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[H.R. 7938 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 692
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7938
[Report No. 118-847]
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 11, 2024
Mr. Bentz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
December 10, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April
11, 2024]
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A BILL
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) Infrastructure.--
``(1) 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.
``(2) Replacement of c canal flume.--
``(A) In general.--The replacement of the C Canal
flume within the Klamath Project shall be considered to
be, and shall receive the treatment authorized for,
qualified emergency extraordinary operation and
maintenance work in accordance with Federal reclamation
law (the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter
1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that
Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.)).
``(B) Contract.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of receipt of a request from the
Klamath Irrigation District to enter into a
contract with that district to amend the
contract numbered 16-WC-20-4838, the Secretary
shall enter into a contract with the Klamath
Irrigation District providing that under the
contract entered into under this subparagraph--
``(I) 35 percent of the total
repayment obligation is nonreimbursable
to the United States; and
``(II) 65 percent of the total
repayment obligation shall be repaid to
the United States over a period of 50
years.
``(ii) Inclusion.--Although the Secretary
shall not condition the agreement to the
contract entered into under subparagraph (A) on
any other term, the contract may include other
terms that are not less favorable to the
contractor than contract numbered 16-WC-20-
4838.''.
(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.
Union Calendar No. 692
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7938
[Report No. 118-847]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 10, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed