Summary: Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend authorities and the authorization of appropriations under such Act through FY2018.

amends reclamation_states emergency drought relief act extend authorities authorization appropriations act fy2018


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Mni Wiconi Project Act Amendments of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to develop plans for completing, and to enter into agreements with specified agency heads to complete, the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System, the Rosebud Sioux Rural Water System, and the Lower Brule Sioux Rural Water System. Requires such plans to require: (1) the completion of remaining components of the applicable system in accordance with the Final Engineering Report dated May 1993; (2) the improvement, repair, and replacement of existing water systems; and (3) the transfer of those existing water systems to the United States, to be held in trust for the applicable tribe and made part of the applicable rural water system.

Requires the Secretary to enter into agreements with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to fulfill the trust responsibility of the United States and to complete such water systems in accordance with such Report, including the transfer of existing water systems, as set forth in such plans. Requires: (1) the Administrator to assist the Secretary in meeting the environmental and safe drinking water needs of the Pine Ridge, Rosebud, and Lower Brule Indian Reservations; (2) the HHS Secretary to assist the Secretary in meeting the water supply and public health needs of such Reservations; (3) the HUD Secretary to assist the Secretary by carrying out projects to connect houses that are eligible for funding from HUD on the Oglala, Rosebud, and Lower Brule Sioux Reservations through plumbing, water pipes, appurtenances, and interconnections to the applicable water systems to meet water conservation standards; (4) the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete, within 15 years, the livestock distribution systems for the Oglala and Rosebud Sioux water systems; and (5) the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to assist the Secretary in completing the Oglala, Rosebud, and Lower Brule Sioux water systems by constructing, repairing, and upgrading plumbing fixtures, skirting, and other necessary features to ensure that houses within the service areas are able to meet the standards for connecting to those systems.

(Sec. 3) Authorizes appropriations under such Act for planning, design, and construction and for operation and maintenance of such water systems.

Requires that, within 15 years of the date on which existing public or tribal water systems on the Pine Ridge, Rosebud, and Lower Brule Indian Reservations have been brought up to the standards for the water systems established in such plans, title to each of the water systems be transferred to the United States, to be held in trust for the benefit of the applicable tribe, upon request of the tribe and the owner of the water system. Directs the Secretary to use authorized appropriations for the improvement, repair, and replacement of any water system that is so transferred or that is proposed, by request of the owner of the water system, to be so transferred and improved.

(Sec. 4) Reduces the maximum amount of the federal share of the cost of the Central Valley Water Recycling Project otherwise available as of the date of enactment of this Act by $15 million.

project act amendments sec amends direct secretary interior secretary develop plans completing enter agreements specified agency heads complete requires plans require completion remaining components applicable system accordance dated improvement repair replacement existing water systems transfer existing water systems united_states held trust applicable tribe applicable rural water system requires secretary enter agreements administrator environmental_protection_agency epa secretary agriculture usda secretary health_and_human_services hhs secretary housing_and_urban_development hud fulfill trust responsibility united_states complete water systems accordance report including transfer existing water systems set forth plans requires administrator assist secretary meeting environmental safe drinking water needs pine ridge hhs secretary assist secretary meeting water supply public health needs reservations hud secretary assist secretary carrying projects connect houses eligible funding hud plumbing water pipes appurtenances applicable water systems meet water conservation standards secretary secretary agriculture complete years livestock distribution systems sioux water systems director bureau_of_indian_affairs bia assist secretary completing lower brule sioux water systems constructing repairing upgrading plumbing fixtures necessary features ensure houses service areas able meet standards connecting systems sec authorizes appropriations act planning design construction operation maintenance water systems requires years date existing public tribal water systems pine ridge brought standards water systems established plans title water systems transferred united_states held trust benefit applicable tribe request tribe owner water system directs secretary use authorized appropriations improvement repair replacement water system transferred proposed request owner water system transferred improved sec reduces maximum federal share cost available date enactment act million


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Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities to reclaim and reuse water in the City of Hermiston, Oregon. Limits the federal share of project costs to 25% of the total. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for project operation and maintenance.

Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to deauthorize the Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project, Oregon.

amends reclamation_wastewater groundwater_study facilities act authorize secretary interior participate design planning construction permanent facilities reclaim reuse water oregon limits federal share project costs total prohibits secretary providing funds project operation maintenance amends reclamation projects authorization adjustment act oregon


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Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act - Title I: Reclamation Rural Water Construction and Settlement Implementation Fund - (Sec. 101) Establishes the Reclamation Rural Water Construction and Settlement Implementation Fund, which shall consist of the Rural Water Project Account, the Indian Irrigation Account, and the Reclamation Infrastructure and Settlement Implementation Account. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit into such Accounts for each of FY2014-FY2035 specified amounts of revenues that would otherwise be deposited in the reclamation fund established by the Reclamation Act of 1902. Terminates the Fund on September 30, 2035, and requires the unexpended and unobligated balance to be transferred to the reclamation fund.

Title II: Rural Water Projects - (Sec. 201) Permits the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to use specified amounts available in the Rural Water Project Account, for each of FY2014-FY2035, to complete construction of rural water projects: (1) authorized to be carried out on or before this Act's enactment date, or (2) for which a feasibility study was submitted by September 30, 2012, pursuant to the Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 and an Act of Congress after enactment of this Act has authorized construction.

(Sec. 202) Prohibits the Secretary from using any amounts from the Fund to pay for operation and maintenance costs of an authorized rural water project.

Prohibits the Secretary from expending any amounts from the Fund to carry out this title until development of: (1) programmatic goals that would enable the completion of construction of the authorized rural water projects as expeditiously as practicable and that reflect the goals and priorities identified in the laws authorizing the projects and the goals of the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006; and (2) funding prioritization criteria to serve as a methodology for distributing funds that take into account specified factors, including an evaluation of the urgent and compelling need for potable water supplies in the affected rural and tribal communities and the potential economic benefits of the expenditures on job creation and general economic development in such communities.

Title III: Reclamation Infrastructure and Settlement Implementation - (Sec. 301) Directs the Secretary to use specified amounts authorized to be expended from the Reclamation Infrastructure and Settlement Implementation Account for each of FY2014-FY2035 to: (1) provide authorized compensation to extinguish or otherwise resolve all monetary claims of an Indian tribe against the United States relating to use of tribal land by the United States for the generation of hydropower; or (2) complete construction, planning, and design of projects and implement provisions authorized under one or more Acts of Congress that resolve litigation involving the United States and the rights of federally recognized Indian tribes to access, use, or manage water resources or that implement approved agreements pursuant to which such tribes agree to some limitation on the exercise of such rights.

Title IV: Repair, Replacement, and Maintenance of Certain Indian Irrigation Projects - (Sec. 401) Directs the Secretary to establish a program to address the deferred maintenance needs of Indian irrigation projects that: (1) create risks to public or employee safety or natural or cultural resources, and (2) unduly impede the management and efficiency of the Indian irrigation program.

Directs the Secretary to use or transfer to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) a specified amount from the Indian Irrigation Account for each of FY2014-FY2035 to carry out maintenance, repair, and replacement activities for projects that, on the date of this Act's enactment: (1) are owned by the federal government, as listed in the federal inventory required by Executive Order 13327; (2) are managed by BIA; and (3) have deferred maintenance documented by BIA.

(Sec. 403) Conditions the expenditure of amounts from the Fund to carry out this title on the Secretary developing and submitting certain: (1) programmatic goals, including goals that would enable the completion of repairing, replacing, improving, or performing maintenance on projects as expeditiously as possible; and (2) funding prioritization criteria to serve as a methodology for distributing funds, including criteria that take into account the ability of the project to address tribal, regional, and watershed level water supply needs and the extent to which deferred maintenance of qualifying projects poses a threat to public or employee safety or health, to natural or cultural resources, or to the ability of BIA to carry out its mission in operating the project.

(Sec. 404) Directs the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs: (1) within two years after enactment of this Act, to complete a study that evaluates options for improving programmatic and project management and performance of irrigation projects managed and operated by BIA; (2) prior to conducting such study, to consult with the Indian tribes that have jurisdiction over the land on which an eligible project is located and to solicit and consider input from the landowners served by such project; and (3) on completing such study, to submit a report describing study results, including recommendations for improving programmatic and project management and performance in each qualifying project area and for the program as a whole.

(Sec. 405) Directs the Secretary, before expending funds on an Indian irrigation project under this title, to: (1) consult with the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the land on which the project is located, and (2) solicit and consider input from the landowners served by the project.

(Sec. 406) Directs the Secretary to ensure that each eligible Indian irrigation project that has critical maintenance needs receives part of the funding under this title for each of FY2014-FY2035, with priority to projects for which funding has not been made available during the 15 years preceding enactment of this Act and subject to a specified individual project funding cap.

reclamation rural water construction settlement implementation fund sec establishes shall consist directs secretary treasury deposit accounts fy2014 specified amounts revenues deposited reclamation fund established reclamation act terminates fund september requires unexpended unobligated balance transferred reclamation fund title rural water projects sec permits secretary interior secretary use specified amounts available fy2014 complete construction rural water projects authorized carried act enactment date feasibility study submitted september pursuant act congress enactment act authorized construction sec prohibits secretary amounts fund pay operation maintenance costs authorized rural water project prohibits secretary expending amounts fund carry title development programmatic goals enable completion construction authorized rural water projects expeditiously practicable reflect goals priorities identified laws authorizing projects goals funding prioritization criteria serve methodology distributing funds account specified factors including evaluation urgent compelling need potable water supplies affected rural tribal communities potential economic benefits expenditures job creation general economic development communities title iii reclamation infrastructure settlement implementation sec directs secretary use specified amounts authorized expended provide authorized compensation extinguish resolve monetary claims indian tribe united_states relating use tribal land united_states generation hydropower complete construction planning design projects implement provisions authorized acts congress resolve litigation involving united_states rights federally recognized indian tribes access use manage water resources implement approved agreements pursuant tribes agree limitation exercise rights title repair replacement sec directs secretary establish program address deferred maintenance needs indian irrigation projects create risks public employee safety natural cultural resources unduly impede management efficiency indian irrigation program directs secretary use transfer bureau_of_indian_affairs bia specified fy2014 carry maintenance repair replacement activities projects date act enactment owned federal government listed federal inventory required executive order managed bia deferred maintenance documented bia sec conditions expenditure amounts fund carry title secretary developing submitting certain programmatic goals including goals enable completion repairing replacing improving performing maintenance projects expeditiously possible funding prioritization criteria serve methodology distributing funds including criteria account ability project address tribal regional watershed level water supply needs extent deferred maintenance qualifying projects poses threat public employee safety health natural cultural resources ability bia carry mission operating project sec directs assistant secretary indian_affairs years enactment act complete study evaluates options improving programmatic project management performance irrigation projects managed operated bia prior conducting study consult indian tribes jurisdiction land eligible project located solicit consider input landowners served project completing study submit report describing study results including recommendations improving programmatic project management performance qualifying project area program sec directs secretary expending funds indian irrigation project title consult indian tribe jurisdiction land project located solicit consider input landowners served project sec directs secretary ensure eligible indian irrigation project critical maintenance needs receives funding title fy2014 priority projects funding available years preceding enactment act subject specified individual project funding cap


Summary: Sets the tonnage requirement for consideration of dredging of small ports by the Corps of Engineers at a minimum of 500,000 tons, as calculated by the relevant port authority.

sets tonnage requirement consideration dredging small ports corps_of_engineers minimum tons calculated relevant port authority


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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Approves the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Agreement's terms, including: (1) approving unitization agreements and related arrangements for the exploration of, and development or production of oil or gas from, transboundary reservoirs and geological structures; (2) disclosing information, as necessary, regarding exploration, development, and production of a transboundary reservoir or geological structure that may be considered confidential, privileged, or proprietary information under law; and (3) accepting and taking action not inconsistent with an expert determination under the Agreement.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated approves agreement united_states_of_america hydrocarbon reservoirs gulf_of_mexico authorizes secretary interior implement agreement terms including approving agreements related arrangements exploration development production oil gas transboundary reservoirs geological structures disclosing information necessary exploration development production transboundary reservoir geological structure considered confidential privileged proprietary information law accepting taking action inconsistent expert determination agreement


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Stewardship End Result Contracting Project Act - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enter into stewardship contracting projects with private persons or other public or private entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for eligible land that meets local and rural community needs.

 States that the land management goals of a project may include: (1) road and trail maintenance or obliteration to restore or maintain water quality; (2) soil productivity, habitat for wildlife and fisheries, or other resource values; (3) setting of prescribed fires to improve the composition, structure, condition, and health of stands or to improve wildlife habitat; (4) removing vegetation or other activities to promote healthy forest stands, reduce fire hazards, or achieve other land management objectives; (5) watershed restoration and maintenance; (6) restoration and maintenance of wildlife and fish; or (7) control of noxious and exotic weeds and reestablishing native plant species.

Defines "eligible land" to mean land located on National Forest System land or Bureau of Land Management [BLM]) land located west of the 100th meridian.

Repeals a section of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 that provides for forest health protection.

omnibus_public_land_management_act authorize forest_service bureau_of_land_management blm enter stewardship contracting projects private persons public private entities perform services achieve land management goals eligible land meets local rural community needs states land management goals project include road trail maintenance restore maintain water quality soil productivity habitat wildlife fisheries resource values setting prescribed fires improve composition structure condition health stands improve wildlife habitat removing vegetation activities promote healthy forest stands reduce fire hazards achieve land management objectives watershed restoration maintenance restoration maintenance wildlife fish control noxious exotic weeds reestablishing native plant species defines eligible land mean land located national_forest_system land bureau_of_land_management blm land located west repeals section department_of_the_interior_and_related_agencies_appropriations_act provides forest health protection


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)

Freedom to Fish Act - Requires the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to: (1) cease implementing and enforcing, until two years after enactment of this Act, any restricted area for hazardous waters at dams and other civil works structures in the Cumberland River Basin that the Chief established or modified between August 1, 2012, and the day before the enactment of this Act; and (2) remove any permanent physical barriers constructed in connection with such area.

Requires the Chief, before establishing any such restricted area after this Act's enactment, to: (1) ensure that any restrictions are based on operational conditions that create hazardous waters, and (2) publish and seek and consider public comment on a draft describing the restricted area. Prohibits the Chief from: (1) implementing or enforcing the restricted area until two years after this Act's enactment, or (2) taking any action to establish a permanent physical barrier in connection with such area. (Excludes the installation and maintenance of measures for alerting the public of hazardous water conditions as such a permanent physical barrier.)

Makes enforcement of a restricted area the sole responsibility of the state in which such area is located.

Prohibits the Chief from assessing any penalty for entering a restricted area of public park and recreational facilities at water resource development projects.

measure amended introduced expanded summary senate passed version repeated freedom fish act requires chief army_corps_of_engineers cease implementing enforcing years enactment act restricted area hazardous waters dams civil works structures chief established modified august day enactment act remove permanent physical barriers constructed connection area requires chief establishing restricted area act enactment ensure restrictions based operational conditions create hazardous waters publish seek consider public comment draft describing restricted area prohibits chief implementing enforcing restricted area years act enactment taking action establish permanent physical barrier connection area excludes installation maintenance measures public hazardous water conditions permanent physical barrier makes enforcement restricted area sole responsibility state area located prohibits chief assessing penalty entering restricted area public park recreational facilities water resource development projects


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to direct the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of the Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study to conduct or commission studies to strengthen the implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for Long Island Sound. Requires the studies to include: (1) environmental impacts on the Sound watershed; and (2) planning initiatives that identify areas most suitable for various activities in order to reduce conflicts among uses, reduce environmental impacts, facilitate compatible uses, or preserve critical ecosystem services.

Requires the Office to: (1) develop and implement strategies to increase education and awareness about the ecological health and water quality of the Sound; and (2) monitor progress toward meeting the goals, actions, and schedules of the Plan. Revises the limit on the federal share for certain grants for projects and studies to help implement the Plan. Increases the limit for grants other than citizen involvement and education grants from 50% to 60%.

Requires the Office's Director to submit a report that includes: (1) an assessment of the progress in implementing the Plan, (2) an assessment of the key ecological attributes that reflect the health of the ecosystem of the Sound watershed, (3) a description of substantive modifications to the Plan, (4) recommendations to improve progress in restoring and protecting the Sound watershed, (5) priority actions for implementing the Plan, and (6) a description of the means for coordinating federal funding and actions with the Long Island Sound states and other entities.

Requires the President to submit, with the annual budget, information regarding each federal agency involved in the protection and restoration of the Sound watershed.

Requires the EPA Administrator to coordinate the actions of federal agencies to improve the water quality and living resources of the watershed.

Requires a federal agency that owns or occupies real property, or carries out activities, within the Sound watershed to: (1) participate in regional and subwatershed planning, protection, and restoration activities; and (2) ensure that the property and activities are consistent with the Plan.

Amends the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 to reauthorize the Long Island Sound Stewardship Advisory Committee through 2018 and exempts the Advisory Committee or any board, committee, or other group established under this Act from the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

(Sec. 3) Extends through FY2018 the authorizations to the EPA for the implementation of the Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study, the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006, the Long Island Sound Grants, and Long Island Sound Stewardship Grants.

measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure long island sound restoration stewardship act sec amends federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act direct environmental_protection_agency epa conduct commission studies strengthen implementation comprehensive conservation management plan long island sound requires studies include environmental impacts sound watershed planning initiatives identify areas suitable activities order reduce conflicts uses reduce environmental impacts facilitate compatible uses preserve critical ecosystem services requires office develop implement strategies increase education awareness ecological health water quality sound monitor progress meeting goals actions schedules plan revises limit federal share certain grants projects studies help implement plan increases limit grants citizen involvement education grants requires office director submit report includes assessment progress implementing plan assessment key ecological attributes reflect health ecosystem sound watershed description substantive modifications plan recommendations improve progress restoring protecting sound watershed priority actions implementing plan description means coordinating federal funding actions long_island_sound states entities requires president submit annual budget information federal agency involved protection restoration sound watershed requires epa administrator coordinate actions federal agencies improve water quality living resources watershed requires federal agency owns occupies real property carries activities sound watershed participate regional subwatershed planning protection restoration activities ensure property activities consistent plan amends long island sound stewardship act reauthorize long_island_sound_stewardship_advisory_committee exempts advisory_committee board committee group established act federal_advisory_committee_act sec extends fy2018 authorizations epa implementation long_island_sound_stewardship_act long_island_sound_grants


Summary: Working to Address Treaty Enforcement Rapidly for Texas Act - Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) report quarterly to Congress describing efforts by Mexico to meet the treaty obligations of Mexico to deliver water to the Rio Grande, in accordance with the 1944 treaty between the United States and Mexico entitled "Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande"; and (2) report annually to Congress describing the benefits to the United States of the 2012 document entitled "Interim International Cooperative Measures in the Colorado River Basin through 2017 and Extension of Minute 318 Cooperative Measures to Address the Continued Effects of the April 2010 Earthquake in the Mexicali Valley, Baja California."

working address treaty enforcement rapidly texas act directs secretary state report quarterly congress describing efforts mexico meet treaty obligations mexico deliver water rio_grande accordance treaty united_states mexico entitled utilization waters colorado rio grande report annually congress describing benefits united_states document entitled interim international cooperative measures colorado_river_basin extension minute cooperative measures address continued effects april earthquake california


Summary: Amends the Hudson Valley National Heritage Area Act of 1996 to extend through FY2022 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance for the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area in New York.

amends extend fy2022 authority secretary interior grants provide assistance new_york


Summary: Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Hudson River Valley in the state of New York to evaluate: (1) the national significance of the part of the Hudson River that flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward to the southernmost boundary of Westchester County, New York (the study area); and (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.

study act directs secretary interior conduct study state new_york evaluate national significance hudson_river flows fort edward southernmost boundary westchester_county new_york study area suitability feasibility designating study area unit national_park_system


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the boundary of the Crooked River, Oregon. Requires an applicant, in any application submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relating to hydropower development at Bowman Dam (including turbines and appurtenant facilities), to: (1) analyze any impacts to the scenic, recreational, and fishery resource values of the Crooked River that may be caused by development; (2) propose mitigation for such impacts; and (3) propose measures to ensure that any associated access facilities shall not impede the free-flowing nature of the River below the Dam.

(Sec. 3) Requires 5,100 acre-feet of water to be released annually from the Crooked River federal reclamation project in Oregon to serve as mitigation for the city of Prineville groundwater pumping, pursuant to Oregon law. Directs the city to make payment to the Secretary of the Interior for such water in accordance with applicable Bureau of Reclamation policies, directives, and standards. Authorizes the Secretary, consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), to contract exclusively with the city for additional amounts in the future at the city's request.

 (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary, on a "first fill" priority basis, to store in, and when called for in any year, to release from the Reservoir: (1) 68,273 acre feet of water annually to fulfill all 16 Bureau of Reclamation contracts existing as of January 1, 2011; (2) up to 2,740 acre feet of water annually to supply the McKay Creek land; (3) 10,000 acre feet of water annually to the North Unit Irrigation District or the contract holders, upon request, pursuant to Temporary Water Service Contracts; and (4) 5,100 acre-feet of water annually to mitigate the city's groundwater pumping, with the release of that water to occur not based on an annual call, but instead pursuant to the release required by this Act and the annual release schedule developed pursuant to this Act.

Requires any water stored under this Act that is not called for and released by the end of the irrigation season to be: (1) carried over to the subsequent water year; and (2) accounted for as part of the "first fill" storage quantities of such water year, but not to exceed the maximum "first-fill" storage quantities described by this Act.

Directs the Secretary to release from Prineville Reservoir all remaining stored water quantities consistent with this Act.

Requires use of uncontracted stored water if a consultation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 or an order of a court in a proceeding under that Act requires releases of stored water from Prineville Reservoir for fish and wildlife downstream of Bowman Dam.

Directs the Commissioner of Reclamation to develop and implement annual release schedules for the remaining stored water quantities and the water that serves as mitigation for the city's groundwater pumping, consistent with the guidance provided by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon and the state of Oregon to maximize biological benefit for downstream fish and wildlife, after taking into consideration their multiyear water needs.

Declares that any water stored in one water year that is not released during that year: (1) shall be carried over to the subsequent water year; (2) may be released for downstream fish and wildlife resources until the reservoir reaches maximum capacity; and (3) shall be credited, once maximum capacity is reached, to the first-fill storage quantities, but not to exceed the maximum "first-fill" storage quantities described by this Act.

Directs the Commissioner to: (1) project reservoir water levels over the course of the year; and (2) make such projections available to the public, the Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes any landowner within Ochoco Irrigation District, Oregon, to repay construction costs of project facilities allocated to that landowner's lands within that District. Provides that upon discharge of the obligation for repayment of allocated construction costs, those lands shall not be subject to specified ownership and full-cost pricing limitations. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, upon the request of a landowner who has repaid project construction costs, to provide certification of freedom from ownership and pricing limitations. Modifies the District's reclamation contracts on approval of the District directors to: (1) authorize the use of water for instream purposes in order for the District to engage in, or take advantage of, conserved water projects and temporary instream leasing as authorized by Oregon law; and (2) include within the district boundary approximately 2,742 acres in the vicinity of McKay Creek, classify approximately 685 of such acres as irrigable, and provide the District with stored water from Prineville Reservoir for purposes of supplying those lands.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in management planning meetings every year with the state, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, municipal, agricultural, conservation, recreation, and other interested stakeholders to plan for dry-year conditions. Authorizes the Secretary, in any year, to release any quantity of 10,000 acre-feet of specified water for the benefit of downstream fish and wildlife if the North Unit Irrigation District or other eligible Reclamation contract holders have not initiated contracting with the Bureau for any quantity of such water by June 1 of any year.

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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to: (1) maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures, facilities, or equipment owned by the Bureau for which operations and maintenance are performed by Bureau employees or through a contract with the Bureau) at Reclamation facilities (infrastructure assets that are owned by the Bureau at each Reclamation project owned by the Bureau); and (2) standardize and streamline data reporting and processes across regions and areas for the purpose of maintaining such works.

Requires such Report to include: (1) a detailed assessment of major repair and rehabilitation needs for all such works; and (2) an itemized list of major repair and rehabilitation needs of individual Reclamation facilities at each Reclamation project, including a budget level cost estimate of appropriations needed to complete each item and an assignment of a categorical rating for each item consistent with existing uniform categorization systems to inform the annual budget process and agency requirements.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) coordinate with the non-federal entities responsible for the operation and maintenance of transferred works (Reclamation facilities at which operations and maintenance are carried out by a non-federal entity under a formal agreement with the Bureau) in developing reporting requirements for Asset Management Reports regarding the condition of, and planned maintenance for, transferred works; and (2) develop and implement a categorical rating system for transferred works.

Reduces the maximum amount of the federal share of the cost of the Central Valley Water Recycling Project otherwise available as of the date of enactment of this Act by $2 million.

secretary interior submit congress publicly available biennially update asset management report describes bureau_of_reclamation efforts maintain reliable manner reserved works buildings structures facilities equipment owned bureau operations maintenance performed bureau employees contract bureau reclamation facilities infrastructure assets owned bureau reclamation project owned bureau standardize streamline data reporting processes regions areas purpose maintaining works requires report include detailed assessment major repair rehabilitation needs works itemized list major repair rehabilitation needs individual reclamation facilities reclamation project including budget level cost estimate appropriations needed complete item assignment categorical rating item consistent existing uniform categorization systems inform annual budget process agency requirements directs secretary coordinate non federal entities responsible operation maintenance transferred works reclamation facilities operations maintenance carried non federal entity formal agreement bureau developing reporting requirements condition planned maintenance transferred works develop implement categorical rating system transferred works reduces maximum federal share cost available date enactment act million


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Securing Job Corps Centers Act - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the Job Corps program.

Establishes the Jobs Corps Program Advisory Board in the Department of Labor.

Directs the Board to conduct a study and develop recommendations for improving the administration and management structure of the Job Corps program.

Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, to take actions to improve the administration and management structure of the Jobs Corps program, including reducing to one (currently, there are three) the number of Senior Executive Service positions within the program.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct a financial audit of the Job Corps program for FY2012 and FY2013 and report the results to Congress.

centers act expresses sense congress respect job_corps program establishes department_of_labor directs board conduct study develop recommendations improving administration management structure job_corps program directs secretary labor acting assistant secretary employment training actions improve administration management structure program including reducing currently number senior_executive_service positions program directs comptroller general gao conduct financial audit job_corps program fy2012 fy2013 report results congress


Summary:
Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to increase the authorization ceiling for FY2014.

Increases the maximum amount of funds that may be be obligated for carrying out actual construction to modify an existing dam prior to 30 calendar days from the date that the Secretary of the Interior has transmitted a report on such dam to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate (currently, to Congress).

Requires the Secretary, at least 30 days before making modification expenditures of between $1.8 million and $20 million, to submit to such Committees written notice that provides a summary of the project, the cost of the project, and any alternatives that were considered.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to extend the contract for water services between the United States and the East Bench Irrigation District until the earlier of: (1) that date that is 10 years (currently, 4 years) after the date on which the contract would have expired if such Act had not been enacted, or (2) the date on which a new long-term contract is executed by the parties to the contract.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated amends east bench irrigation district water contract extension act permit secretary interior extend contract water services united_states earlier date years currently years date contract expired act enacted date new long term contract executed parties contract


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Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the project entitled the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System" in accordance with the plans described in the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water System Feasibility Study" if the Secretary determines that the project is feasible.

Directs the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement to provide federal assistance for the planning, design, and construction of the System for specified counties in Montana and North Dakota.

Limits the federal share of planning, design, and construction of the System to 75% of the total cost, or such other lesser amount as may be determined by the Commissioner of Reclamation in a feasibility report. Delineates the components of System facilities for which federal funds may be expended. Prohibits federal funds from being used for the System's operation, maintenance, or replacement.

Directs the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to make available to the System a quantity of power required, up to one and a half megawatt capacity, to meet the System's pumping and incidental operation requirements between May 1 and October 31 of each year from the water intake facilities and through all pumping stations, water treatment facilities, reservoirs, storage tanks, and pipelines up to the point of delivery of water by the water supply system to all storage reservoirs and tanks and each entity that distributes water at retail to individual users. Makes the System eligible to receive such power only if it operates on a nonprofit basis and is constructed pursuant to the cooperative agreement. Sets forth provisions regarding the purchase of additional power, the Authority's responsibility for power charges and non-federal delivery costs, and the System's responsibility for non-federal transmission and distribution system delivery and service arrangements and for funding any transmission upgrades required to the integrated system necessary to deliver power to the System.

authorizes secretary interior carry project entitled dry redwater regional water authority system accordance plans described dry redwater regional water system feasibility study secretary determines project feasible directs secretary enter cooperative agreement provide federal assistance planning design construction system specified counties montana north_dakota limits federal share planning design construction system total cost lesser determined feasibility report delineates components system facilities federal funds expended prohibits federal funds system operation maintenance replacement directs administrator western_area_power_administration available system quantity power required half megawatt capacity meet system pumping incidental operation requirements october year water intake facilities pumping stations water treatment facilities reservoirs storage tanks pipelines point delivery water water supply system storage reservoirs tanks entity distributes water retail individual users makes system eligible receive power operates nonprofit basis constructed pursuant cooperative agreement sets forth provisions purchase additional power authority responsibility power charges non federal delivery costs system responsibility non federal transmission distribution system delivery service arrangements funding transmission upgrades required integrated system necessary deliver power system


Summary:
Bureau of Reclamation Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act - Amends the Water Conservation and Utilization Act (WCUA) to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to enter into leases of power privileges for electric power generation in connection with any project constructed pursuant to such Act, using the processes, terms, and conditions applicable to the lease under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939; and (2) grant the Secretary authority over any project constructed pursuant to such Act in addition to and alternative to any existing authority relating to a particular project.

Specifies that no findings required as prerequisites for construction of a water conservation or utilization project under WCUA shall be required for such a lease.

Requires: (1) all right, title, and interest in and to installed power facilities constructed by non-federal entities pursuant to such a lease, and any direct revenues derived from such lease, to remain with the lessee; and (2) lease charges to be credited to the project from which the power is derived.

jobs_act_-_amends water conservation utilization act authorize secretary interior acting bureau_of_reclamation enter leases power privileges electric power generation connection project constructed pursuant act processes terms conditions applicable lease reclamation project act grant secretary authority project constructed pursuant act addition alternative existing authority relating particular project specifies findings required prerequisites construction water conservation utilization project shall required lease requires right title interest installed power facilities constructed non federal entities pursuant lease direct revenues derived lease remain lessee lease charges credited project power derived


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California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Interior (Secretaries), in response to the declaration of a state of drought emergency in California, to provide the maximum quantity of water supplies possible to Central Valley Project (CVP) and Klamath Project agricultural, municipal and industrial, and refuge service and repayment contractors, State Water Project contractors, and any other locality or municipality in California by approving, consistent with applicable laws: (1) any project or operations to provide additional water supplies if there is any possible way the Secretaries can do so, unless the project or operations constitute a highly inefficient way of providing additional water supplies; and (2) any projects or operations as quickly as possible based on available information to address the emergency conditions.

Sets forth actions to be taken to increase water supply, including: (1) ensuring that the Delta Cross Channel Gates remain open to the greatest extent possible, (2) requiring the Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service to recommend revisions to operations of the CVP and the California State Water Project, (3) adopt a 1:1 inflow to export ratio for the increased flow of the San Joaquin River, (4) require the Director and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to complete all requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 necessary to make final permit decisions on water transfer requests, and (5) make WaterSMART grant funding administered by the Bureau of Reclamation available for eligible projects on a priority and expedited basis.

Authorizes financial assistance under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for projects to increase water supply.

Requires federal agency heads to consult with the Council on Environmental Quality to develop alternative arrangements to comply with NEPA.

Directs the EPA to prioritize projects under state water pollution control revolving funds to provide water to areas at risk of having an inadequate supply of water for public health and safety purposes.

Requires the Commissioner of Reclamation to provide water supply planning assistance in preparation for and in response to dry, critically dry, and below normal water year types, upon request, to CVP or Klamath Project contractors or other reclamation project contractors in California, including contractors who possess contracts for refuge water supplies or who deliver refuge water supplies.

Reauthorizes: (1) the Calfed Bay-Delta Act, (2) the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, and (3) the Secure Water Act.

Amends the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to reduce water consumption or demand or to restore ecosystems in the Klamath Basin watershed, including tribal fishery resources held in trust.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture emergency supplemental appropriations to provide: (1) drought assistance to agricultural producers and for mitigation activities related to drought and wildfire hazards, (2) emergency community water assistance grants to address impacts of drought, and (3) grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal farm workers affected by drought and for forest restoration.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand federal emergency assistance to provide for disaster unemployment, emergency nutrition, and crisis counseling assistance.

Designates this Act as an emergency requirement for budgetary purposes.

california emergency drought relief act requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa secretary commerce secretary response declaration state drought emergency california provide maximum quantity water supplies possible central_valley_project cvp agricultural municipal industrial refuge service repayment contractors state_water_project contractors locality municipality california approving consistent applicable laws project operations provide additional water supplies possible way secretaries project operations constitute highly inefficient way providing additional water supplies projects operations quickly possible based available information address emergency conditions sets forth actions taken increase water supply including ensuring remain open greatest extent possible requiring director national_marine_fisheries_service recommend revisions operations cvp california_state_water_project adopt inflow export ratio increased flow san_joaquin_river require director commissioner bureau_of_reclamation complete requirements national_environmental_policy_act nepa endangered species act necessary final permit decisions water transfer requests grant funding administered bureau_of_reclamation available eligible projects priority expedited basis authorizes financial assistance reclamation_states emergency drought relief act projects increase water supply requires federal agency heads consult council_on_environmental_quality develop alternative arrangements comply nepa directs epa prioritize projects state water pollution control revolving funds provide water areas risk having inadequate supply water public health safety purposes requires commissioner reclamation provide water supply planning assistance preparation response dry critically dry normal water year types request cvp contractors reclamation project contractors california including contractors possess contracts refuge water supplies deliver refuge water supplies reauthorizes calfed bay delta act reclamation_states emergency drought relief act secure water act amends authorize secretary interior actions reduce water consumption demand restore ecosystems klamath_basin watershed including tribal fishery resources held trust directs secretary treasury transfer secretary agriculture emergency supplemental appropriations provide drought assistance agricultural producers mitigation activities related drought wildfire hazards emergency community water assistance grants address impacts drought grants assist low income migrant seasonal farm workers affected drought forest restoration amends disaster relief emergency assistance act expand federal emergency assistance provide disaster unemployment emergency nutrition crisis counseling assistance designates act emergency requirement budgetary purposes


Summary: SECURE Water Amendments Act of 2014 - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to: (1) include "planning for or addressing the impact of drought" among the activities for which the Secretary may make grants and enter cooperative agreements for water management improvement, (2) include Hawaii among the states in which eligible grant and agreement applicants may be located, (3) authorize appropriations for such grants and agreements, and (4) authorize appropriations for national water availability and use assessment program grants for FY2014-FY2018.

amends omnibus_public_land_management_act include planning addressing impact drought activities secretary grants enter cooperative agreements water management improvement include hawaii states eligible grant agreement applicants located authorize appropriations grants agreements authorize appropriations national water availability use assessment program grants fy2014-fy2018


Summary:
Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to establish a program that: (1) identifies and analyzes the potential for public benefits from the transfer of eligible facilities out of federal ownership, and (2) facilitates the transfer of such facilities to qualifying entities to promote more efficient management of water and water-related facilities.

Defines: (1) "eligible facilities" as reclamation projects or facilities (including dams and appurtenant works, infrastructure, recreational facilities, buildings, distribution and drainage works, and associated land or interests in land or water) for which the United States holds title and that meet the criteria for potential transfer established by this Act; and (2) "qualifying entity" as a state, local government, Indian tribe, municipal or quasi-municipal corporation, or other entity (such as a water district) that has the capacity to continue to manage the conveyed property for the same purposes that the property has been managed under the reclamation laws.

Authorizes the Commissioner to convey an eligible facility to a qualifying entity without further authorization from Congress. Grants a qualifying entity that is operating an eligible facility at the time conveyance is being considered the right of first refusal.

Authorizes the Commissioner to reserve an easement over a conveyed property if necessary for the management of any interests retained by the federal government. Directs the Commissioner to retain any mineral interests associated with a conveyed property.

Requires the Commissioner to: (1) establish criteria for determining whether facilities are eligible for conveyance under this Act, including that the qualifying entity agrees to use the eligible facility for substantially the same purposes the facility is being used for at the time the transfer is being evaluated and that such a conveyance is in the financial interest of the United States; and (2) make information on how the determinations are made publicly available.

Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out such conveyances 15 years after this Act's enactment.

reclamation title transfer act authorizes commissioner bureau_of_reclamation establish program identifies analyzes potential public benefits transfer eligible facilities federal ownership facilitates transfer facilities qualifying entities promote efficient management water water related facilities defines eligible facilities reclamation projects facilities including dams appurtenant works infrastructure recreational facilities buildings distribution drainage works associated land interests land water united_states holds title meet criteria potential transfer established act qualifying entity state local government indian tribe municipal quasi municipal corporation entity water district capacity continue manage conveyed property purposes property managed reclamation laws authorizes commissioner convey eligible facility qualifying entity authorization congress grants qualifying entity operating eligible facility time conveyance considered right refusal authorizes commissioner reserve easement conveyed property necessary management interests retained federal government directs commissioner retain mineral interests associated conveyed property requires commissioner establish criteria determining facilities eligible conveyance act including qualifying entity agrees use eligible facility substantially purposes facility time transfer evaluated conveyance financial interest united_states information determinations publicly available terminates secretary authority carry conveyances years act enactment


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Corps of Engineers Cooperative Joint Management Restoration Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to allow a non-federal public or private entity that has entered into a cooperative agreement for the operation and management of recreation facilities and natural resources at civil works projects under the Secretary's jurisdiction to collect user fees for the use of developed recreation sites and facilities, whether developed or constructed by such entity or the Department of the Army.

Permits such an entity to: (1) use any visitor reservation service that the Secretary has provided for by contract or interagency agreement to manage fee collections and reservations, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate; and (2) retain up to 100% of the fees collected and use them for operation, maintenance, and management at the recreation site where they were collected.

authorize secretary army allow non federal public private entity entered cooperative agreement operation management recreation facilities natural resources civil works projects secretary jurisdiction collect user fees use developed recreation sites facilities developed constructed entity department_of_the_army permits entity use visitor reservation service secretary provided contract interagency agreement manage fee collections reservations subject terms conditions secretary deems appropriate retain fees collected use operation maintenance management recreation site collected


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Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Interior (Secretaries), in response to the declaration of a state of drought emergency in California, to provide the maximum quantity of water supplies possible to Central Valley Project (CVP) agricultural, municipal and industrial, and refuge service and repayment contractors, State Water Project (SWP) contractors, and any other locality or municipality in California by approving projects and operations to provide additional water supplies as quickly as possible to address the emergency conditions. Applies such requirement to projects or operations involving the Klamath Project that would benefit federal water contractors in California.

Sets forth actions to be taken by the Secretaries to increase water supply, including:

 ensuring that the Delta Cross Channel Gates remain open to the greatest extent possible; requiring the Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service to recommend revisions to operations of the CVP and the SWP; implementing turbidity control strategies that allow for increased water deliveries while avoiding jeopardy to adult Delta smelt due to entrainment at CVP and SWP pumping plants; managing reverse flow in the Old and Middle Rivers for Delta smelt and salmonids to minimize water supply reductions for the CVP and SWP; adopting a 1:1 inflow to export ratio for the increased flow of the San Joaquin River; issuing all necessary permit decisions within 30 days of receiving a completed application by California to place and use temporary barriers or operable gates in Delta channels to improve water quantity and quality for SWP and CVP water contractors and other water users; requiring the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to complete all requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 necessary to make final permit decisions on water transfer requests within 30 days; requiring the FWS Director to allow any water transfer request associated with fallowing to maximize the quantity of water supplies available for nonhabitat uses, in compliance with federal law; participating in or otherwise providing funding for pilot projects to increase water in reservoirs in regional river basins experiencing extreme, exceptional, or sustained drought that have a direct impact on California's water supply; maintaining all rescheduled water supplies held in the San Luis Reservoir and Millerton Reservoir for all water users for delivery in the immediately following contract water year, unless precluded by reservoir storage capacity limitations; meeting contract water supply needs of CVP refuges through the improvement or installation of water conservation measures, water conveyance facilities, and wells to use groundwater resources and make a quantity of CVP surface water obtained from such measures available to CVP contractors; entering into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to study the effectiveness and environmental impacts of saltcedar biological control efforts on increasing water supplies and improving riparian habitats of the Colorado River and its principal tributaries; making WaterSMART grant funding allocated to California available on a priority and expedited basis for projects that provide emergency drinking and municipal water supplies to localities to meet minimum public health and safety needs, prevent the loss of permanent crops, minimize economic losses resulting from drought conditions, or provide innovative water conservation tools and technology for agriculture and urban water use that can have immediate water supply benefits; implement offsite upstream projects in the Delta and upstream Sacramento River and San Joaquin basins that offset the effects of actions taken under this Act on species listed as threatened or endangered; and using all available scientific tools to identify any changes to real-time operations of Bureau of Reclamation, state, and local water projects that could result in the availability of additional water supplies. Sets forth requirements for expedited procedures to be used by federal agencies, at California's request, to make final decisions relating to a federal project or operation to provide additional water supplies or address emergency drought conditions.

(Sec. 5) Requires federal agency heads, in order to minimize the time spent carrying out environmental reviews and to deliver water quickly, to consult with the Council on Environmental Quality to develop alternative arrangements to comply with NEPA during the emergency.

(Sec. 6) Directs the EPA to require California to prioritize projects under state water pollution control and drinking water treatment revolving funds to provide water most expeditiously to areas at risk of having an inadequate supply of water for public health and safety purposes or to improve resiliency to drought.

(Sec. 7) Provides that nothing in this Act preempts state law in effect on the date of enactment, including area of origin and other water rights protections.

(Sec. 8) Terminates specified authorities under this Act on the date on which the governor of California suspends the state of drought emergency declaration.

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Summary: Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013 [sic] - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from state volume caps tax-exempt facility bonds for sewage and water supply facilities.

sic amends internal revenue code exempt state volume caps tax exempt facility bonds sewage water supply facilities


Summary:
Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms: (1) the Hydroelectric Settlement (Settlement), the Klamath River Basin Restoration Agreement for the Sustainability of Public and Trust Resources and Affected Communities (Restoration Agreement), and the Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement (Upper Basin Agreement), except as modified by this Act; and (2) any amendments to the Settlement, Restoration Agreement, or Upper Basin Agreement that are executed to make them consistent with this Act.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Agriculture to promptly execute and implement the Restoration Agreement.

Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce to promptly execute and implement the Upper Basin Agreement.

Directs the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to implement the Settlement to the extent that it does not conflict with this Act.

(Sec. 4) Includes in the Klamath Reclamation Project's purposes irrigation, reclamation, flood control, municipal uses, industrial uses, power, fish and wildlife purposes, and National Wildlife Refuge purposes.

Prohibits water allocations for fish and wildlife and National Wildlife Refuge purposes from adversely affecting water allocations for irrigation purposes, with the exception of allocations to refuges as provided for in the Restoration Agreement.

Provides for the disposition of net revenues from the leasing of refuge land within the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge and the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Klamath Tribes, and the United States acting as trustee for such Tribes, to make the commitments set forth in the Restoration Agreement and Upper Basin Agreement in consideration of: (1) the benefits those Agreements provide to the Tribes, and (2) the resolution of any contest or exception the Klamath Project Water Users and Off-Project Irrigators had to the Tribes' water rights claims.

Authorizes the Karuk Tribe and Yurok Tribe to make the commitments set forth in the Restoration Agreement in consideration for the commitments of the Klamath Project Water Users described in that Agreement and the other benefits provided in that Agreement and this Act.

Authorizes the Klamath Tribes, Karuk Tribe, Yurok Tribe, and any other federally recognized tribes of the Klamath Basin that become party to the Restoration Agreement after this Act's enactment to relinquish and release certain claims against the United States.

(Sec. 6) Amends the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary, consistent with the Agreements, to carry out any activities to:

 align water supplies with demand, including activities to reduce water consumption and demand; limit the net costs of power used to manage water for the Klamath Project, the On-Project Power Users, irrigators in the Off-Project Area, and the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex; and restore any ecosystem and otherwise protect fish and wildlife in the Klamath Basin watershed, including tribal fishery resources held in trust. (Sec. 7) Establishes in the Treasury the Klamath Tribes Tribal Resource Fund to be managed, invested, and administered by the Secretary for the benefit of the Klamath Tribes in accordance with the Upper Basin Agreement.

Authorizes the Klamath Tribes to submit a tribal investment plan that, if approved by the Secretary, would allow funds from the Fund to be disbursed to the Tribes for investment in accordance with that plan.

Requires the Klamath Tribes to submit for the Secretary's approval an economic development plan for the use of the Fund. Requires that plan to include a resource acquisition and enhancement plan that requires at least 50% of the amount appropriated each fiscal year for the Fund to be used to enhance, restore, and utilize the natural resources of the Tribes in a manner that also provides for the Tribes' economic development and benefits adjacent non-Indian communities.

Prohibits any amount in the Fund or revenue from any water use contract from being distributed to any member of the Klamath Tribes on a per capita basis.

Requires the Tribes to make the commitments set forth in the Agreements and to be in substantial compliance with those commitments before amounts in the Fund are disbursed.

Directs the Secretary to submit annual reports to Congress on the operation of the Fund.

Authorizes appropriations for the Fund.

(Sec. 8) Directs the Governors of Oregon and California and the Secretary, in accordance with the Settlement, to jointly: (1) determine whether to proceed with the removal of the Iron Gate Dam, the Copco No. 1 Dam, the Copco No. 2 Dam, and the J.C. Boyle Dam on the Klamath River based on, but not limited to, factors identified in the Settlement; and (2) designate a dam removal entity if they decide to proceed.

Directs the Secretary and the Governors to: (1) report to Congress and make public a report on the determination and plan for facilities removal, and (2) report to Congress on the results of facilities removal within three years after facilities removal is completed.

Requires the Secretary to accept title to the Keno Dam in Klamath County, Oregon, upon receiving notice that the dam removal entity is ready to remove the J.C. Boyle Dam. Terminates FERC's jurisdiction over the Keno Dam and makes it part of the Klamath Reclamation Project upon the Secretary's acceptance of title to it.

Requires FERC to: (1) issue an order approving partial surrender of the license for the East Side and West Side Developments associated with the Link River Dam upon PacifiCorp's filing of an application for such surrender; and (2) resume timely consideration of the pending licensing application for the Fall Creek Development within 60 days after title to the Iron Gate Dam is transferred to the dam removal entity, regardless of whether PacifiCorp retains ownership of the Development.

Transfers title to PacifiCorp's California hatchery facilities to California when the dam removal entity takes title to the Iron Gate Dam or such other time as may be agreed to by the Settlement parties.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with state, tribal, and local governments and private individuals and entities in order to implement the Act, the Settlement, and the Agreements.

Requires priority to be given to the Yurok Tribe, the Karuk Tribe, the Klamath Tribes, and any other federally recognized tribes of the Klamath Basin that become party to the Restoration Agreement in awarding grants or contracts to implement the fisheries programs in that Agreement.

Sets forth budgetary provisions.

Requires the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Agriculture to report to Congress each fiscal year regarding the implementation of the Settlement and the Agreements.

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Summary:
Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act - Establishes the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions (reviews) required under federal law to construct new surface water storage projects on lands administered by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA), exclusive of any easement, right-of-way, lease, or any private holding (qualifying projects).

Directs the Commissioner of the Bureau: (1) upon receipt of an application for a qualifying project, to identify any federal agency that may have jurisdiction over a required review; and (2) to notify such agency that it has been designated as a cooperating agency unless the agency notifies the Bureau that the agency has no jurisdiction or authority over the project, has no expertise or information relevant to the project or any associated review, or does not intend to submit comments other than in cooperation with the Bureau. Requires each cooperating agency to submit to the Bureau: (1) a timeframe for completing the agency's authorizing responsibilities, (2) all environmental review material produced in the course of carrying out activities required under federal law consistent with the project schedule, and (3) all relevant project data.

Allows a state in which a qualifying project is being considered to choose to: (1) participate as a cooperating agency; and (2) make subject to the processes of this Act all state agencies that have jurisdiction over the project, are required to conduct or issue a review, or are required to make a determination on issuing a permit, license, or approval for the project.

Lists as the principal responsibilities of the Bureau under this Act to: (1) serve as the point of contact for applicants, state agencies, Indian tribes, and others regarding proposed projects; (2) coordinate preparation of unified environmental documentation that will serve as the basis for all federal decisions necessary to authorize the use of federal lands for qualifying projects; and (3) coordinate all federal agency reviews necessary for the development and construction of qualifying projects.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept and expend funds contributed by a non-federal public entity to expedite the evaluation of a permit of that entity related to a qualifying project or activity for a public purpose under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. Directs the Secretary to ensure that all final permit decisions are made available to the public, including on the Internet.

water supply permitting coordination act establishes bureau_of_reclamation lead agency purposes coordinating reviews analyses opinions statements permits licenses approvals decisions reviews required federal law construct new surface water storage projects lands administered department_of_the_interior_or_the_department_of_agriculture usda exclusive easement right way lease private holding qualifying projects directs commissioner bureau receipt application qualifying project identify federal agency jurisdiction required review notify agency designated cooperating agency agency notifies bureau agency jurisdiction authority project expertise information relevant project associated review intend submit comments cooperation bureau requires cooperating agency submit bureau timeframe completing agency authorizing responsibilities environmental review material produced course carrying activities required federal law consistent project schedule relevant project data allows state qualifying project considered choose participate cooperating agency subject processes act state agencies jurisdiction project required conduct issue review required determination issuing permit license approval project lists principal responsibilities bureau act serve point contact applicants state agencies indian tribes proposed projects coordinate preparation unified environmental documentation serve basis federal decisions necessary authorize use federal lands qualifying projects coordinate federal agency reviews necessary development construction qualifying projects authorizes secretary interior accept expend funds contributed non federal public entity expedite evaluation permit entity related qualifying project activity public purpose jurisdiction department_of_the_interior directs secretary ensure final permit decisions available public including internet


Summary: Authorizes any landowner within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska to repay, at any time, the construction costs of project facilities allocated to the landowner's land within the District. Provides that upon discharge in full of the obligation for repayment of all such costs, the land shall not be subject to the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations under the reclamation laws. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon request, to provide to the landowner who has repaid such costs in full a certificate acknowledging that the landholding is free of such limitations.

authorizes landowner nebraska repay time construction costs project facilities allocated landowner land district provides discharge obligation repayment costs land shall subject ownership cost pricing limitations reclamation laws directs secretary interior request provide landowner repaid costs certificate acknowledging free limitations


Summary:
Columbia River Basin Restoration Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Columbia River Basin Restoration Program to reduce toxic contamination and clean up contaminated sites. Requires the program to be collaborative and stakeholder-based.

Requires the EPA to: (1) assess trends in water quality and toxic contamination or toxics reduction; (2) collect, characterize and assess data on toxics and water quality to identify possible causes of environmental problems; (3) update the Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Plan (Action Plan) and the Estuary Partnership Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (Estuary Plan) and ensure that the plans form a coherent toxic contamination reduction strategy; and (4) provide technical assistance in implementing and updating the Action Plan.

Directs the EPA to establish a Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Working Group to: (1) participate in developing updates to the Action Plan, (2) recommend and prioritize projects and actions for the Action Plan, and (3) review progress made.

Requires the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership to perform those duties and fulfill those responsibilities of the Working Group relating to the Lower Columbia River Estuary.

Requires the EPA to establish a Columbia River Basin toxics grant program to provide funding to develop or implement projects to implement the Action Plan and the Estuary Plan.

amends federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act require environmental_protection_agency epa establish reduce toxic contamination clean contaminated sites requires program collaborative stakeholder based requires epa assess trends water quality toxic contamination toxics reduction collect characterize assess data toxics water quality identify possible causes environmental problems update action plan ensure plans form coherent toxic contamination reduction strategy provide technical assistance implementing updating action plan directs epa establish participate developing updates action plan recommend prioritize projects actions action plan review progress requires lower columbia river estuary partnership perform duties fulfill responsibilities working_group relating lower_columbia river estuary requires epa establish columbia_river_basin toxics grant program provide funding develop implement projects implement action plan estuary plan


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Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014 - Ratifies the Hydroelectric Settlement (Settlement), the Klamath River Basin Restoration Agreement for the Sustainability of Public and Trust Resources and Affected Communities (Restoration Agreement), and the Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement (Upper Basin Agreement), except as modified by this Act.

Lists the Klamath Reclamation Project's authorized purposes. Prohibits water allocations for fish, wildlife, and National Wildlife Refuges purposes from adversely affecting water allocations for irrigation purposes, with the exception of allocations to refuges as provided for in the Restoration Agreement.

Provides for the disposition of net revenues from the leasing of refuge land within the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge and the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.

Authorizes the release of specified water rights claims against the United States by the Klamath Tribe, the Karuk Tribe, and the Yurok Tribe.

Amends the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain water, power, and ecosystem restoration programs that are consistent with the Agreements.

Establishes in the Treasury the Klamath Tribes Tribal Resource Fund.

Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) removing the Iron Gate Dam, the Copco No. 1 Dam, the Copco No. 2 Dam, and the J.C. Boyle Dam; (2) transferring the Keno Dam to the United States; (3) surrendering the East Side and West Side Developments associated with the Link River Dam; (4) relicensing PacifiCorp's Fall Creek Dam; and (5) transferring the title of the Iron Gate Hatchery from PacifiCorp to California.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies to earn income from dispositions of certain real property and stock interests without affecting their tax-exempt status. Requires that such income be used to pay the costs of operations, maintenance, and capital improvements of such a company.

ratifies hydroelectric settlement settlement sustainability public trust resources upper klamath basin comprehensive agreement upper basin agreement modified act authorized purposes prohibits water allocations fish wildlife purposes adversely affecting water allocations irrigation purposes exception allocations refuges provided restoration agreement provides disposition net revenues leasing refuge land authorizes release specified water rights claims united_states karuk tribe yurok tribe amends authorize secretary interior conduct certain water power ecosystem restoration programs consistent agreements establishes treasury klamath tribes tribal resource fund sets forth provisions concerning removing iron gate dam copco dam copco dam dam transferring united_states east west developments associated relicensing pacificorp fall creek dam transferring title iron gate hatchery pacificorp california amends internal revenue code permit tax exempt mutual ditch irrigation companies earn income dispositions certain real property stock interests affecting tax exempt status requires income pay costs operations maintenance capital improvements company


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate to 29 cents per gallon.

amends internal revenue code increase inland_waterways_trust_fund financing rate cents gallon


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Local Organization Cooperative Agreement for Land and Facility Maintenance Act of 2015 or the LOCAL Act of 2015 - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to permit a non-federal public or private entity that has entered into a cooperative agreement for the operation and management of recreation facilities and natural resources at civil works projects under the Secretary's jurisdiction to collect user fees for the use of developed recreation sites and facilities, whether developed or constructed by such entity or the Department of the Army.

Permits such an entity to retain up to 100% of the fees collected and use them for operation, maintenance, and management at the recreation site where they were collected.

local act amends water_resources_development_act authorize secretary army permit non federal public private entity entered cooperative agreement operation management recreation facilities natural resources civil works projects secretary jurisdiction collect user fees use developed recreation sites facilities developed constructed entity department_of_the_army permits entity retain fees collected use operation maintenance management recreation site collected


Summary: Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out the project for environmental restoration, CERP, Central Everglades Planning Project, Florida, in accordance with the plans and subject to the conditions recommended in the final report of the Chief of Engineers signed on December 23, 2014.

amends water_resources_development_act authorize secretary army carry project environmental restoration florida accordance plans subject conditions recommended final report chief engineers signed december