Bill > HR215

This bill, the "WATER for California Working to Advance Tangible and Effective Reforms for California Act", aims to provide long-term water supply and regulatory reliability to drought-stricken California. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Directing the operation of the Central Valley Project (CVP) and State Water Project (SWP) in accordance with the Preferred Alternative and the biological opinions issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with some exceptions. 2. Establishing water allocation requirements for Sacramento Valley CVP contractors based on water year types. 3. Authorizing the Shasta Reservoir Enlargement Project and other water infrastructure projects to address water supply shortages. 4. Requiring the completion of the refuge water supply program under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act within 2 years. 5. Establishing the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for coordinating the permitting and review process for new surface water storage projects, known as "qualifying projects", on federal lands. The bill aims to provide regulatory certainty and increase water supply reliability for various contractors and users of the CVP and SWP during drought conditions in California.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/215/all-info