[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7938 Received in Senate (RDS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7938
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 18 (legislative day, December 16), 2024
Received
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AN ACT
To amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to
provide the Secretary of the Interior with certain authorities with
respect to projects affecting the Klamath Basin watershed, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Klamath Basin Water Agreement
Support Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. KLAMATH PROJECT WATER AND POWER.
(a) Addressing Water, Power, and Facilities Management for
Irrigation.--Section 4 of the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-498) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d) Restoration Activities.--The Secretary may--
``(1) plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain
projects in the Klamath Basin watershed, including--
``(A) facilities to reduce fish entrainment;
``(B) projects that reduce or avoid impacts on
aquatic resources of facilities involved in the storage
or diversion of water for irrigation in the Klamath
Project service area; and
``(C) projects that restore habitats in the Klamath
Basin watershed, including Tribal fishery resources
held in trust;
``(2) undertake studies, including feasibility studies, and
improvements that the Secretary determines to be necessary to
implement this subsection;
``(3) in implementing this subsection, enter into
contracts, memoranda of understanding, financial assistance
agreements, cost-sharing agreements, or other appropriate
agreements with--
``(A) State, Tribal, and local governmental
agencies; and
``(B) private parties; and
``(4) accept and expend non-Federal funds in order to
facilitate implementation of this subsection.
``(e) Goals.--The goals of activities under subsections (b) and (d)
shall include, as applicable--
``(1) the short-term and long-term reduction and resolution
of conflicts relating to water in the Klamath Basin watershed;
and
``(2) compatibility and utility for protecting natural
resources throughout the Klamath Basin watershed, including the
protection, preservation, and restoration of Klamath River
Tribal fishery resources, particularly through collaboratively
developed agreements.
``(f) Pumping Plant D.--The Secretary may enter into 1 or more
agreements with the Tulelake Irrigation District to reimburse the
Tulelake Irrigation District for not more than 69 percent of the cost
incurred by the Tulelake Irrigation District for the operation and
maintenance of Pumping Plant D, subject to the condition that the cost
results in benefits to the United States.
``(g) Keno and Link River Dams.--The Secretary of the Interior
shall comply with the terms of the agreement entitled `2016 Klamath
Power and Facilities Agreement'(`Agreement'), including Attachment A to
the Agreement.''.
(b) Administration; Effect.--
(1) Compliance.--In implementing the amendments made by
this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall comply with--
(A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.); and
(C) all other applicable laws.
(2) Effect.--None of the amendments made by this section--
(A) modify any authority or obligation of the
United States with respect to any Tribal trust or
treaty obligation of the United States;
(B) create or determine any water right; or
(C) affect any water right or water right claim in
existence on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 2024.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.