,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bac #aahth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #afjg
 ,report ,no4 #aah-bfd ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#ad1 #bjbc,mr4 ,schweikert 7for himself 
and ,mr4 ,stanton7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,november #c1 #bjbc;,additional         
sponsors3 ,mrs4 ,lesko1 ,mr4 ,gallego1  
and ,mr4 ,ciscomani  ,november #c1      
#bjbc,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,march #ad1 #bjbc 
,a ,,bill  ,to clarify jurisdiction with
 respect to certain ,bureau of          
,reclamation pumped storage development1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,land     
withdrawal and reservation  7a7         
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     

,agreement ,the term ,agreement means   
the agreement between the ,united       
,states and the ,association dated      
,september #f1 #aiag1 as amended4  7#b7 
,association ,the term ,association     
means the ,salt ,river ,valley ,water   
,users' ,association4  7#c7 ,covered    
land ,the term covered land means the   
portion of the ,national ,forest ,system
 land located on the south side of the  
,salt ,river from the ,march #i1 #aijc1 
#a-mile withdrawal area for the ,bureau 
of ,reclamation purposes extending an   
additional #b miles from the ,salt      
,river at ,roosevelt ,dam to #ah4be     
river miles downstream1 in the ,state of
 ,arizona1 not including the            
,superstition ,mountain ,wilderness     
,area and the ,tonto ,national          
,monument1 as depicted on the ,map4     
7#d7 ,district ,the term ,district means
 the ,salt ,river ,project ,agricultural
 ,improvement and ,power ,district4     
7#e7 ,map ,the term ,map means the map  
prepared under subsection 7e77#a74  7#f7

 ,,srp ,the term ,,srp means-- 7,a7 the 
,district2 and  7,b7 the ,association4  
7b7 ,reservation of covered land        
,subject to valid existing rights1 the  
covered land is reserved to the ,united 
,states1 through the ,secretary of the  
,interior1 for the exclusive right to   
use the covered land and interests in   
the covered land for the development1   
generation1 and transmission of         
electrical power and energy for the use 
and benefit of the ,salt ,river ,federal
 ,reclamation ,project pursuant to the  
,agreement4  7c7 ,withdrawal of covered 
land ,the covered land is permanently   
withdrawn from-- 7#a7 all forms of      
entry1 appropriation1 and disposal under
 the public land laws2  7#b7 location1  
entry1 and patent under the mining laws2
 and  7#c7 operation of the mineral     
leasing1 mineral materials1 and         
geothermal leasing laws4  7d7           
,facilities ,with respect to facilities 
constructed by ,,srp on the covered land
 for the development1 generation1 and   

transmission of electrical power and    
energy-- 7#a7 the design and            
specifications shall conform to ,bureau 
of ,reclamation standards1 and final    
designs shall be subject to review and  
approval by the ,secretary of the       
,interior2  7#b7 all construction work  
shall be subject to inspection and      
approval by the ,secretary of the       
,interior2  7#c7 upon a determination of
 substantial completion of such         
facilities1 the ,secretary of the       
,interior shall accept title on behalf  
of the ,united ,states as part of the   
,salt ,river ,federal ,reclamation      
,project pursuant to-- 7,a7 section #f  
of the ,act of ,june #ag1 #aijb 7#cb    
,stat4 #chi1 chapter #ajic2 #dc         
,u4,s4,c4 #dih72 and  7,b7 the          
,agreement2 and  7#d7 ,,srp shall be    
responsible for the care1 operation1 and
 maintenance pursuant to the ,agreement4
  7e7 ,map  7#a7 ,in general ,as soon as
 practicable after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        

,agriculture shall prepare a map        
depicting the boundary of the covered   
land4  7#b7 ,availability ,the ,map     
shall be on file and available for      
public inspection in the appropriate    
offices of the ,forest ,service and the 
,bureau of ,reclamation4  7f7           
,management of covered land ,management 
of the covered lands shall be in        
accordance with the ,management         
,memorandum among the ,district1 ,united
 ,states ,department of ,agriculture1   
,forest ,service1 and the ,bureau of    
,reclamation1 dated ,april #bg1 #aigi1  
as amended4  7g7 ,relation to other law 
7#a7 ,compliance with environmental laws
 ,the ,secretary of the ,interior is    
directed to carry out all necessary     
environmental compliance under the      
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba1 et seq471  
the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca1 et seq471 and all 
other applicable environmental laws and 
regulations1 prior to construction of   

facilities on the covered land for the  
development1 generation1 and            
transmission of electrical power and    
energy4  7#b7 ,lead agency ,the ,bureau 
of ,reclamation shall be the lead agency
 with respect to environmental          
compliance4  7#c7 ,withdrawal not major 
,federal action ,the withdrawal of the  
covered land shall not constitute a     
major ,federal action under the         
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba1 et seq474  
7#d7 ,antideficiency ,the ,united       
,states shall not be liable for failure 
to carry out any obligation or activity 
authorized to be carried out under this 
title 7including any such obligation or 
activity under the ,agreement7 if       
adequate appropriations are not provided
 by ,congress expressly to carry out the
 purposes of this ,act4  ,november #c1  
#bjbc,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed