,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cg #aaith   
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cca 
,report ,no4 #aai-fj ,,in ,,the ,,house 
,,of ,,representatives  ,january #ac1   
#bjbe,mr4 ,fulcher 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,simpson7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources       
,april #ag1 #bjbe,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
 ,january #ac1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend the ,aquifer ,recharge            
,flexibility ,act to clarify a provision
 relating to conveyances for aquifer    
recharge purposes4  #a4 ,conveyance for 
aquifer recharge purposes  7a7 ,in      
general ,subsection 7c77#c7 of the      
,aquifer ,recharge ,flexibility ,act    
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cij;g-#i7 is amended--  

7#a7 by striking ,the holder and        
inserting the following3  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the holder  2  7#b7 in         
subparagraph 7,a7 7as so designated71 by
 striking may transport water for       
aquifer recharge purposes without       
requiring additional authorization from 
the ,secretary where the use does not   
expand or modify the operation and      
inserting may1 acting for the holder or 
on behalf of a ,state1 political        
subdivision of a ,state1 ,indian ,tribe1
 or public entity and subject to        
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 use the    
existing right-of-way1 easement1 permit1
 or other authorization for the purpose 
of aquifer recharge and the transport   
and use of water rights for aquifer     
recharge without requiring additional   
authorization from the ,secretary1 which
 use shall not be considered an         
expansion1 modification1 or substantial 
deviation2 and  7#c7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7,b7 ,notice        
required  7i7 ,in general ,not less than

 #cj days before using an existing      
right-of-way1 easement1 permit1 or other
 authorization for the purpose of       
aquifer recharge under subparagraph     
7,a71 the holder of the right-of-way1   
easement1 permit1 or other authorization
 shall submit to the ,bureau of ,land   
,management notice of the intended use1 
in accordance with clause 7ii74  7ii7   
,requirements ,a notice submitted under 
clause 7i7 shall-- 7,i7 identify the    
,state1 political subdivision of the    
,state1 ,indian ,tribe1 or public entity
 intending to use the existing          
right-of-way1 easement1 permit1 or other
 authorization for the purpose of       
aquifer recharge2  7,,ii7 identify the  
existing right-of-way1 easement1 permit1
 other authorization1 or recognized     
authorized use for ditches and canals   
constructed on public land before or on 
,october #ba1 #aigf1 under the authority
 of sections #bcci and #bcdj of the     
,revised ,statutes 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa7 
intended to be used2  7,,iii7 provide   

details on the intended use and scope of
 use for the purpose of aquifer recharge
 of the existing right-of-way1 easement1
 permit1 or other authorization2 and    
7,,iv7 provide a copy of the agreement  
between the ,state1 political           
subdivision of the ,state1 ,indian      
,tribe1 or public entity and the holder 
of the right-of-way1 easement1 permit1  
or other authorization to use the       
existing right-of-way1 easement1 permit1
 or other authorization for the purpose 
of aquifer recharge4  4  7b7 ,effect    
,subsection 7c77#d7 of the ,aquifer     
,recharge ,flexibility ,act 7#dc        
,u4,s4,c4 #cij;g-#i7 is amended-- 7#a7  
by striking ,act creates and inserting  
section-- 7,a7 creates  2  7#b7 in      
subparagraph 7,a7 7as so designated71 by
 striking the period at the end and     
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end of the following3     
7,b7 waives the obligation of the holder
 of a right-of-way1 easement1 permit1 or
 other authorization described in       

paragraph 7#c77;,a7 to comply with all  
applicable-- 7i7 ,federal laws2 and     
7ii7 policies of the ,bureau2 or  7,c7  
provides authority to construct1 modify1
 or expand any existing infrastructure  
covered under subsection 7c77#c74  4    
7c7 ,technical amendments ,the ,aquifer 
,recharge ,flexibility ,act 7#dc        
,u4,s4,c4 #cij;g-#i7 is amended in each 
of subsections 7a7 and 7c77#e7 by       
striking ,act each place it appears and 
inserting section4  ,april #ag1         
#bjbe,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed