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Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to expand the duties of the Office of Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study by requiring the Office to: (1) conduct or commission studies to strengthen the implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the Long Island Sound, including studies on environmental impacts on the Sound watershed and studies on planning initiatives for the Sound that identify the areas that are most suitable for various types of activities in order to reduce conflicts among uses, reduce environmental impacts, facilitate compatible uses, or preserve critical ecosystem services to meet economic, environmental, security, or social objectives; (2) develop and implement strategies to increase public education and awareness with respect to the ecological health and water quality conditions of the Sound; (3) make publicly available on the Internet information relating to the environmental quality of the Sound; and (4) monitor the progress made toward meeting the identified goals, actions, and schedules of the Plan.

Limits the federal share for grants for projects and studies which will help implement the Plan, other than citizen involvement and citizen involvement grants, to 60%.

Requires the Office's Director to submit a report that includes: (1) an assessment of the progress made by the Office and the Long Island Sound states 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 any substantive modifications to the Plan made during the preceding two years, (4) recommendations to improve progress in restoring and protecting the Sound watershed, (5) priority actions for implementation of the Plan for the next two years, and (6) a description of the means by which federal funding and actions will be coordinated with the actions of the Long Island Sound states and other entities.

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

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Act (EPA) to coordinate the actions of federal agencies that impact water quality in the Sound watershed 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 with respect to the watershed; and (2) ensure that the property and activities carried out by the agency are consistent with the Plan.

Amends the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 to terminate the Long Island Sound Stewardship Advisory Committee on December 31, 2018 (currently 2011). Extends reporting requirements by requiring the Advisory Committee to submit to the Administrator and the decision making body of the Long Island Sound Study Management Conference an annual report through FY2018 on stewardship sites. Makes the amendments to such Act become effective on October 1, 2011.

Extends through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations to the Administrator 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.

stewardship act amends federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act expand duties requiring office conduct commission studies strengthen implementation comprehensive conservation management plan long island sound including studies environmental impacts sound watershed studies planning initiatives sound identify areas suitable types activities order reduce conflicts uses reduce environmental impacts facilitate compatible uses preserve critical ecosystem services meet economic environmental security social objectives develop implement strategies increase public education awareness respect ecological health water quality conditions sound publicly available internet information relating environmental quality sound monitor progress meeting identified goals actions schedules plan limits federal share grants projects studies help implement plan citizen involvement citizen involvement grants requires office director submit report includes assessment progress states implementing plan assessment key ecological attributes reflect health ecosystem sound watershed description substantive modifications plan preceding years recommendations improve progress restoring protecting sound watershed priority actions implementation plan years description means federal funding actions coordinated actions long_island_sound states entities requires president submit annual budget information federal agency involved protection restoration sound watershed requires administrator epa coordinate actions federal agencies impact water quality sound watershed improve water quality living resources watershed requires federal agency owns occupies real property carries activities sound watershed participate regional subwatershed planning protection restoration activities respect watershed ensure property activities carried agency consistent plan amends long island sound stewardship act terminate long_island_sound_stewardship_advisory_committee december currently extends reporting requirements requiring advisory_committee submit administrator decision making body annual report fy2018 stewardship sites makes amendments act effective october extends fy2018 authorization appropriations administrator implementation long_island_sound_stewardship_act long_island_sound_grants


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Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2013 - Establishes the Groundwork USA Trust Program.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) facilitate the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments, remediation of brownfield sites, community involvement, or site preparation; (2) reclaim vacant and derelict lands; (3) cleanup and care for neglected areas; (4) return brownfields to productive use; (5) integrate environmental education, food security, health and fitness, resource management, and job training; (6) encourage and support business, local government, nonprofit, and community cooperation in sustainable environmental care and enhancement; (7) acquire, rehabilitate, and improve real property and buildings; and (8) develop programs that encourage partnering with other environmental organizations.

establishes usa trust program authorizes secretary interior award grants eligible nonprofit organizations facilitate inventory brownfield sites site assessments remediation brownfield sites community involvement site preparation reclaim vacant derelict lands cleanup care neglected areas return brownfields productive use integrate environmental education food security health fitness resource management job training encourage support business local government nonprofit community cooperation sustainable environmental care enhancement acquire rehabilitate improve real property buildings develop programs encourage partnering environmental organizations


Summary: Border Communities Economic Security and Sustainability Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to coordinate to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to accommodate preexisting and border location-dependent businesses into the design and construction of reconfigured and new ports of entry.

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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.

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San Gabriel Watershed Restoration Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers, in coordination with Los Angeles County, California, to: (1) prepare a feasibility study for environmental ecosystem restoration, flood control, water quality control, water supply storage, outdoor recreation enhancements, and other aspects of the San Gabriel River Watershed revitalization that is consistent with the goals of the San Gabriel River master plan published by that County; and (2) identify demonstration projects for construction and restoration of the San Gabriel River Watershed.

Authorizes the Chief to construct demonstration projects to provide information to develop the study. Limits to 65% the federal share of the cost of any project under this Act.

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Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop and offer to the Oakdale Irrigation District and the South San Joaquin Irrigation District in California a contract enabling the Districts to collectively impound and store up to 100,000 acre-feet of their superior Stanislaus River water rights in the New Melones Reservoir in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warren Act.

Requires any such contract to be for not less than 10 years and to expressly: (1) permit the Districts to use any water impounded and stored in such Reservoir for any legal purpose under California law, including use within the boundaries of either District, transfer to and reasonable and beneficial use by a person or entity not located within such boundaries, and for in stream use in the Stanislaus River, the San Joaquin River, or the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta; and (2) prohibit any water impounded and stored by either District from being released or withdrawn if the storage level of such Reservoir is below 1 million acre-feet and to require, in such event, that the impounded and stored water be retained for use by the Districts in the following year, subject to the same minimum storage requirement and without additional payment.

Excludes any water impounded and stored in such Reservoir by either District under such contract from water placed in the Districts' conservation account as defined in the August 30, 1988 Stipulation and Agreement entered into between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Districts.

directs secretary interior develop offer california contract enabling districts collectively impound store acre feet superior stanislaus_river water rights accordance terms conditions requires contract years expressly permit districts use water stored reservoir legal purpose california law including use boundaries district transfer reasonable beneficial use person entity located boundaries stream use stanislaus_river san_joaquin_river sacramento san joaquin river delta prohibit water stored district released withdrawn storage level reservoir million acre feet require event stored water retained use districts following year subject minimum storage requirement additional payment excludes water stored reservoir district contract water placed districts conservation account defined august stipulation agreement entered bureau_of_reclamation districts


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.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 11, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Crooked River Collaborative Water Security and Jobs Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the boundary of the Crooked River, Oregon. Requires the applicant, in any license or lease of power privilege application relating to non-federal hydropower development at Bowman Dam, to:

 analyze any impacts to the scenic, recreational, and fishery resource values of the Crooked River from the center crest of such Dam to a point 1/4-mile downstream that may be caused by the proposed hydropower development; propose measures to minimize and mitigate such impacts; and propose measures to ensure that any access facilities associated with such hydropower development shall not impede the free-flowing nature of the Crooked River below the Dam. (Sec. 3) Requires 5,100 acre-feet of water to be released annually from the Crooked River project to serve as mitigation for city of Prineville groundwater pumping, pursuant to and consistent with Oregon law; and (2) Prineville to make payments to the Secretary for the water released. Authorizes the Secretary to contract exclusively with Prineville for additional quantities of water 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, release from the Reservoir an additional: (1) 68,273 acre feet of water annually to fulfill all 16 Bureau of Reclamation contracts existing as of January 1, 2011; (2) 2,740 acre feet of water annually to supply the McKay Creek land; (3) 10,000 acre feet of water annually, first to the North Unit Irrigation District and subsequently to any other holders of Reclamation contracts existing as of January 1, 2011, pursuant to Temporary Water Service Contracts, upon request; and (4) 5,100 acre feet of water annually to mitigate Prineville groundwater pumping pursuant to the release schedule developed pursuant to this Act. Requires water stored 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 such first fill storage quantities of the subsequent water year.

Directs the Secretary to store in and release from Prineville Reservoir sufficient quantities of remaining stored quantities to be released pursuant to the annual release schedule developed pursuant to this Act and to provide instream flows consistent with the recommendations for in-channel strategies in the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Deschutes Subbasin Plan, dated March 24, 2005, for flow between Bowman Dam and Lake Billy Chinook.

Directs the Commissioner of Reclamation to: (1) develop annual release schedules for the remaining stored water quantities that maximize benefits to downstream fish and wildlife; and (2) project reservoir water levels over the course of the year.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes any owner of land within Ochoco Irrigation District, Oregon, to repay construction costs of project facilities allocated to that land. Requires the Secretary, 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; (2) include within the District boundary approximately 2,742 acres in the vicinity of McKay Creek; (3) classify approximately 685 of such acres as irrigable land authorized to receive irrigation water pursuant to water rights issued by Oregon if the acres have received water pursuant to such rights in the past; and (4) provide the District with stored water from Prineville Reservoir for supplying such 685 acres, contingent on the transfer of existing appurtenant McKay Creek water rights to instream use and Oregon issuing such water rights.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Bureau to: (1) participate in dry-year management planning meetings with Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and municipal, agricultural, conservation, recreation, and other interested stakeholders; and (2) develop a dry-year management plan that recommends strategies, measures, and actions that the irrigation districts and other Bureau contract holders voluntarily agree to implement.

Authorizes the Secretary, if North Unit Irrigation District or other eligible Bureau contract holders have not initiated contracting with the Bureau by June 1 of any calendar year for any quantity of the 10,000 acre feet of water to be released on a first fill priority basis, to release that quantity of water for the benefit of downstream fish and wildlife, with the voluntary agreement of such District and contract holders.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Commissioner to determine the applicability of the Commissioner's jurisdiction to non-federal hydropower development pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Bureau entitled "Establishment of Processes for the Early Resolution of Issues Related to the Timely Development of Non-Federal Hydroelectric power at the Bureau of Reclamation Facilities," signed November 6, 1992, or any subsequent or related memorandum of understanding.

(Sec. 8) Provides that nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to store and release first fill quantities for any purposes other than those specified, except for: (1) the potential instream use resulting from conserved water projects and temporary instream leasing, (2) the potential release of additional amounts that may result from voluntary actions agreed to through the dry-year management plan, and (3) the potential release of the 10,000 acre feet for downstream fish and wildlife.

measure amended passed senate december summary version repeated river collaborative water security jobs_act sec amends wild scenic rivers act modify boundary oregon requires applicant license lease power privilege application relating non federal hydropower development dam analyze impacts scenic recreational fishery resource values center crest dam point mile downstream caused proposed hydropower development propose measures minimize mitigate impacts propose measures ensure access facilities associated hydropower development shall impede free flowing nature dam sec requires acre feet water released annually project serve mitigation city groundwater pumping pursuant consistent oregon law payments secretary water released authorizes secretary contract exclusively additional quantities water city request sec directs secretary fill priority basis store called year release reservoir additional acre feet water annually fulfill bureau_of_reclamation contracts existing january acre feet water annually supply land acre feet water annually north_unit_irrigation_district subsequently holders reclamation contracts existing january pursuant request acre feet water annually mitigate groundwater pumping pursuant release schedule developed pursuant act requires water stored called released end irrigation season carried subsequent water year accounted fill storage quantities subsequent water year directs secretary store release sufficient quantities remaining stored quantities released pursuant annual release schedule developed pursuant act provide instream flows consistent recommendations channel strategies deschutes dated march flow directs commissioner reclamation develop annual release schedules remaining stored water quantities maximize benefits downstream fish wildlife project reservoir water levels course year sec authorizes owner land oregon repay construction costs project facilities allocated land requires secretary request landowner repaid project construction costs provide certification freedom ownership pricing limitations modifies district reclamation contracts approval district directors authorize use water instream purposes order district engage advantage conserved water projects temporary instream leasing authorized oregon law include district boundary approximately acres vicinity classify approximately acres land authorized receive irrigation water pursuant water rights issued oregon acres received water pursuant rights past provide district stored water supplying acres contingent transfer existing appurtenant water rights instream use oregon issuing water rights sec directs bureau participate dry year management planning meetings oregon confederated tribes warm_springs_reservation oregon municipal agricultural conservation recreation interested stakeholders develop dry year management plan recommends strategies measures actions irrigation districts bureau contract holders voluntarily agree implement authorizes secretary north unit irrigation district eligible bureau contract holders initiated contracting bureau june calendar year quantity acre feet water released fill priority basis release quantity water benefit downstream fish wildlife voluntary agreement district contract holders sec directs commissioner determine applicability commissioner jurisdiction non federal hydropower development pursuant memorandum understanding federal_energy_regulatory_commission ferc bureau entitled establishment processes early resolution issues related timely development non federal hydroelectric power signed november subsequent related memorandum understanding sec act authorizes secretary store release fill quantities purposes specified potential instream use resulting conserved water projects temporary instream leasing potential release additional amounts result voluntary actions agreed dry year management plan potential release acre feet downstream fish wildlife


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Declares it to be congressional policy that: (1) a state has authority to manage the waters of rivers located within its boundaries; and (2) a state in which a Missouri River mainstem reservoir of the Corps of Engineers is located maintains authority to allocate the quantity of water in the reservoir attributable to the natural flows of the Missouri River within its boundaries. Requires all policies and procedures for the operations of Missouri River mainstem reservoirs of the Corps to be consistent with such policy.

Defines "natural flows" to mean Missouri River waters that would be flowing in a state in the absence of a dam that forms a Missouri River mainstem reservoir of the Corps. Requires the quantity of natural flows to be determined based on average monthly flows (excluding depletions) and to be calculated for the entire period of record, including before, during, and after construction of any dams or reservoirs.

Requires the Secretary of the Army to determine the quantity of water in each Missouri River mainstem reservoir of the Corps that is attributable to the natural flows of the Missouri River within the state in which the reservoir is located. Authorizes a state to seek judicial review of such determination.

Prohibits the Secretary from charging a fee in connection with water of the Missouri River in a state, without the state's consent, until such quantity of the natural flows of the Missouri River within the state is determined.

declares congressional policy state authority manage waters rivers located boundaries state missouri_river reservoir corps_of_engineers located maintains authority allocate quantity water reservoir attributable natural flows missouri river boundaries requires policies procedures operations missouri_river reservoirs corps consistent policy defines natural flows mean missouri_river waters flowing state absence dam forms missouri_river reservoir corps requires quantity natural flows determined based average monthly flows excluding calculated entire period record including construction dams reservoirs requires secretary army determine quantity water missouri_river reservoir corps attributable natural flows missouri river state reservoir located authorizes state seek judicial review determination prohibits secretary charging fee connection water missouri_river state state consent quantity natural flows missouri river state determined


Summary: Army Corps of Engineers Communications Accountability Act of 2013 - Requires the Chief of Engineers: (1) to notify the public within seven days after determining that runoff conditions in the Missouri River System are likely to reach the upper quartile or upper decile scenarios specified for a year in an annual operating plan for such System; and (2) to meet with a state, local, or tribal government with jurisdiction over an area that will be affected by a flood occurring in the System within seven days after such government requests such a consultation regarding such an upper decile determination. Authorizes the Chief to provide in such consultation information regarding expected water levels, advice regarding preparedness actions, and technical assistance.

requires chief engineers notify public seven days determining runoff conditions likely reach upper quartile upper scenarios specified year annual operating plan system meet state local tribal government jurisdiction area affected flood occurring system seven days government requests consultation upper determination authorizes chief provide consultation information expected water levels advice preparedness actions technical assistance


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Marina Operator Tax Obligation Relief Act of 2013 or the MOTOR Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from imposing a fee under a lease entered into with a concessionaire for the use of Army-controlled real property at a water resources development project if: (1) the lease is for the operation of a facility making restaurant, gasoline, or marine engine sales in connection with a marina; and (2) the fee exceeds 1% of the facility's gross revenues.

Requires appropriate modifications to leases entered into before enactment of this Act.

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Amends the Water Supply Act of 1958 to permit an interested state or local interest to submit to the Secretary of the Army by January 1, 2016, a plan for the utilization of future use water storage under such Act.

Requires such plan to include: (1) a 10-year timetable for conversion of future use storage to present use; and (2) a schedule of actions that the state or local interest agrees to carry out over a 10-year period, in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, to seek new and alternative users of future water storage that is contracted to the state or local interest on the date of this Act's enactment.

Allows a state or local interest that the Secretary determines has carried out its obligations under such plan, for Corps projects for the period from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028, to notify the Secretary that it seeks to release to the United States any right of the state or local interest to future water storage that was allocated for future use water supply prior to November 17, 1986, and that has not been allocated or used as of December 31, 2025. Provides that on receipt of such notification by the Secretary: (1) the request of the applicable state or local interest to release future water storage rights shall be considered to be approved, and (2) such interest shall not be responsible for the cost of any water storage rights released under such Act.

amends water supply act permit interested state local interest submit secretary army january plan utilization future use water storage act requires plan include year timetable conversion future use storage present use schedule actions state local interest agrees carry year period cooperation corps_of_engineers seek new alternative users future water storage contracted state local interest date act enactment allows state local interest secretary determines carried obligations plan corps projects period january december notify secretary seeks release united_states right state local interest future water storage allocated future use water supply prior november allocated december provides receipt notification secretary request applicable state local interest release future water storage rights shall considered approved interest shall responsible cost water storage rights released act


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Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act of 2013 - Directs the President to: (1) establish the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission, in cooperation with the governors of the states included in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin (New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut), to coordinate activities being undertaken by the states, advisory committees, local governments, institutions of higher education, and nongovernmental organizations to address environmental, economic, and cultural issues associated with the management and use of resources in the Hudson-Mohawk Watershed; and (2) designate the Secretary of the Interior to serve as a member of the Commission and as coordinator of participation of relevant federal agencies in the Commission's activities.

Requires the Commission to: (1) develop and implement plans, policies, and projects relating to the Basin's water resources; (2) adopt and promote uniform and coordinated policies for management and conservation of such resources; (3) coordinate and direct the development, implementation, operation, and financing of water resources projects consistent with its plans and policies; and (4) develop and adopt a comprehensive plan for the development and use of such resources, which shall address all projects and facilities required for development, conservation, use, management, and control of the Basin's water resources to meet present and future needs.

Directs the Commission to adopt a water resources program on an annual basis, based upon the comprehensive plan, that identifies specific projects and facilities to be undertaken during the immediate five-year period in each of the Basin's five sub-basins.

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

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Sabine National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2013 - Requires a land exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Sabine River Authority of Texas involving the Sabine National Forest, the Indian Mounds Wilderness Area, and the Toledo Bend Project in Texas.

Requires the costs of the land exchange to be shared equally by the Authority and the Secretary, and the land exchange to be conducted on an equal value basis.

requires land exchange secretary agriculture usda involving indian wilderness area texas requires costs land exchange shared equally authority secretary land exchange conducted equal value basis


Summary: Fundamentally Improving Salmon Habitat Act or the FISH Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to revise requirements for studies and ecosystem restoration projects for the lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay estuaries, Oregon and Washington. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects with total costs of $2 million or greater per project (designated as "large projects"); and (2) provide grants to the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board, and the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to conduct projects with total costs of less than $2 million per project ("small projects"). Revises and adds requirements relating to administration of such projects, including the provision of technical assistance to entities carrying out small projects, the determination of priority for large and small projects, and the allocation of funding for small projects.

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Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide competitive grants to eligible higher education institutions and research institutions to establish and maintain between three and five centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure. Defines "innovative stormwater control infrastructure" to mean any stormwater management technique that: (1) uses natural systems or engineered systems that mimic natural processes to infiltrate, evapotranspire, or capture stormwater; and (2) preserves, enhances, or mimics natural hydrology to protect or restore water quality.

Establishes the duties of each center, including: (1) researching innovative stormwater control infrastructure; (2) developing manuals and establishing industry standards on best management practices relating to state, tribal, local, and commercial innovative stormwater control infrastructure; (3) developing and administering testing and evaluation protocols to measure and verify the performance of stormwater infrastructure products and practices; (4) providing information about its research, manuals, and testing and evaluation to the national electronic clearinghouse center; (5) providing technical assistance and training on infrastructure; and (6) evaluating regulatory and policy issues relating to infrastructure.

Requires one of the centers to be designated as the national electronic clearinghouse center, which shall, in addition to its other duties, operate a website and a public database on such infrastructure.

Requires the Administrator to provide competitive grants to eligible entities that manage stormwater, water resources, or waste water resources to: (1) plan, design, and install such infrastructure projects; (2) develop standards and revisions to local zoning, building, or other local codes necessary to accommodate such projects; (3) develop fee structures to provide financial support for such infrastructure; (4) develop training and educational materials regarding such infrastructure; (5) develop and implement an innovative stormwater control infrastructure portfolio standard program; (6) protect or restore interconnected networks of natural areas that protect water quality; (7) monitor and evaluate the environmental, economic, or social benefits of such infrastructure; and (8) implement a best practices standard. Requires the Administrator to give priority to applications from: (1) a community that has combined storm and sanitary sewers in its collection system or is low-income or disadvantaged; or (2) an eligible entity that will use at least 10% of the grant for a low-income or disadvantaged community.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) ensure that EPA's Office of Water, Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Office of Research and Development, and Office of Policy promote the use of such infrastructure in, and coordinate its integration into, permitting programs, planning efforts, research, technical assistance, and funding guidance; (2) ensure that the Office of Water supports establishing innovative financing mechanisms in the implementation of such infrastructure; (3) direct each EPA regional office to promote and integrate the use of such infrastructure within the region; (4) promote information-sharing with state, tribal, and local governments, tribal communities, the private sector, and the public regarding innovative stormwater control infrastructure approaches for reducing water pollution, protecting water resources, complying with regulatory requirements, and achieving other environmental, public health, and community goals; and (5) establish voluntary, measurable goals, to be known as the innovative stormwater control infrastructure portfolio standard, to increase the percentage of annual water managed by eligible entities that use such infrastructure.

innovative stormwater infrastructure act requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa provide competitive grants eligible higher education institutions research institutions establish maintain centers excellence innovative stormwater control infrastructure defines innovative stormwater control infrastructure mean stormwater management technique uses natural systems engineered systems mimic natural processes capture stormwater preserves enhances natural hydrology protect restore water quality establishes duties center including researching innovative stormwater control infrastructure developing manuals establishing industry standards best management practices relating state tribal local commercial innovative stormwater control infrastructure developing administering testing evaluation protocols measure verify performance stormwater infrastructure products practices providing information research manuals testing evaluation national electronic clearinghouse center providing technical assistance training infrastructure evaluating regulatory policy issues relating infrastructure requires centers designated national electronic clearinghouse center shall addition duties operate website public database infrastructure requires administrator provide competitive grants eligible entities manage stormwater water resources waste water resources plan design install infrastructure projects develop standards revisions local zoning building local codes necessary accommodate projects develop fee structures provide financial support infrastructure develop training educational materials infrastructure develop implement innovative stormwater control infrastructure portfolio standard program protect restore interconnected networks natural areas protect water quality monitor evaluate environmental economic social benefits infrastructure implement best practices standard requires administrator priority applications community combined storm sanitary sewers collection system low income disadvantaged eligible entity use grant low income disadvantaged community requires administrator ensure epa promote use infrastructure coordinate integration permitting programs planning efforts research technical assistance funding guidance ensure office_of_water supports establishing innovative financing mechanisms implementation infrastructure direct epa regional office promote integrate use infrastructure region promote information sharing state tribal local governments tribal communities private sector public innovative stormwater control infrastructure approaches reducing water pollution protecting water resources complying regulatory requirements achieving environmental public health community goals establish voluntary measurable goals known innovative stormwater control infrastructure portfolio standard increase percentage annual water managed eligible entities use infrastructure


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Extreme Weather Mitigation Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to give funding priority to authorized projects and studies with a primary purpose of hurricane and storm damage risk reduction that: (1) address an imminent threat to life and property, (2) prevent storm surge from inundating populated areas, (3) prevent the loss of coastal wetlands that help reduce the impact of storm surge, (4) protect emergency hurricane evacuation routes or shelters, (5) prevent adverse impacts to publicly-owned or funded infrastructure and assets, (6) minimize federal disaster relief costs, and (7) address hurricane and storm damage risk reduction in presidentially-declared major disaster areas.

Provides for expedited consideration of previously authorized water resources projects that meet such criteria.

 Sets forth criteria for prioritizing new studies for hurricane and storm damage reduction.

extreme weather mitigation act directs secretary army funding priority authorized projects studies primary purpose hurricane storm damage risk reduction address imminent threat life property prevent storm surge populated areas prevent loss coastal wetlands help reduce impact storm surge protect emergency hurricane evacuation routes shelters prevent adverse impacts publicly owned funded infrastructure assets minimize federal disaster relief costs address hurricane storm damage risk reduction presidentially declared major disaster areas provides expedited consideration previously authorized water resources projects meet criteria sets forth criteria prioritizing new studies hurricane storm damage reduction


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Public Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to approve or disapprove a covered permit application for a public safety project within two years after the application is submitted. Requires an application upon which the Secretary fails to act within such time to be considered under an expedited process, unless the governor of the state in which the project is to be located issues a declaration of emergency with respect to the project. Defines "covered permit application" as an application for a permit to discharge dredge or fill material submitted by a state or municipality under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).

Directs the Secretary to establish such an expedited process, under which the Secretary shall: (1) prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement, (2) weigh the public safety aspects of the project as greater than the environmental costs, and (3) complete consultation with other agencies within six months. Provides that the Secretary, in issuing a permit under the expedited process: (1) may not require mitigation costs in an amount that exceeds 20% of the project's total cost, and (2) may relocate from the project any of the members of a threatened or endangered species of plant or animal that the relevant federal agencies determine would be taken in the course of the project.

 Authorizes the state or municipality that submitted a covered permit application for a project, if a governor issues a declaration of emergency with respect to the project, to request that: (1) the application be considered under the expedited process; or (2) the Council on Environmental Quality approve the project or create an alternative, which must be done within 90 days or the application shall be deemed approved and the environmental requirements shall be deemed satisfied.

public infrastructure modernization act requires secretary army approve disapprove covered permit application public safety project years application submitted requires application secretary fails act time considered expedited process governor state project located issues declaration emergency respect project defines covered permit application application permit discharge dredge fill material submitted state municipality federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act directs secretary establish expedited process secretary shall prepare environmental assessment environmental impact statement weigh public safety aspects project greater environmental costs complete consultation agencies months provides secretary issuing permit expedited process require mitigation costs exceeds project total cost relocate project members threatened endangered species plant animal relevant federal agencies determine taken course project authorizes state municipality submitted covered permit application project governor issues declaration emergency respect project request application considered expedited process council_on_environmental_quality approve project create alternative days application shall deemed approved environmental requirements shall deemed satisfied


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Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act - Title I: Central Valley Project Water Reliability - (Sec. 101) Amends the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) to include among the Act's purposes to: (1) ensure that water dedicated to fish and wildlife purposes is replaced and provided to Central Valley Project (CVP) water contractors by December 31, 2018, at the lowest cost reasonably achievable, and (2) facilitate and expedite water transfers in accordance with that Act.

(Sec. 102) Redefines "anadromous fish" to: (1) include those native stocks of salmon (including steelhead) and sturgeon that, as of October 30, 1992, were present in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries and that ascend those rivers and their tributaries to reproduce after maturing in San Francisco Bay or the Pacific Ocean; and (2) exclude non-native striped bass and American shad.

Defines "reasonable flows" as water flows capable of being maintained taking into account competing consumptive uses of water and economic, environmental, and social factors.

(Sec. 103) Eliminates existing limitations on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to enter into any new contracts for water supply from the CVP.

Directs the Secretary to renew any existing long-term repayment or water service contract, upon request of the contractor, that provides for the delivery of water from the CVP for a period of 40 years (the current contractual term is 25 years). Requires new or renewed contracts to include a provision that requires the Secretary to charge only for water actually delivered.

(Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary to take all necessary actions to facilitate and expedite CVP water transfers in accordance with CVPIA or any other provision of federal reclamation law and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Requires: (1) the contracting district from which the water is coming, the agency, or the Secretary to determine if a written water transfer proposal is complete within 45 days after the date of submission of such proposal; and (2) the district, agency, or Secretary to state with specificity what must be added or revised if such proposal is determined to be incomplete.

Prohibits the Secretary from imposing mitigation or other requirements on a proposed transfer of water.

Declares that: (1) the authority to make transfers or exchanges of, or banking or recharge arrangements using, CVP water that could have been conducted before October 30, 1992, is valid and such transfers, exchanges, or arrangements shall not be subject to, limited, or conditioned by this title; and (2) this title shall not supersede or revoke the authority to transfer, exchange, bank, or recharge CVP water that existed prior to such date.

Requires: (1) measurement (currently, metering) of water use; and (2) the contracting district or agency, excluding districts serving multiple agencies with separate governing boards, to ensure that all contractor-owned water delivery systems within its boundaries measure surface water at the district or agency's facilities up to the point the surface water is commingled with other water supplies.

Repeals provisions regarding water pricing reform. Requires all revenues received by the Secretary that exceed the cost-of-service to be covered to the CVP Restoration Fund.

(Sec. 105) Grants the Secretary discretion to modify CVP operations to provide reasonable water flows of suitable quality, quantity, and timing to protect all life stages of anadromous fish. Provides that instream flow needs for CVP controlled streams and rivers shall be determined by the Secretary based on recommendations of the National Marine Fisheries Service (as well as recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service), after consultation with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) (currently, consultation is required with the California Department of Fish and Game).

Provides that all CVP water used for purposes specified in CVPIA shall be credited to the quantity of CVP yield dedicated and managed under that Act by determining how the dedication and management of such water would affect the delivery capability of the CVP during the 1928 to 1934 drought period after fishery, water quality, and other flow and operational requirements imposed by terms and conditions existing in agreements pertaining to CVP under applicable law existing on October 30, 1992, have been met. Requires CVP water to be reused to fulfill the secretary's remaining contractual obligations to provide CVP water for agricultural or municipal and industrial purposes.

States that: (1) if, by March 15th of any year, the quantity of CVP water forecasted to be made available to water service or repayment contractors in the Delta Division of CVP is below 75% of the total quantity made available under such contracts, the quantity of CVP yield dedicated and managed for that year shall be reduced by 25%; and (2) by pursuing activities described in this section, the Secretary shall be deemed to have met the mitigation, protection, restoration, and enhancement purposes of this title.

(Sec. 106) Repeals a requirement that not less than 67% of all funds made available to the Restoration Fund under CVPIA be authorized to be appropriated to carry out habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of that Act.

Prohibits the Secretary from requiring: (1) a donation or other payment to the Fund or environmental restoration or mitigation fees not otherwise provided by law as a condition to providing for storage or conveyance of non-CVP water or for the delivery of water pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, or (2) a donation or other payment to the Fund for any water that is delivered with the sole intent of groundwater recharge. Requires annual payments to the Fund to be allocated so as not to exceed $4 per megawatt-hour for CVP power sold to power contractors (October 2015 price levels) after October 1, 2015.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) reduce certain sums and payment ceilings for the Fund upon the completion of certain fish, wildlife, and habitat mitigation and restoration actions by no later than December 31, 2020; and (2) submit a plan for Fund expenditures, including a cost effectiveness analysis of each expenditure. Establishes a Restoration Fund Advisory Board to make recommendations to the Secretary regarding priorities and spending levels on projects and programs under CVPIA.

(Sec. 107) Directs the Secretary to: (1) use the authority granted in the CVPIA in connection with requests to exchange, impound, store, carry, or deliver nonproject water using CVP facilities for any beneficial purpose; and (2) develop rates not to exceed the amount required to recover the reasonable costs incurred by the Secretary in connection with a beneficial purpose. Requires such rates to be charged to a party using CVP facilities for such purpose and to exclude any donation or other payment to the Fund.

Requires the filing and adequacy of the Secretary's annual reports to Congress to be personally certified to specified committees by the Regional Director of the Mid-Pacific Region of the Bureau of Reclamation.

Directs the Secretary, in order to minimize adverse effects on existing CVP water contractors resulting from water dedicated to fish and wildlife and to assist the state of California in meeting its future water needs, to submit to Congress on a priority basis by September 30, 2015, a least-cost plan to increase, as soon as possible but not later than September 30, 2018 (except for the construction of new facilities, which shall not be limited by that deadline), the CVP water by the amount dedicated and managed for fish and wildlife purposes and otherwise required to meet CVP purposes, including satisfying contractual obligations. Requires the plan to include: (1) recommendations on appropriate cost-sharing arrangements and authorizing legislation or other measures needed to implement the intent, purposes, and provisions of this section; and (2) a description of how the Secretary intends to use specified options.

Directs the Secretary to implement the plan commencing on October 1, 2015, and to coordinate with the state of California in implementing measures for the long-term resolution of problems in the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary. Provides that if the plan fails to increase the annual delivery capability of CVP by 800,000 acre-feet by September 30, 2018, implementation of any non-mandatory action dedicating the 800,000 acre-feet for fish, wildlife, and habitat purposes shall be suspended until the plan achieves an increase in the annual delivery capability of CVP by such amount.

Authorizes the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to partner or enter into an agreement with local joint powers authorities formed pursuant to state law by irrigation districts and other local water districts and local governments within the applicable hydrologic region to advance water storage projects identified in the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act.

(Sec. 108) Requires the CVP and the California State Water Project (SWP) to be operated pursuant to the water quality standards and operational constraints described in the Principles for Agreement of the Bay-Delta Standards Between the state of California and the Federal Government, dated December 15, 1994 (Bay-Delta Accord of 1994), without regard to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) or any other law pertaining to the operation of the CVP and the SWP.

Prohibits any federal department or the state of California from imposing on any water right obtained under state law, including a pre-1914 appropriative right, any condition that restricts the exercise of that water right in order to protect any species that is affected by CVP or SWP operations. Requires implementation of the Bay-Delta Accord to be in strict compliance with the water rights priority system and statutory protections for areas of origin.

Prohibits any cost associated with implementation from being imposed on any CVP contractor or other person or entity unless incurred on a voluntary basis. Preempts California law regarding any restriction on the quantity or size of non-native fish that preys upon one or more native fish species that occupy the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries or the Sacramento-San Joaquin Rivers Delta that may be taken or harvested.

(Sec. 109) Prohibits the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce from distinguishing between natural-spawned and hatchery-spawned or otherwise artificially propagated strains of a species in making any determination under ESA that relates to any anadromous fish species that are present in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers or their tributaries and that ascend those rivers and their tributaries to reproduce after maturing in the San Francisco Bay or the Pacific Ocean.

(Sec. 110) Adds the Kettleman City Community Services District as an authorized service area of the CVP. Directs the Secretary to enter into a long-term contract for the delivery of up to 900 acre-feet of CVP water for municipal and industrial use. Authorizes the Secretary to temporarily reduce deliveries of the quantity of CVP water up to 25% of the total contractual amount whenever reductions due to hydrologic circumstances are imposed upon agricultural deliveries of CVP water. Makes any additional infrastructure or related costs the responsibility of the non-federal entity.

(Sec. 111) Declares that: (1) filing a Notice of Determination or a Notice of Exemption for any project, including the issuance of a permit under state law, related to any project of the CVP or the delivery of water from it in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act shall be deemed to meet the requirements of NEPA for that project or permit; and (2) the Bureau of Reclamation shall not be required to cease or modify any major federal action or other activity related to any CVP project or water delivery from it, pending completion of judicial review of any determination under NEPA.

(Sec. 112) Directs the Secretary to offer to the Oakdale Irrigation District, the South San Joaquin Irrigation District, and the Calaveras County Water District a contract enabling such districts to collectively impound and store a portion of their Stanislaus River water rights in the New Melones Reservoir in accordance with applicable terms of the Warren Act.

(Sec. 114) Directs the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, in consultation with the National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, to jointly develop and conduct a seven-year scientifically-based pilot non-native predator fish removal program to remove non-native striped bass, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, black bass, and other non-native predator fish from the Stanislaus River in California. Makes the Oakdale Irrigation District and the South San Joaquin Irrigation District responsible for the funding of such pilot program. Requires the Commissioner to post on the website of the Bureau of Reclamation a tabular summary of the raw data collected by the pilot program.

(Sec. 115) Directs the Secretary, if the San Luis Reservoir does not fill by the last day of February, to permit any entity with an agricultural water service or repayment contract for the delivery of water from the Delta Division or the San Luis Unit to reschedule into the immediately following contract year (i.e., March 1 through the last day of February) any unused CVP water previously allocated for irrigation purposes.

Title II: San Joaquin River Restoration - (Sec. 201) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to cease any action to implement the Stipulation of Settlement (Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. Kirk Rodgers, et al., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California) (the Settlement).

(Sec. 202) Modifies the purpose of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act to be restoration of the San Joaquin River (currently, to authorize implementation of the Settlement).

(Sec. 204) Amends such Act to eliminate references to the Settlement and to direct the Secretary, beginning on March 1, 2015, to modify Friant Dam operations to release restoration flows (defined as additional water released or bypassed from Friant Dam to ensure that the target flow entering Mendota Pool does not fall below 50 cubic feet per second) in every year except a critical water year (defined as when the total unimpaired runoff at Friant Dam is less than 400,000 acre-feet) in a manner that improves the fishery in the San Joaquin River between Friant Dam and Gravelly Ford.

Directs the Secretary to develop and implement, in cooperation with the state of California, a reasonable plan to fully recirculate, recapture, reuse, exchange, or transfer all such restoration flows. Requires such plan to address any impact on ground water resources within the service area of the Friant Division, Hidden Unit, and Buchanan Unit of the CVP. Permits mitigation to include ground water banking and recharge projects.

Directs the Secretary, prior to October 1, 2015, to: (1) identify the impacts associated with the release of such restoration flows; (2) identify measures necessary to mitigate impacts on adjacent and downstream water users, landowners, and agencies as a result of such restoration flows; and (3) implement all such mitigation measures identified before such restoration flows are commenced.

Directs the Secretary to promulgate a rule establishing a claims process to address current and future claims, including ground water seepage, flooding, or levee instability damages caused by such restoration flows.

Provides that all actions taken under this title shall be subordinate to the Secretary's use of CVP facilities to make CVP water available to its contractors, other than water released from the Friant Dam pursuant to this title.

Preempts and supersedes any state law, regulation, or requirement that imposes more restrictive requirements or regulations on the activities authorized under this title.

Directs the Secretary to phase in each project to implement this title in the following order: (1) identify project purpose and need, (2) identify mitigation measures, (3) conduct environmental review, and (4) complete implementation of the project and required mitigation measures.

(Sec. 205) Deletes language that directs implementation of the Settlement and that authorizes the use of eminent domain to implement the Settlement.

(Sec. 207) Declares that implementation of this title satisfies federal obligations under the California Fish and Game Code.

(Sec. 208) Provides that nothing shall confer a private right of action or claim for relief to enforce provisions under section 204 of this Act, except for contractors within the Friant Division, Hidden Unit, or Buchanan Unit.

(Sec. 211) Repeals provisions requiring the reintroduction of California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon into the San Joaquin River.

(Sec. 213) Eliminates certain additional funding for improvements and facilities in the Friant Division, CVP, California.

Title III: Repayment Contracts and Acceleration of Repayment of Construction Costs - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon request of the contractor, to convert all existing long-term CVP contracts to contracts that require a contractor to pay the remaining balance of construction at a Treasury rate discount. Provides that: (1) in return, pricing and acreage limitations of federal reclamation law shall no longer apply to the contractors; and (2) any capital costs incurred after the date of conversion will be repaid either within five years, if the amount is less than $5 million, or as provided by applicable reclamation law, if the amount is $5 million or greater.

Provides that this title shall not alter the repayment obligation of any other long-term water service or repayment contractor receiving water from CVP or shift any costs that would otherwise have been properly assignable to any contractors.

Title IV: Bay-Delta Watershed Water Rights Preservation and Protection - (Sec. 401) Directs the Secretary of the Interior (notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, federal reclamation law, or ESA), in the operation of CVP, to: (1) strictly adhere to state water rights law governing water rights priorities by honoring water rights senior to those belonging to CVP, regardless of the source of priority; and (2) strictly adhere to and honor water rights and other priorities that are obtained or that exist under the California Water Code.

Requires any action taken by the Secretary or the Secretary of Commerce to protect any species listed under ESA that affects the diversion of water or that involves the release of water from any CVP water storage facility to be applied in a manner that is consistent with water right priorities established by state law.

(Sec. 402) Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce, in implementing ESA in the Bay-Delta and on the Sacramento River, to apply any limitations on the operation of CVP or to formulate any reasonable prudent alternative associated with CVP's operation in a manner that strictly adheres to and applies water rights priorities for project water and base supply provided for in the Sacramento River settlement contracts.

(Sec. 403) Directs the Secretary, subject to the absolute priority of Sacramento River settlement contractors, to allocate water provided for irrigation purposes to existing CVP agricultural water service contractors within the Sacramento River Watershed in the following order: (1) not less than 100% of their contract quantities in a wet, above normal, or below normal year; (2) not less than 75% in a dry year; and (3) not less than 50% in a critically dry year.

(Sec. 404) Directs the Secretary to ensure that there are no redirected adverse water supply or fiscal impacts to those within the Sacramento River or San Joaquin River watershed or to the SWP arising from the Secretary's operation of CVP to meet legal obligations imposed by or through any state or federal agency.

Title V: Miscellaneous - (Sec. 501) Declares that: (1) coordinated operations between CVP and SWP, previously requested and consented to by the state of California and the federal government, require assertion of federal supremacy to protect existing water rights throughout the system; (2) these circumstances are unique to California; and (3) nothing in this Act shall serve as precedent in any other state.

(Sec. 502) Declares that nothing in this Act shall affect the Proclamation of State of Emergency and the associated executive order issued on January 17, 2014, by the Governor of California or the authorities granted thereby.

(Sec. 503) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to: (1) decrease the length of a segment of the Lower Merced River in California designated as a wild and scenic river; and (2) revise provisions concerning the water surface level of Lake McClure in Mariposa County, California.

Restores the boundary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project No. 2179 (New Exchequer Project) as it existed on February 15, 2013.

(Sec. 504) Deems the Proclamation of State of Emergency and associated executive order issued by the Governor of California on January 17, 2014, as a request under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to determine that a fishery resource disaster exists for fisheries that originate in California.

sacramento san joaquin valley emergency water delivery act title central valley project water reliability sec amends central_valley_project_improvement_act include act purposes ensure water dedicated fish wildlife purposes replaced provided central_valley_project cvp water contractors december lowest cost reasonably achievable facilitate expedite water transfers accordance act sec redefines anadromous fish include native stocks salmon including steelhead october present sacramento tributaries rivers tributaries reproduce maturing san_francisco_bay pacific_ocean exclude non native striped bass american shad defines reasonable flows water flows capable maintained taking account competing consumptive uses water economic environmental social factors sec eliminates existing limitations authority secretary interior enter new contracts water supply cvp directs secretary renew existing long term repayment water service contract request contractor provides delivery water cvp period years current contractual term years requires new renewed contracts include provision requires secretary charge water actually delivered sec directs secretary necessary actions facilitate expedite cvp water transfers accordance provision federal reclamation law national_environmental_policy_act nepa requires contracting district water coming agency secretary determine written water transfer proposal complete days date submission proposal district agency secretary state specificity added revised proposal determined incomplete prohibits secretary imposing mitigation requirements proposed transfer water declares authority transfers exchanges banking recharge arrangements cvp water conducted october valid transfers exchanges arrangements shall subject limited conditioned title title shall supersede revoke authority transfer exchange bank recharge cvp water existed prior date requires measurement currently metering water use contracting district agency excluding districts serving multiple agencies separate governing boards ensure contractor owned water delivery systems boundaries measure surface water district agency facilities point surface water commingled water supplies repeals provisions water pricing reform requires revenues received secretary exceed cost service covered sec grants secretary discretion modify cvp operations provide reasonable water flows suitable quality quantity timing protect life stages anadromous fish provides instream flow needs cvp controlled streams rivers shall determined secretary based recommendations national_marine_fisheries_service recommendations united_states fish_and_wildlife_service consultation united_states_geological_survey usgs currently consultation required provides cvp water purposes specified shall credited quantity cvp yield dedicated managed act determining dedication management water affect delivery capability cvp drought period fishery water quality flow operational requirements imposed terms conditions existing agreements pertaining cvp applicable law existing october met requires cvp water fulfill secretary remaining contractual obligations provide cvp water agricultural municipal industrial purposes states march 15th year quantity cvp water forecasted available water service repayment contractors total quantity available contracts quantity cvp yield dedicated managed year shall reduced pursuing activities described section secretary shall deemed met mitigation protection restoration enhancement purposes title sec repeals requirement funds available authorized appropriated carry habitat restoration improvement acquisition provisions act prohibits secretary requiring donation payment fund environmental restoration mitigation fees provided law condition providing storage conveyance non cvp water delivery water pursuant reclamation reform act donation payment fund water delivered sole intent groundwater recharge requires annual payments fund allocated exceed megawatt hour cvp power sold power contractors october price levels october requires secretary reduce certain sums payment ceilings fund completion certain fish wildlife habitat mitigation restoration actions later december submit plan fund expenditures including cost effectiveness analysis expenditure establishes restoration fund advisory board recommendations secretary priorities spending levels projects programs sec directs secretary use authority granted connection requests exchange impound store carry deliver nonproject water cvp facilities beneficial purpose develop rates exceed required recover reasonable costs incurred secretary connection beneficial purpose requires rates charged party cvp facilities purpose exclude donation payment fund requires filing adequacy secretary annual reports congress personally certified specified committees regional director directs secretary order minimize adverse effects existing cvp water contractors resulting water dedicated fish wildlife assist state california meeting future water needs submit congress priority basis september cost plan increase soon possible later september construction new facilities shall limited deadline cvp water dedicated managed fish wildlife purposes required meet cvp purposes including satisfying contractual obligations requires plan include recommendations appropriate cost sharing arrangements authorizing legislation measures needed implement intent purposes provisions section description secretary intends use specified options directs secretary implement plan commencing october coordinate state california implementing measures long term resolution problems san_francisco_bay sacramento san joaquin delta estuary provides plan fails increase annual delivery capability cvp acre feet september implementation non mandatory action acre feet fish wildlife habitat purposes shall suspended plan achieves increase annual delivery capability cvp authorizes commissioner bureau_of_reclamation partner enter agreement local joint powers authorities formed pursuant state law irrigation districts local water districts local governments applicable hydrologic region advance water storage projects identified water supply reliability environmental improvement act sec requires cvp california_state_water_project swp operated pursuant water quality standards operational constraints described principles agreement standards state california federal_government dated december regard endangered species act esa law pertaining operation cvp swp prohibits federal department state california imposing water right obtained state law including right condition restricts exercise water right order protect species affected cvp swp operations requires implementation bay delta accord strict compliance water rights priority system statutory protections areas origin prohibits cost associated implementation imposed cvp contractor person entity incurred voluntary basis preempts california law restriction quantity size non native fish native fish species occupy sacramento tributaries sacramento san joaquin rivers delta taken harvested sec prohibits secretaries interior_and_commerce distinguishing natural hatchery artificially propagated species making determination esa relates anadromous fish species present sacramento tributaries rivers tributaries reproduce maturing san_francisco_bay pacific_ocean sec adds authorized service area cvp directs secretary enter long term contract delivery acre feet cvp water municipal industrial use authorizes secretary temporarily reduce deliveries quantity cvp water total contractual reductions hydrologic circumstances imposed agricultural deliveries cvp water makes additional infrastructure related costs responsibility non federal entity sec declares filing notice determination notice exemption project including issuance permit state law related project cvp delivery water accordance shall deemed meet requirements nepa project permit bureau_of_reclamation shall required cease modify major federal action activity related cvp project water delivery pending completion judicial review determination nepa sec directs secretary offer contract enabling districts collectively impound store portion stanislaus_river water rights accordance applicable terms sec directs commissioner bureau_of_reclamation consultation national_marine_fisheries_service fish wildlife service jointly develop conduct seven year scientifically based pilot non native predator fish removal program remove non native striped bass bass bass black bass non native predator fish stanislaus_river california makes responsible funding pilot program requires commissioner post website bureau_of_reclamation summary raw data collected pilot program sec directs secretary fill day february permit entity agricultural water service repayment contract delivery water san_luis_unit immediately following contract year march day february unused cvp water previously allocated irrigation purposes title san joaquin river restoration sec directs secretary interior cease action implement kirk_rodgers district_court eastern_district california settlement sec modifies purpose san joaquin river restoration settlement act restoration san_joaquin river currently authorize implementation settlement sec amends act eliminate references settlement direct secretary beginning march modify friant dam operations release restoration flows defined additional water released friant dam ensure target flow entering fall cubic feet second year critical water year defined total unimpaired runoff friant dam acre feet manner improves fishery san_joaquin river friant dam directs secretary develop implement cooperation state california reasonable plan fully recapture reuse exchange transfer restoration flows requires plan address impact ground water resources service area friant_division hidden unit unit cvp permits mitigation include ground water banking recharge projects directs secretary prior october identify impacts associated release restoration flows identify measures necessary mitigate impacts adjacent downstream water users landowners agencies result restoration flows implement mitigation measures identified restoration flows commenced directs secretary promulgate rule establishing claims process address current future claims including ground water flooding levee instability damages caused restoration flows provides actions taken title shall subordinate secretary use cvp facilities cvp water available contractors water released friant dam pursuant title preempts supersedes state law regulation requirement imposes restrictive requirements regulations activities authorized title directs secretary phase project implement title following order identify project purpose need identify mitigation measures conduct environmental review complete implementation project required mitigation measures sec deletes language directs implementation settlement authorizes use eminent domain implement settlement sec declares implementation title satisfies federal obligations california fish game code sec provides shall confer private right action claim relief enforce provisions section act contractors friant_division hidden unit sec repeals provisions requiring reintroduction spring run chinook salmon san_joaquin_river sec eliminates certain additional funding improvements facilities friant_division cvp california title iii repayment contracts secretary interior request contractor convert existing long term cvp contracts contracts require contractor pay remaining balance construction treasury rate discount provides return pricing acreage limitations federal reclamation law shall longer apply contractors capital costs incurred date conversion repaid years million provided applicable reclamation law million greater provides title shall alter repayment obligation long term water service repayment contractor receiving water cvp shift costs properly assignable contractors title sec directs secretary interior notwithstanding provisions act federal reclamation law esa operation cvp strictly adhere state water rights law governing water rights priorities honoring water rights senior belonging cvp regardless source priority strictly adhere honor water rights priorities obtained exist california water code requires action taken secretary secretary commerce protect species listed esa affects diversion water involves release water cvp water storage facility applied manner consistent water right priorities established state law sec directs secretary secretary commerce implementing esa sacramento_river apply limitations operation cvp formulate reasonable prudent alternative associated cvp operation manner strictly adheres applies water rights priorities project water base supply provided sacramento_river settlement contracts sec directs secretary subject absolute priority sacramento_river settlement contractors allocate water provided irrigation purposes existing cvp agricultural water service contractors following order contract quantities wet normal normal year dry year critically dry year sec directs secretary ensure adverse water supply fiscal impacts sacramento_river san_joaquin_river watershed swp arising secretary operation cvp meet legal obligations imposed state federal agency title miscellaneous sec declares coordinated operations cvp swp previously requested consented state california federal government require assertion federal protect existing water rights system circumstances unique california act shall serve precedent state sec declares act shall affect associated executive order issued january governor california authorities granted sec amends wild scenic rivers act decrease length segment california designated wild scenic river revise provisions concerning water surface level lake california restores boundary federal_energy_regulatory_commission ferc project new project existed february sec deems proclamation state emergency associated executive order issued governor california january request magnuson-stevens_fishery_conservation_and_management_act determine fishery resource disaster exists fisheries originate california


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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


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Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convert certain existing water service contracts between the United States and water users' associations to repayment contracts to allow for prepayment of such contracts, upon the request of the contractor. Specifies the manner of conversion and the terms and conditions of prepayment.

Requires the receipts generated from prepayment of contracts under this Act, beyond amounts necessary to cover the amount of receipts forgone from scheduled payments under current law for the 10-year period following the enactment of this Act, to be directed to the Reclamation Surface Water Storage Account. Requires the Secretary to allocate amounts in such Account to fund or provide loans for the construction of surface water storage for:

 increased municipal and industrial water supply; agricultural floodwater, erosion, and sedimentation reduction; agricultural drainage improvements; agricultural irrigation; increased recreation opportunities; reduced adverse impacts to fish and wildlife from water storage or diversion projects within watersheds associated with water storage projects funded under this Act; and other purposes consistent with reclamation laws or other federal law.

secretary interior convert certain existing water service contracts united_states water users associations repayment contracts allow prepayment contracts request contractor specifies manner conversion terms conditions prepayment requires receipts generated prepayment contracts act amounts necessary cover receipts forgone scheduled payments current law year period following enactment act directed requires secretary allocate amounts account fund provide loans construction surface water storage increased municipal industrial water supply agricultural erosion reduction agricultural drainage improvements agricultural irrigation increased recreation opportunities reduced adverse impacts fish wildlife water storage diversion projects watersheds associated water storage projects funded act purposes consistent reclamation laws federal law


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Fixing Operations of Reservoirs to Encompass Climatic and Atmospheric Science Trends Act or the FORECAST Act - Requires the Secretary of the Army, not later than one year after a request of a non-federal sponsor of a reservoir, to review operation of such reservoir, including the water control manual and rule curves, using improved weather forecasts and run-off forecasting methods, including the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction System of the National Weather Service and the Hydrometeorology Testbed program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Requires the Secretary to determine if a change in operations will improve core functions of the Army Corps of Engineers, including: (1) reducing risks to human life, public safety, property; (2) reducing the need for future disaster relief; (3) improving local water storage capability and reliability in coordination with the non-federal sponsor and other water users; (4) restoring, protecting, or mitigating the impacts of a water resources development project on the environment; or (5) improving fish species habitat or population within the boundaries and downstream of a water resources project.

Requires that if the Secretary determines from results of the review that using improved weather and run-off forecasting methods improves one or more core functions of the Corps at a reservoir, the Secretary shall incorporate such changes in its operation and update the water control manual.

encompass climatic trends act forecast act requires secretary army later year request non federal sponsor reservoir review operation reservoir including water control manual rule curves improved weather forecasts run forecasting methods including advanced hydrologic prediction system national_weather_service program national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration noaa requires secretary determine change operations improve core functions army_corps_of_engineers including reducing risks human life public safety property reducing need future disaster relief improving local water storage capability reliability coordination non federal sponsor water users restoring protecting mitigating impacts water resources development project environment improving fish species habitat population boundaries downstream water resources project requires secretary determines results review improved weather run forecasting methods improves core functions corps reservoir secretary shall incorporate changes operation update water control manual


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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 28, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014 - Exempts certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority from prohibitions on the transfer of invasive species across state borders proscribed under the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and related criminal code provisions if: (1) only closed systems from Lake Texoma are used in the transfer, and (2) invasive species are eliminated or removed at treatment facilities.

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Local Organization Cooperative Agreement for Land and Facility Maintenance Act of 2014 or the LOCAL Act of 2014 - 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.

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Summary: Shasta Dam Expansion Act of 2014 - Amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a project for the enlargement of the Shasta Dam, California, if the Secretary determines that such project is feasible.

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Summary: San Luis Reservoir Expansion Act of 2014 - Amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to authorize expenditures for the San Luis Reservoir lowpoint improvement project to include funds to increase storage capacity at San Luis Reservoir in California.

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Summary: Upper San Joaquin River Storage Act of 2014 - Amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a project for Upper San Joaquin River storage in Fresno and Madera Counties, California, if the Secretary determines that such project is feasible.

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Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Transfers the administrative jurisdiction over specified land underlying or adjacent to Lake Berryessa in California from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for administration as the Lake Berryessa Recreation Area.

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from diminishing or altering: (1) day-use, short-term, or annual occupancy levels; (2) motorized boating or water surface zoning restrictions; (3) recreational hiking or equine access; or (4) hunting, fishing, shooting sports, or trapping within the area.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to act in accordance with any existing agreement with any organization for the management of campgrounds, marinas, lodging facilities, food and beverage services, and boating and boat rental facilities located in the Area.

Requires the Secretary to adopt the recreational use plan adopted by the Bureau of Reclamation on June 2, 2006.

(Sec. 6) Declares that nothing in this Act or any subsequent management plan shall impair the ability of the Bureau of Reclamation and its managing partners to operate, maintain, or manage Monticello Dam, Lake Berryessa, and other Solano Project facilities in accordance with that project's authorized purposes. Requires the Commissioner of Reclamation to continue to administer and operate the Dam and any power facility related to it.

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