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Short Titles as Introduced

California Drought Alleviation Act of 2008

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Official Title as Introduced

To provide flexibility for the operation of the Bureau of Reclamation C.W. "Bill" Jones Pumping Plant and the Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant of the State of California in times of drought emergency, to support the establishment of a fish hatchery program to preserve and restore the Delta Smelt in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
09/18/2008Introduced in House

All Actions (4)

Date All Actions
09/23/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
09/23/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
09/18/2008Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Action By: House of Representatives
09/18/2008Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Natural Resources09/18/2008 Referred to
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power09/23/2008 Referred to
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans09/23/2008 Referred to

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Introduced in House (09/18/2008)

California Drought Alleviation Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior: (1) within 30 days after the declaration of a drought emergency by the governor of California, to make a written determination as to the existence of a drought emergency for Central Valley Project and State Water Project service areas; and (2) upon determining such an emergency exists, to temporarily exempt operations of the C.W. "Bill" Jones and Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plants from prohibitions under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) against taking endangered or threatened species or adversely modifying critical habitat until drought emergency conditions are alleviated. Authorizes the Secretary to include in any such determination reasonable and prudent measures for the protection of an endangered species or its critical habitat.

Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with California to support the establishment of a fish hatchery program to preserve and restore the species Hypomesus transpacificus (Delta Smelt) in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Requires the program to be designed to establish a sustainable population sufficient to warrant the species' removal from lists published under ESA and the State of California Endangered Species Act. Deems Hypomesus transpacificus maintained, cultured, introduced, or reintroduced to be members of any subspecies or population segment listed under ESA for purposes of determining whether such subspecies or population segment is a threatened or endangered species.