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

District of Columbia Courts, Public Defender Service, and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts to:

 collect debts owed to the District of Columbia Courts because of erroneous payments made to current and former court employees, or any other debt; and purchase uniforms to be worn by certain nonjudicial employees of the District courts, so long as the cost of furnishing a uniform during a year does not exceed the amount applicable to the uniform allowance for federal employees. (Sec. 3) Amends the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (NCRS-GIA) to authorize the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to develop and operate intermediate incentive programs for sentenced offenders.

Makes permanent the Director's authority to accept, solicit, and use on behalf of the Agency: (1) any monetary or nonmonetary gift, donation, bequest, or use of facilities, property, or services to aid or facilitate the work of the Agency; and (2) reimbursements from the District government for space and services provided, on a cost reimbursable basis.

(Sec. 4) Amends the NCRS-GIA to:

 authorize the Public Defender Service, upon approval of the Board of Trustees, to accept and use public grants, private contributions, and voluntary and uncompensated (gratuitous) services to assist it. (Currently, the Service is authorized only to accept but not use these grants and contributions.); and deem members of the Board of Trustees, as of October 21, 1998, to be employees of the Service instead of District employees for purposes of any action brought against them.

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Summary: SECURE Water Amendments Act of 2014 - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to: (1) include "planning for or addressing the impact of drought" among the activities for which the Secretary may make grants and enter cooperative agreements for water management improvement, (2) include Hawaii among the states in which eligible grant and agreement applicants may be located, (3) authorize appropriations for such grants and agreements for FY2015-FY2023, and (4) authorize appropriations for national water availability and use assessment program grants for FY2014-FY2023.

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Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: (1) finalize and publish in the Federal Register the feasibility study authorized in the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, for enlargement of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County, California; (2) work with the Secretary of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, by June 30, 2015, to coordinate the efforts of the relevant agencies and work with the state of California, the Sites Project Authority, and other stakeholders to complete and issue the final joint environmental impact statement and report on the Sites Project (the Sites Reservoir in Glenn and Colusa Counties, California, and related facilities, including associated water conveyance and hydropower generation and transmission facilities); and (3) enter into agreements with the Authority to carry out such work as the Bureau and the Authority mutually agree is appropriate to ensure that all studies and environmental reviews are completed on an expeditious basis and that the shortest applicable process under the National Environmental Policy Act is utilized, including in the completion of the final feasibility study and final joint environmental impact statement and report on the Sites Project.

Amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to: (1) authorize construction of the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County if the Secretary determines that the project is feasible; and (2) direct the Bureau, at the Authority's request, to enter into a project partnership agreement for the Authority to provide full project management control for construction of the Sites Project, or a separable element of the Project, in accordance with plans approved by the Secretary.

Authorizes and directs: (1) the Bureau to advance the Sites Project as a non-federal project if the Commissioner of the Bureau determines and the Secretary concurs that the Project can be expedited by the Authority as a non-federal project and that there is a demonstrable federal interest for the Project to be constructed and operated as a non-federal project, and (2) the Secretary to execute and implement a long-term agreement with the Authority for the coordination of operations of the Central Valley Project and the Sites Project.

Directs the Bureau to: (1) be the lead federal agency for the purposes of all federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to construct the Sites Project; and (2) take such steps as necessary to ensure that all such reviews, approvals, or decisions required to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to construct the Sites Project are completed on an expeditious basis and utilize the shortest applicable process.

Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE): (1) acting through the Western Area Power Administration, to determine by no later than June 30, 2015, if there is a federal interest in providing power to, and purchasing and marketing power produced by, the Sites Project; (2) if so, to take actions to support such determination; and (3) if not, to provide such support as is necessary to enable the Authority to market the energy produced by the Project.

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Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act - Establishes in the Treasury a Reclamation Rural Water Construction Fund, into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit for each of FY2014-FY2030 a specified amount of revenues that would otherwise be deposited in the reclamation fund established by the Reclamation Act of 1902.

Authorizes the Secretary to use amounts from the Fund to complete construction of rural water projects that were authorized to be carried out on or before this Act's enactment or for which: (1) a feasibility study has been submitted to the Secretary by September 30, 2012, pursuant to the Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 that recommends construction, and (2) an Act of Congress enacted after this Act's enactment has authorized construction. Prohibits the Secretary from using amounts from the Fund to pay for project operation and maintenance costs.

Prohibits the Secretary from expending amounts from the Fund until the date on which the Secretary develops: (1) programmatic goals that would enable the completion of construction of the authorized rural water projects as expeditiously as possible and that reflect the goals and priorities identified in the laws authorizing the projects and the goals of the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act; and (2) funding prioritization criteria that takes into account specified information, including an evaluation of the need for potable water supplies in the affected rural and tribal communities, the completion status of a project, and the financial needs of the affected communities.

Terminates the Fund on September 30, 2035.

treasury reclamation rural water construction fund secretary treasury shall deposit fy2014 specified revenues deposited reclamation fund established reclamation act authorizes secretary use amounts fund complete construction rural water projects authorized carried act enactment feasibility study submitted secretary september pursuant recommends construction act congress enacted act enactment authorized construction prohibits secretary amounts fund pay project operation maintenance costs prohibits secretary expending amounts fund date secretary develops programmatic goals enable completion construction authorized rural water projects expeditiously possible reflect goals priorities identified laws authorizing projects goals funding prioritization criteria takes account specified information including evaluation need potable water supplies affected rural tribal communities completion status project financial needs affected communities terminates fund september


Summary:
Directs the Secretary of the Interior: (1) in order to determine the feasibility of agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits, to enter into cooperative agreements with non-federal entities to provide replacement water supplies for drought relief for Central Valley Project contractors, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, state wildlife areas, and private wetland areas; and (2) complete a report (to be made available to the Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System and Central Valley Project contractors) on the feasibility of such agreements within two years of this Act's enactment.

Requires such agreements to: (1) include the purchase of storage capacity in non-federal facilities from willing sellers; and (2) provide reimbursement for the temporary use of available capacity in existing above-ground, off-stream storage, and associated conveyance facilities owned by local water agencies.

directs secretary interior order determine feasibility agreements long term use existing expanded non federal storage conveyance facilities augment federal water supply ecosystem operational flexibility benefits enter cooperative agreements non federal entities provide replacement water supplies drought relief central_valley_project contractors units national_wildlife_refuge_system state wildlife areas private wetland areas complete report available chief national_wildlife_refuge_system central valley project contractors feasibility agreements years act enactment requires agreements include purchase storage capacity non federal facilities willing sellers provide reimbursement temporary use available capacity existing ground stream storage associated conveyance facilities owned local water agencies


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

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

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


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

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

measure amended introduced summary version repeated authorizes landowner nebraska repay time construction costs project facilities allocated landowner land district provides discharge obligation repayment costs parcels land shall subject ownership cost pricing limitations federal reclamation law directs secretary interior request provide landowner repaid costs certificate acknowledging free limitations


Summary:
Bureau of Reclamation Surface Water Storage Streamlining Act - Sets forth provisions governing feasibility studies for surface water storage projects initiated by the Secretary of the Interior under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (project studies).

Requires a project study initiated after enactment of this Act to: (1) result in the completion of a final feasibility report within three years; (2) have a maximum federal cost of $3 million; and (3) ensure that personnel from the local project area, region, and headquarters levels of the Bureau of Reclamation concurrently conduct the required review. Sets forth factors for extending such time line for complex projects.

Requires the Secretary, within 90 days after the initiation of a project study, to: (1) initiate the process for completing reviews, including environmental reviews, required to be completed as part of such study; (2) convene a meeting of federal, tribal, and state agencies required to act; and (3) provide information that will enable required reviews and analyses to be conducted by other agencies in a thorough and timely manner.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) expedite the completion of any ongoing project study initiated before the enactment of this Act; and (2) proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of a project the Secretary determines is justified.

Sets forth requirements applicable to project studies initiated after enactment of this Act for which an environmental impact statement is prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Requires the Secretary to:

 annually prepare a list of all such studies that do not have adequate funding for study completion; develop and implement a coordinated environmental review process for the development of such studies; identify, as early as practicable in such process, all federal, state, and local government agencies and Indian tribes that have jurisdiction and that are required to act, which the federal lead agency shall invite to become participating or cooperating agencies; issue guidance regarding the use of programmatic approaches to carry out the environmental review process; and establish an electronic database and issue reporting requirements to make publicly available the status and progress with respect to compliance with applicable NEPA requirements and any other federal, state, or local approval or action required for a project study. Sets forth the authorities and responsibilities of the joint lead agency, which may be a project sponsor, and the federal lead agency in the environmental review process, including: (1) the preparation and use of environmental documents; (2) establishing a plan for coordinating public and agency participation; (3) working with cooperating and participating agencies to identify and resolve issues that could delay process completion or result in the denial of any approval required for the project study; and (4) establishing, upon request, memoranda of agreement with the project sponsor, Indian tribes, and state and local governments to carry out the early coordination activities.

Requires a federal jurisdictional agency to complete any required approval or decision for the environmental review process on an expeditious basis using the shortest existing applicable process. Provides for a reduction of funds for such an agency that fails to render such a decision by a specified deadline.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) survey the use by the Bureau of categorical exclusions in projects since 2005 and propose a new categorical exclusion for a category of activities if merited, and (2) establish a program to measure and report on progress made toward improving and expediting the planning and environmental review process.

Directs the Secretary to develop and submit by February 1 of each year a Report to Congress on Future Surface Water Storage Development that identifies the costs and benefits of, the non-federal interests associated with, and the support for project reports, proposed project studies, and proposed modifications to authorized surface water storage projects and project studies that are related to the missions and authorities of the Bureau, that require specific congressional authorization, that have not been congressionally authorized, that have not been included in any previous annual report, and that, if authorized, could be carried out by the Bureau.

forth provisions governing feasibility studies surface water storage projects initiated secretary interior reclamation act project studies requires project study initiated enactment act result completion final feasibility report years maximum federal cost million ensure personnel local project area region headquarters levels bureau_of_reclamation concurrently conduct required review sets forth factors extending time line complex projects requires secretary days initiation project study initiate process completing reviews including environmental reviews required completed study convene meeting federal tribal state agencies required act provide information enable required reviews analyses conducted agencies thorough timely manner directs secretary expedite completion ongoing project study initiated enactment act proceed directly preconstruction planning engineering design project secretary determines justified sets forth requirements applicable project studies initiated enactment act environmental impact statement prepared national environmental policy act nepa requires secretary annually prepare list studies adequate funding study completion develop implement coordinated environmental review process development studies identify early practicable process federal state local government agencies indian tribes jurisdiction required act federal lead agency shall invite participating cooperating agencies issue guidance use programmatic approaches carry environmental review process establish electronic database issue reporting requirements publicly available status progress respect compliance applicable nepa requirements federal state local approval action required project study sets forth authorities responsibilities joint lead agency project sponsor federal lead agency environmental review process including preparation use environmental documents establishing plan coordinating public agency participation working cooperating participating agencies identify resolve issues delay process completion result denial approval required project study establishing request memoranda agreement project sponsor indian tribes state local governments carry early coordination activities requires federal jurisdictional agency complete required approval decision environmental review process expeditious basis shortest existing applicable process provides reduction funds agency fails render decision specified deadline directs secretary survey use bureau categorical exclusions projects propose new categorical exclusion category activities establish program measure report progress improving expediting planning environmental review process directs secretary develop submit february year report identifies costs benefits non federal interests associated support project reports proposed project studies proposed modifications authorized surface water storage projects project studies related missions authorities bureau require specific congressional authorization congressionally authorized included previous annual report authorized carried bureau


Summary:
California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 - Title I: California Emergency Drought Relief - (Sec. 102) Grants the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior (Secretaries) emergency authority, subject to existing priorities of individuals and entities, to direct the operations of the Central Valley Project (CVP) and allow the State Water Project (SWP) operated by the California Department of Water Resources to provide the maximum quantity of water supplies possible to CVP agricultural, municipal and industrial, and refuge service repayment contractors and SWP contractors, by allowing, consistent with applicable laws, any projects or operations to: (1) provide additional water supplies; and (2) address the emergency drought conditions as quickly as possible.

Directs the applicable Secretary, in carrying out such emergency authority, to:

 authorize and implement actions to ensure that the Delta Cross Channel Gates remain open to the maximum extent practicable timed to maximize peak tide flood periods and to provide water supply and water quality benefits; implement turbidity control strategies that allow for increased water deliveries for the CVP and the SWP, while avoiding a negative impact on the long-term survival delta smelt due to entrainment at the CVP and SWP pumping plants; operate pumps within the ranges provided for in the smelt and salmonid biological opinions (issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service) to minimize water supply reductions for the CVP and SWP, manage reverse flow in Old and Middle Rivers at negative 5000 cubic feet per second, and show in writing that any determination to manage reverse flow at lower rates is necessary to avoid a significant negative impact on the long-term survival of the Delta smelt; adopt a 1:1 inflow-to-export ratio for the increment of increased flow of the San Joaquin River; issue all necessary permit decisions within 30 days of receiving a completed application by the state of California to place and use temporary barriers or operable gates in Delta channels to improve water quantity and quality for CVP and SWP contractors and other water users; complete all requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) necessary to make final permit decisions on water transfer requests associated with voluntarily fallowing nonpermanent crops within 30 days after receiving such a request; allow any North of Delta agricultural water service contractor with unused CVP water to receive such water through April 15 following the contract year in which such water was allocated; meet the Level 2 and Level 4 water supply needs of units of the National Wildlife Refuge System through the improvement or installation of wells to use groundwater resources and the purchase of water from willing sellers; and implement instream and offsite projects in the Delta and upstream Sacramento River and San Joaquin River basins that offset the effects on endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Directs federal agency heads to use the expedited procedures of this Act to make final decisions relating to a federal project or operation to provide additional water supplies or to address emergency drought conditions.

Requires: (1) the Secretary of the Interior, upon the request of the state of California, to convene a final project decision meeting with the heads of relevant federal agencies to decide whether to approve a project to provide emergency water supplies, and (2) the agency heads to issue a final decision on a project not later than 10 days after a meeting is requested.

(Sec. 103) Authorizes the Secretaries to: (1) permit the CVP and SWP, combined, to operate at levels that result in negative Old and Middle River flows at -7500 cubic feet per second for a cumulative period of 28 days after October 1 of each water year during periods in which the daily average river flow of the Sacramento River is at or above 17,000 cubic feet per second (temporary operational flexibility); and (2) continue to impose requirements under the smelt and salmonid biological opinions necessary to avoid additional negative impacts on the long-term survival of a listed fish species beyond the range of those authorized under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

(Sec. 104) Requires the Secretaries to provide a progress report on the implementation of emergency drought relief projects under this title to the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

(Sec. 105) Requires the Secretary of the Interior, one year after the enactment of this Act, to provide a progress report on the status of certain feasibility studies, including timelines for study completions and environmental documents.

Title II: Protection of Third-Party Water Rights - (Sec. 201) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to confer with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife on potential impacts to any consistency determination for operations of the SWP resulting from the implementation of this Act.

(Sec. 202) Requires the Secretary, in the operation of the CVP, to adhere to California laws governing water rights priorities and honor water rights senior to those held by the United States for operation of the CVP, regardless of the source of priority, including any appropriative water rights initiated prior to December 19, 1914.

(Sec. 203) Requires the Secretary to ensure that actions taken to comply with environmental laws do not: (1) result in the involuntary reduction of water supply or fiscal impacts to recipients of water from either the SWP or the United States, or (2) cause redirected adverse water supply or fiscal impacts to those within the Sacramento River or San Joaquin River watersheds or the SWP service area.

(Sec. 204) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in the operation of the CVP, to allocate water provided for irrigation purposes to existing CVP agricultural water service contractors within the Sacramento River Watershed in compliance with specified allocation percentages. Makes the Secretary's allocations subject to: (1) the priority of individuals or entities with Sacramento River water rights, (2) the U.S. obligation to make a substitute supply of water available to the Sans Joaquin River Exchange Contractors, and (3) the Secretary's obligation to make water available to managed wetlands pursuant to the Central Valley Project Improvement Act. Declares that the Secretary's allocation authority shall not be deemed to: (1) modify any provision of a water service contract that addresses municipal and industrial water shortage policies; (2) affect or limit the authority of the Secretary to adopt, modify, or implement municipal and industrial water shortage policies; (3) affect allocations to CVP municipal and industrial contractors; (4) affect the allocation of water to Friant Division contractors; or (5) result in the involuntary reduction in contract water allocations to individuals or entities with contracts to receive water from the Friant Division.

Requires the Secretary to develop and implement a program to allow existing CVP agricultural water service contractors within the Sacramento River Watershed to reschedule water, provided for under their water service contracts, from one year to the next.

Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - (Sec. 301) Declares that nothing in this Act preempts or modifies any existing obligation of the United States under federal reclamation law to operate the CVP in conformity with state law, including established water rights priorities.

(Sec. 302) Terminates this Act on the later of September 30, 2016, or the date on which the governor of California suspends the state of drought emergency declaration.

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water supply reductions cvp swp manage reverse flow old middle rivers negative cubic feet second writing determination manage reverse flow lower rates necessary avoid significant negative impact long term survival delta smelt adopt inflow export ratio increment increased flow san_joaquin_river issue necessary permit decisions days receiving completed application state california place use temporary barriers operable gates delta channels improve water quantity quality cvp swp contractors water users complete requirements national_environmental_policy_act nepa necessary final permit decisions water transfer requests associated voluntarily crops days receiving request allow north delta agricultural water service contractor unused cvp water receive water april following contract year water allocated meet level level water supply needs units national_wildlife_refuge_system improvement installation wells use groundwater resources purchase water willing sellers implement instream offsite projects delta upstream sacramento_river san_joaquin_river basins offset effects endangered species endangered species act directs federal agency heads use expedited procedures act final decisions relating federal project operation provide additional water supplies address emergency drought conditions requires secretary interior request state california convene final project decision meeting heads relevant federal agencies decide approve project provide emergency water supplies agency heads issue final decision project later days meeting requested sec authorizes secretaries permit cvp swp combined operate levels result negative old flows cubic feet second cumulative period days october water year periods daily average river flow sacramento_river cubic feet second temporary operational flexibility continue impose requirements smelt salmonid biological opinions necessary avoid additional negative impacts long term survival listed fish species range authorized endangered species act sec requires secretaries provide progress report implementation emergency drought relief projects title house_committee_on_natural_resources sec requires secretary interior year enactment act provide progress report status certain feasibility studies including timelines study environmental documents title protection party water rights sec directs secretary interior confer potential impacts consistency determination operations swp resulting implementation act sec requires secretary operation cvp adhere california laws governing water rights priorities honor water rights senior held united_states operation cvp regardless source priority including water rights initiated prior december sec requires secretary ensure actions taken comply environmental laws result involuntary reduction water supply fiscal impacts recipients water swp united_states cause adverse water supply fiscal impacts sacramento_river san_joaquin_river watersheds swp service area sec directs secretary interior operation cvp allocate water provided irrigation purposes existing cvp agricultural water service contractors compliance specified allocation percentages makes secretary allocations subject priority individuals entities sacramento_river water rights obligation substitute supply water available secretary obligation water available managed wetlands pursuant central_valley_project_improvement_act declares secretary allocation authority shall deemed modify provision water service contract addresses municipal industrial water shortage policies affect limit authority secretary adopt modify implement municipal industrial water shortage policies affect allocations cvp municipal industrial contractors affect allocation water friant_division contractors result involuntary reduction contract water allocations individuals entities contracts receive water friant_division requires secretary develop implement program allow existing cvp agricultural water service contractors water provided water service contracts 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Summary:
Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for the project numbered 12478-003 (Gibson Dam, Montana), to extend for six years the time period during which the licensee is required to commence construction.

Commences such time period upon expiration of the previous extension issued by FERC before enactment of this Act.

authorizes federal_energy_regulatory_commission ferc request licensee project numbered dam montana extend years time period licensee required commence construction commences time period expiration previous extension issued ferc enactment act


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

Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act - Declares that, in order to facilitate hydropower development on the Diamond Fork System (Utah), a certain amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project power in the Power Appendix of the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Bonneville Unit Definite Plan Report shall be considered final costs, as well as specified costs in excess of the total maximum repayment obligation, subject to the same terms and conditions.

States that: (1) this Act does not obligate the Western Area Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the Diamond Fork power plant, and (2) none of the costs associated with development of transmission facilities to transmit power from the Diamond Fork power plant shall be assigned to power for the purpose of Colorado River Storage Project ratemaking.

Prohibits any hydroelectric power generation or transmission facility on the Diamond Fork System from being financed or refinanced with any obligation: (1) whose interest enjoys federal tax-exempt status, or (2) which enjoys certain federal tax credits.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to certain congressional committees if hydropower production on the Diamond Fork System has not commenced 24 months after enactment of this Act, stating the reasons such production has not commenced, and presenting a detailed timeline for future hydropower production.

Prohibits the use of Western Area Power Administration borrowing authority under the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 to fund any study or construction of transmission facilities developed as a result of this Act.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated facilitation act declares order facilitate hydropower development utah certain reimbursable costs allocated project power power appendix october supplement bonneville unit definite plan report shall considered final costs specified costs excess total maximum repayment obligation subject terms conditions states act obligate western_area_power_administration purchase market power produced diamond_fork power plant costs associated development transmission facilities transmit power diamond_fork power plant shall assigned power purpose colorado river storage project ratemaking prohibits hydroelectric power generation transmission facility diamond_fork_system financed refinanced obligation interest enjoys federal tax exempt status enjoys certain federal tax credits directs secretary interior report certain congressional committees hydropower production diamond_fork_system commenced months enactment act stating reasons production commenced presenting detailed timeline future hydropower production prohibits use western_area_power_administration borrowing authority hoover power plant act fund study construction transmission facilities developed result act


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Corps of Engineers Project Delivery Flexibility Act of 2013 - Directs the Chief of Engineers to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of non-federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for authorized Corps of Engineers civil works flood control and navigation construction projects.

Directs the Chief, in carrying out such program, to: (1) identify at least 12 congressionally authorized Corps flood control and navigation construction projects that have received federal funds and experienced delays or missed scheduled deadlines in the five fiscal years prior to this Act's enactment and that have an unobligated funding balance in the Corps Construction Account; (2) enter into a project partnership agreement with a non-federal sponsor to provide full project management control for the design and construction of such a project; and (3) develop a detailed project management plan for each project under the pilot program that outlines the scope, budget, design, and construction resource requirements necessary for project execution by the non-federal sponsor.

Conditions the receipt of federal funding under this Act on: (1) a project being federally owned, and (2) the non-federal sponsor establishing, to oversee the execution of the project management plan, a project delivery team consisting of a project manager and a Corps official who shall provide technical assistance and guidance on compliance with Corps engineering manuals and regulations.

Rescinds a specified amount of discretionary appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 that remain unobligated and makes such amount available for use under this Act.

flexibility act directs chief engineers establish pilot program evaluate cost effectiveness project delivery efficiency non federal sponsors lead project delivery team authorized corps_of_engineers civil works flood control navigation construction projects directs chief carrying program identify congressionally authorized corps flood control navigation construction projects received federal funds experienced delays missed scheduled deadlines fiscal years prior act enactment unobligated funding balance enter project partnership agreement non federal sponsor provide project management control design construction project develop detailed project management plan project pilot program outlines scope budget design construction resource requirements necessary project execution non federal sponsor conditions receipt federal funding act project federally owned non federal sponsor establishing oversee execution project management plan project delivery team consisting project manager corps official shall provide technical assistance guidance compliance corps engineering manuals regulations rescinds specified discretionary appropriations fy2008 fy2012 remain unobligated makes available use act


Summary: Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in coordination with the Chief of Engineers, the National Park Service (NPS), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries by providing support to state and local governments in carrying out activities designed to slow, and eventually eliminate, the threat posed by such carp.

strategic response asian carp invasion act requires director usfws coordination chief engineers national_park_service nps usgs lead multiagency effort slow spread asian carp upper_mississippi ohio river basins tributaries providing support state local governments carrying activities designed slow eventually eliminate threat posed carp


Summary: Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013 - Modifies the project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, to authorize the Chief of Engineers to construct improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to those rivers in the vicinity of Sacramento, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled "American River Watershed (Common Features) Project, Natomas Basin, Sacramento and Sutter Counties, California," dated December 30, 2010, at a specified cost.

modifies project flood damage reduction american california authorize chief engineers construct improvements flood damage reduction facilities adjacent rivers vicinity sacramento substantially accordance report chief engineers entitled american river watershed common features project sacramento california dated december specified cost


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Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to contract for the development of small conduit hydropower at Bureau facilities.

Defines: (1) "small conduit hydropower" as 5 megawatts or less; and (2) "conduit" as a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance.

Requires that power privilege leases be offered first to an irrigation district or water users association operating or receiving water from the applicable transferred or reserved conduit.

Defines: (1) reserved conduit as any conduit included in project works whose care, operation, and maintenance has been reserved by the Secretary (through the Bureau); and (2) transferred conduit as any conduit included in project works whose care, operation, and maintenance has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district.

Requires the Secretary, if the irrigation district or water users association elects not accept a lease of power privilege offer, to offer it to other parties.

Directs the Bureau to apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to small conduit hydropower development, except with respect to siting of associated transmission facilities on federal lands.

(A "categorical exclusion" under NEPA is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations and for which, therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.)

Makes the Bureau's Power Resources Office the lead office for such small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities. (Thus excludes such activities from the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC].)

Declares that nothing in this Act shall: (1) obligate specified power administrations to purchase or market the power produced by such facilities; (2) alter or impede the delivery and management of water for original project purposes; (3) alter or affect any existing agreements for conduit hydropower development projects or disposition of revenues; or (4) alter or affect any existing preliminary permit, license, or exemption issued by FERC or any project for which an application has been filed with FERC as of the date of the enactment of this Act. Deems water used for conduit hydropower generation to be incidental to use of water for the original project purposes.

rural jobs act amends reclamation project act authorize secretary interior acting bureau_of_reclamation contract development small conduit hydropower bureau facilities defines small conduit hydropower megawatts conduit tunnel canal pipeline aqueduct flume ditch similar manmade water conveyance requires power privilege leases offered irrigation district water users association operating receiving water applicable transferred reserved conduit defines reserved conduit conduit included project works care operation maintenance reserved secretary bureau transferred conduit conduit included project works care operation maintenance transferred legally organized water users association irrigation district requires secretary irrigation district water users association elects accept lease power privilege offer offer parties directs bureau apply categorical exclusion process national environmental policy act nepa small conduit hydropower development respect siting associated transmission facilities federal lands categorical exclusion nepa category actions individually cumulatively significant effect human environment found effect procedures adopted federal agency implementing environmental regulations environmental assessment environmental impact statement required makes lead office small conduit hydropower policy procedure setting activities excludes activities jurisdiction federal_energy_regulatory_commission ferc declares act shall obligate specified power administrations purchase market power produced facilities alter impede delivery management water original project purposes alter affect existing agreements conduit hydropower development projects disposition revenues alter affect existing preliminary permit license exemption issued ferc project application filed ferc date enactment act deems water conduit hydropower generation incidental use water original project purposes


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Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make a direct loan, including a subordinated loan, or a loan guarantee to an eligible entity to carry out activities for an eligible project.

Defines an "eligible entity" to include: (1) an entity that owns or operates a treatment works that serves the general public, including a municipal, tribal, or regional separate storm sewer system management agency; and (2) an entity, including an Indian tribe, that owns or operates a community water system.

Defines an "eligible project" to include: (1) a capital project to construct, replace, or rehabilitate a treatment works or community water system, to reduce energy consumption needs of a treatment works or a community water system, to increase water efficiency, reduce the demand for water, or reduce the demand for treatment works or community water system capacity, to manage or control storm water, to re-use municipal wastewater, or to increase drinking water source protection; and (2) an associated non-capital project that promotes the use of environmentally sustainable projects, including utility-backed storm water and water efficiency retrofit programs.

Directs an eligible entity to use amounts received under this Act for eligible projects to: (1) carry out development phase, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and replacement activities and environmental mitigation and construction contingencies; (2) acquire real property and equipment; (3) provide for any funding mechanisms necessary to meet market or affordability requirements, reasonably required reserve funds, capitalized interest issuance expenses, and other carrying costs during project construction; and (4) refinance interim construction financing, long-term project obligations, or direct loans or loan guarantees made under this Act.

Requires the Administrator to select eligible projects to receive assistance based on specified factors, including: (1) the significance of the infrastructure needs addressed, (2) creditworthiness, (3) the need for federal assistance, (4) the degree to which the project financing plan includes additional public or private financing, (5) the cost of the direct loan or loan guarantee to the federal government, (6) national or regional significance, and (7) reasonable assurance that all payments will be made on the credit instrument.

 Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish a system for prioritizing eligible projects based on specified guidelines, (2) develop and implement a credit evaluation process before providing any assistance under this Act, and (3) establish a uniform system to service each direct loan and loan guarantee made. Sets forth provisions regarding interest rates, terms, and conditions of direct loans and loan guarantees made under this Act.

Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) collect fees for administrative expenses, (2) provide technical assistance to applicants in creating financing packages that leverage a mix of public and private funding sources, and (3) provide assistance under this Act only with respect to a credit instrument in an amount of not less than $20 million.

Requires: (1) assisted projects to pay prevailing wages to laborers and mechanics; and (2) assisted projects for the construction, alteration, maintenance or repair of a public building or public work to use only iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States, with exceptions.

water infrastructure finance innovation_act authorizes administrator environmental_protection_agency epa direct loan including subordinated loan loan guarantee eligible entity carry activities eligible project defines eligible entity include entity owns operates treatment works serves general public including municipal tribal regional separate storm sewer system management agency entity including indian tribe owns operates community water system defines eligible project include capital project construct replace rehabilitate treatment works community water system reduce energy consumption needs treatment works community water system increase water efficiency reduce demand water reduce demand treatment works community water system capacity manage control storm water use municipal wastewater increase drinking water source protection associated non capital project promotes use environmentally sustainable projects including utility backed storm water water efficiency retrofit programs directs eligible entity use amounts received act eligible projects carry development phase construction reconstruction rehabilitation replacement activities environmental mitigation construction contingencies acquire real property equipment provide funding mechanisms necessary meet market affordability requirements reasonably required reserve funds capitalized interest issuance expenses carrying costs project construction refinance interim construction financing long term project obligations direct loans loan guarantees act requires administrator select eligible projects receive assistance based specified factors including significance infrastructure needs addressed creditworthiness need federal assistance degree project financing plan includes additional public private financing cost direct loan loan guarantee federal government national regional significance reasonable assurance payments credit instrument directs administrator establish system prioritizing eligible projects based specified guidelines develop implement credit evaluation process providing assistance act establish uniform system service direct loan loan guarantee sets forth provisions interest rates terms conditions direct loans loan guarantees act authorizes administrator collect fees administrative expenses provide technical assistance applicants creating financing packages leverage mix public private funding sources provide assistance act respect credit instrument million requires assisted projects pay prevailing wages laborers mechanics assisted projects construction alteration maintenance repair public building public work use iron steel manufactured goods produced united_states exceptions


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Drought Information Act of 2013 - Amends the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 to specify that: (1) the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall continue to support the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Program, and (2) the program's purpose shall be to better inform and provide for more timely decisionmaking to reduce drought related impacts and costs.

 Revises NIDIS functions to require the NIDIS to, among other things: (1) provide certain information (including concerning water supplies and soil moisture), forecasts, and assessments described in the Act on both national and regional levels; and (2) continue ongoing research and monitoring activities related to drought and the role of extreme weather events and climate variability in drought.

Requires the Under Secretary to provide a report to Congress concerning the NIDIS Program that includes a list of partners with whom the Under Secretary collaborates on NIDIS implementation and a description of NIDIS outreach activities.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Act through FY2018.

drought information act amends specify secretary commerce oceans atmosphere shall continue support program program purpose shall better inform provide timely decisionmaking reduce drought related impacts costs revises functions require things provide certain information including concerning water supplies soil moisture forecasts assessments described act national regional levels continue ongoing research monitoring activities related drought role extreme weather events climate variability drought requires secretary provide report congress concerning includes list partners secretary implementation description outreach activities authorizes appropriations carry act fy2018


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Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 or RIVER Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to promulgate regulations that, at a minimum, require certain delivery process criteria for qualifying construction and major rehabilitation projects for navigation infrastructure of inland and intracoastal waterways.

Directs the Secretary, in conjunction with the Inland Waterways Users Board, to submit to Congress a 20-year program for making capital investments on inland and intracoastal waterways. Allows such program to be based on the 20-year capital investment strategy contained in the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Projects Business Model, Final Report published on April 13, 2010, as approved by the Board.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit expenditures from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund to 50% of the total cost of the construction or rehabilitation project. Makes Fund amounts unavailable for: (1) construction or rehabilitation of dams, or (2) rehabilitation expenditures that do not equal or exceed $50 million.

Increases the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate (user fee) from 20 cents to 29 cents after 2013.

reinvesting vital economic rivers waterways act river act directs secretary army acting chief engineers promulgate regulations minimum require certain delivery process criteria qualifying construction major rehabilitation projects navigation infrastructure inland intracoastal waterways directs secretary conjunction submit congress year program making capital investments inland intracoastal waterways allows program based year capital investment strategy contained final report published april approved board amends internal revenue code limit expenditures inland_waterways_trust_fund total cost construction rehabilitation project makes fund amounts unavailable construction rehabilitation dams rehabilitation expenditures equal exceed million financing rate user fee cents cents


Summary: Everglades for the Next Generation Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Army, after completing a project implementation report prepared for a project under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and without any further congressional authorization, to carry out projects for: (1) the Caloosahatchee River (C-43) West Basin Storage Reservoir; (2) the Biscayne Bay coastal wetland; (3) Broward County water preserve areas; (4) the C-111 Spreader Canal; (5) any other project identified in the Plan for which a project implementation report is completed that is in accordance with an integrated delivery schedule approved by the Chief of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District, provided that the report is completed not later than five years after this Act's enactment; and (6) any group of projects under the Plan that the Secretary determines will provide regional or watershed ecosystem or water supply benefits if the group of projects is constructed in accordance with a project implementation report approved by the Chief and the District within that time frame.

everglades generation act amends water_resources_development_act authorize secretary army completing project implementation report prepared project comprehensive everglades restoration plan congressional authorization carry projects west basin storage reservoir coastal wetland water preserve areas project identified plan project implementation report completed accordance integrated delivery schedule approved chief_of_engineers south_florida_water_management_district provided report completed later years act enactment group projects plan secretary determines provide regional watershed ecosystem water supply benefits group projects constructed accordance project implementation report approved chief district time frame


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Freedom to Fish Act - Prohibits the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers from taking any action (after August 1, 2012) to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam owned by the Corps. Requires the Chief to cease implementing any restricted area resulting from such action taken between August 12, 2012, and the date of enactment of this Act and to remove any barriers constructed in connection with that area.

Provides that installing and maintaining sirens, strobe lights, and signage for alerting the public of hazardous water conditions shall not be considered to be an action to establish a restricted area.

freedom fish act prohibits chief army_corps_of_engineers taking action august establish restricted area prohibiting public access waters downstream dam owned corps requires chief cease implementing restricted area resulting action taken august date enactment act remove barriers constructed connection area provides installing maintaining lights signage public hazardous water conditions shall considered action establish restricted area


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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 27, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Reauthorizes the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission for a term of ten years after enactment of this Act.

measure amended reported senate june summary version repeated reauthorizes chesapeake term years enactment act


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Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify provisions authorizing the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma to design and construct hydroelectric generating facilities at the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma.

Authorizes such Nation to market the electricity generated from any such facility. Requires such Nation to obtain any permit required by federal or state law before the date on which construction begins on such facilities, except that the Nation shall be exempt from any licensing requirements under the Federal Power Act related to the construction, operation, and maintenance of hydroelectric generating facilities.

Authorizes: (1) such Nation to initiate design and construction only after the Secretary of the Army reviews and approves the plans and specifications, and (2) the Secretary to accept and use funds offered by such Nation to carry out the design and construction. Requires such Nation to: (1) bear all costs associated with the design and construction, and (2) provide any funds necessary for the design and construction to the Secretary prior to the Secretary initiating related activities.

Provides that such Nation shall hold all title to any hydroelectric generating facility constructed under this Act and may assign such title to a third party, subject to the Secretary's approval. Requires such Nation to: (1) be solely responsible for the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of, and the marketing of the electricity generated by, any such facility; and (2) release and indemnify the United States from all liabilities that may arise out of any activity undertaken to carry out this Act.

Authorizes: (1) the Secretary to provide any technical and construction management assistance that is requested by such Nation relating to such design and construction, and (2) such Nation to enter into agreements necessary to carry out this Act with the Secretary or a third party.

amends water_resources_development_act modify provisions authorizing cherokee nation oklahoma design construct hydroelectric generating facilities dam arkansas_river oklahoma authorizes nation market electricity generated facility requires nation obtain permit required federal state law date construction begins facilities nation shall exempt licensing requirements federal power act related construction operation maintenance hydroelectric generating facilities authorizes nation initiate design construction secretary army reviews approves plans specifications secretary accept use funds offered nation carry design construction requires nation bear costs associated design construction provide funds necessary design construction secretary prior secretary initiating related activities provides nation shall hold title hydroelectric generating facility constructed act assign title party subject secretary approval requires nation solely responsible operation maintenance repair replacement rehabilitation marketing electricity generated facility release indemnify united_states liabilities arise activity undertaken carry act authorizes secretary provide technical construction management assistance requested nation relating design construction nation enter agreements necessary carry act secretary party


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Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership Act or the WIN P3 Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of allowing non-federal interests to carry out authorized flood damage reduction, hurricane and storm damage reduction, and navigation projects. Requires the Chief: (1) to identify not more than 15 projects authorized for construction; (2) to develop a detailed project management plan for each identified project that outlines the scope, budget, design, and construction resource requirements necessary for the non-federal interest to execute the project or an element of the project; (3) to enter into a project partnership agreement with the non-federal interest at such interest's request to provide full project management control for construction of the project or element in accordance with plans approved by the Chief; (4) following execution of such agreement, to transfer specified amounts to the non-federal interest to carry out project construction; and (5) to regularly monitor and audit each such project being constructed by a non-federal interest.

Sets forth restrictions on projects selected. Authorizes the Chief to: (1) provide technical assistance to the non-federal interests for compensation, and (2) waive or modify applicable federal regulations if doing so would provide public and financial benefits.

Directs the Chief, before entering into a project partnership agreement, to enter into an arrangement with an independent third party to conduct an assessment and provide justification that the proposed agreement would represent a better public and financial benefit than a similar transaction using public funding.

Terminates authority to commence a project under this Act five years after its enactment.

water infrastructure public private partnership act win act directs chief engineers establish pilot program evaluate cost effectiveness project delivery efficiency allowing non federal interests carry authorized flood damage reduction hurricane storm damage reduction navigation projects requires chief identify projects authorized construction develop detailed project management plan identified project outlines scope budget design construction resource requirements necessary non federal interest execute project element project enter project partnership agreement non federal interest interest request provide project management control construction project element accordance plans approved chief following execution agreement transfer specified amounts non federal interest carry project construction regularly monitor audit project constructed non federal interest sets forth restrictions projects selected authorizes chief provide technical assistance non federal interests compensation waive modify applicable federal regulations provide public financial benefits directs chief entering project partnership agreement enter arrangement independent party conduct assessment provide justification proposed agreement represent better public financial benefit similar transaction public funding terminates authority commence project act years enactment


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Dredging for Restoration and Economic Development for Global Exports Act of 2013 or the DREDGE Act of 2013 - Modifies the project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) achieve, operate, and maintain a navigation channel of 50 feet with respect to the portion of the project from Baton Rouge to the Southwest Pass sea buoy; (2) complete such work not later than the last day of the third fiscal year beginning after the enactment of this Act; (3) conduct a pilot disposal and sediment project in the Southwest Pass area to determine the cost-effectiveness of pump-out disposal operations for hopper dredges for environmental enhancement and dredged material disposal; and (4) consult with appropriate federal, state, and local agencies and stakeholders to determine the safe placement and timing of such pump-out disposal operations that protect, create, restore, and nourish coastal wetlands and aquatic habitat.

Requires: (1) all costs of such work to be treated as operation and maintenance costs, including the first costs of achieving a navigation channel of 50 feet; (2) the federal cost share of such work to be 100%; and (3) the Secretary to pay 100% of the costs of such work out of amounts made available from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for operation and maintenance expenses.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to report to Congress on: (1) the cost and the environmental, storm damage reduction, and social benefits of the pump-out disposal operation; and (2) the total quantity of dredge material produced during operation and maintenance activities in the New Orleans District and the quantity that is beneficially used.

dredging restoration economic development global exports act dredge act modifies project navigation mississippi_river_ship_channel louisiana direct secretary army acting chief engineers achieve operate maintain navigation channel feet respect portion project baton_rouge southwest pass sea buoy complete work later day fiscal year beginning enactment act conduct pilot disposal sediment project southwest pass area determine cost effectiveness pump disposal operations hopper environmental enhancement dredged material disposal consult appropriate federal state local agencies stakeholders determine safe placement timing pump disposal operations protect create restore coastal wetlands aquatic habitat requires costs work treated operation maintenance costs including costs achieving navigation channel feet federal cost share work secretary pay costs work amounts available harbor_maintenance_trust_fund operation maintenance expenses directs secretary acting chief engineers report congress cost environmental storm damage reduction social benefits pump disposal operation total quantity dredge material produced operation maintenance activities quantity beneficially