HR 1769 · 115th Congress · Water Resources Development

San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act

Introduced 2017-03-28· Sponsored by Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 253.(2017-10-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to implement the Agreement between the United States and Westlands Water District August 2015 (Westlands Agreement). The bill amends the San Luis Act (the 1960 statute that authorized Interior to construct the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project [CVP], California) to: (1) repeal provisions that include distribution systems or drains within the Westlands Water District, and (2) eliminate requirements for Interior to meet drainage requirements for Westlands. Interior shall: convert Westlands' existing long-term or interim renewal water service contract to a repayment contract, make allocation decisions in the CVP affecting Westlands consistent with federal and state law, and enter into a contract with the Navy for the delivery of CVP water to the Lemoore Naval Air Station. The bill suspends Westlands' capital repayment obligation and payments under its water service contracts and the April 1, 1965, repayment contract with the United States until the execution of a repayment contract under this bill, after which Westlands shall: (1) receive a specified credit against future operation and ma…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1769, San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act

Jul 7, 2017

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 27, 2017

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