on       
,november #d1 #bjad1 or ,november #cj1  
#bjai1 whichever occurs later1 the      
,secretary shall work with the          

,secretary of ,commerce1 the ,army      
,corps of ,engineers and the            
,environmental ,protection ,agency      
,administrator to coordinate the efforts
 of the relevant agencies and work with 
the ,state1 the ,authority1 and other   
stakeholders to complete and issue the  
final joint environmental impact        
statement and environmental impact      
report on the ,sites ,project4  7e7     
,requirements of existing law ,nothing  
in the section affects the requirements 
of ,federal law4  #e4 ,construction  7a7
 ,authorization of construction ,section
 #ajc7;d77#a77;,b7 of the ,calfed       
,bay-,delta ,authorization ,act 7,public
 ,law #ajh-cfa7 is amended--  7#a7 by   
redesignating clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7 as 
clauses 7iii7 and 7iv71 respectively2   
7#b7 by inserting after clause 7i7 the  
following3  7ii7 ,construction          
authorization ,if the ,secretary        
determines that the project described in
 subparagraph 7,a77ii77,i7 is feasible1 
the ,secretary1 in cooperation with the 

,authority1 may participate in the      
design1 planning1 and construction of   
the ,sites ,project in a manner that is 
substantially in accordance with the    
recommended plan1 subject to the        
conditions described in the feasibility 
study4  7iii7 ,federal investment in a  
non-,federal sites project ,the         
,secretary shall take such steps as are 
necessary to ensure that1 in return for 
any ,federal investment in a            
non-,federal ,sites ,project1 a         
proportionate share of the project's    
public benefits are ,federal benefits1  
including water supplies dedicated to   
specific purposes such as environmental 
enhancement and those purposes referred 
to in section #f7;c7 and #f7;d7 of the  
,sacramento ,valley ,water ,storage and 
,restoration ,act4  2 and  7#c7 in      
clause 7iii71 by striking the project   
and inserting a project described in    
subparagraph 7,a77ii77,i74  7b7 ,project
 partnership agreements ,at the request 
of the ,authority1 the ,bureau shall    

enter into a project partnership        
agreement with the ,authority for the   
,authority to provide full project      
management control for construction of  
the ,sites ,project1 or a separable     
element of the project1 in accordance   
with plans approved by the ,secretary4  
7c7 ,detailed project schedule ,not     
later than #ahj days after entering into
 a ,project ,partnership agreement under
 subsection 7b71 the ,authority1 to the 
maximum extent practicable1 shall submit
 to the ,secretary a detailed project   
schedule based on estimated funding     
levels that lists all deadlines for each
 milestone in the construction of the   
project4  #f4 ,non-,federal project  7a7
 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of this ,act1 if at any time  
the ,commissioner determines and the    
,secretary concurs that the ,sites      
,project can be expedited by the        
,authority as a non-,federal project1   
and that there is a demonstrable        
,federal interest for the ,sites        

,project to be constructed and operated 
as a non-,federal project1 the          
,commissioner shall take any and all    
actions possible to advance the ,sites  
,project as a non-,federal project1     
including entering into cost-shared     
financial assistance agreements with the
 ,authority to support the design1      
planning1 and construction of the ,sites
 ,project as a non-,federal project4    
7b7 ,title2 operations and maintenance  
,the ,authority shall hold title to all 
new facilities constructed under this   
section1 and shall be solely responsible
 for the operation and maintenance costs
 of such facilities4  7c7 ,coordinated  
operations ,the ,secretary shall execute
 and implement a long-term agreement    
between the ,united ,states and the     
,authority to provide for the           
coordination of operations of the       
,central ,valley ,project and the ,sites
 ,project to--  7#a7 satisfy any        
contracts or cooperative agreements     
entered into under subsection 7d72  7#b7

 help meet any unmet needs for          
,sacramento ,valley in-basin water uses2
  7#c7 help meet any unmet needs of     
existing ,central ,valley ,project      
repayment and water service contracts2  
and  7#d7 ensure that any surplus water 
supplies from the ,sites ,project are   
put to full and beneficial use4  7d7    
,contracts and cooperative agreements   
,the ,secretary is authorized to enter  
into long-term contracts and cooperative
 agreements with the ,authority to      
acquire water supplies made available   
from the ,sites ,project for the        
purposes of meeting the requirements    
under section #cdjf7;b77#c7 and section 
#cdjh7;j7 of the ,central ,valley       
,project ,improvement ,act 7,public ,law
 #ajb-ege7 and such other purposes as   
the ,secretary may deem appropriate4    
#g4 ,environmental review and permitting
 ,with respect to the ,sites ,project1  
the ,bureau shall-- 7#a7 be the lead    
,federal agency for the purposes of all 
,federal reviews1 analyses1 opinions1   

statements1 permits1 licenses1 or other 
approvals or decisions required under   
,federal law to allow either the ,bureau
 or the ,authority to construct the     
,sites ,project1 including all          
requirements under--  7,a7 the ,national
 ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472  7,b7 the
 ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 and  7,c7 any
 other ,federal law applicable to the   
construction of the ,sites ,project     
facilities by the ,bureau or the        
,authority2 and  7#b7 take such steps as
 are necessary to ensure that all       
,federal reviews1 analyses1 opinions1   
statements1 permits1 licenses1 or other 
approvals or decisions required under   
,federal law to allow either the ,bureau
 or the ,authority to construct and     
operate the ,sites ,project are         
completed on an expeditious basis and   
use the shortest applicable process1    
and1 to the maximum extent practicable1 
are completed not later than ,january   

#a1 #bjbb1 as required by the           
,california ,water ,quality1 ,supply1   
and ,infrastructure ,improvement ,act1  
approved by ,california voters on       
,november #d1 #bjad1 as a condition of  
,state financial participation in a     
project deemed eligible for assistance  
under the aforementioned ,act4  #h4     
,compliance with environmental laws     
,nothing in this ,act modifies or alters
 any obligations or requirements under  
any ,federal environmental law1         
including--  7#a7 the ,national         
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 and  7#b7
 the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq474  #i4     
,savings clause ,nothing in this ,act   
shall be construed to preempt any       
existing ,state law1 including area of  
origin and other water rights           
protections4