HR 3964 · 113th Congress · Water Resources Development
Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act
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EnactedLatest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 306.(2014-02-10)
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Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act - Title I: Central Valley Project Water Reliability - Amends the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) to include among the Act's purposes: (1) to 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) to facilitate and expedite water transfers in accordance with that Act. Redefines "anadromous fish" for purposes of such Act. Defines "reasonable flows" as water flows capable of being maintained taking into account competing consumptive uses of water and economic, environmental, and social factors. 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 c…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 3964, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act
Feb 4, 2014Estimate of direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 3964, as posted by the House Committee on Rules on January 29, 2014 (CPRT-113-HPRT-RUOO-HR3964)
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Cosponsors (16)
16 Republicans