San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act

To authorize the implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement, and for other purposes.

5/13/2008--Reported to House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Title I: The San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act -
(Sec. 101) San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary), in cooperation with the state of California, to implement the Stipulation of Settlement dated September 13, 2006, in Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. Kirk Rodgers, et al., United States District Court, Eastern District of California. Directs the Secretary to:
(1) enter into agreements with California to facilitate or expedite Settlement implementation; and
(2) identify impacts and measures to mitigate impacts on adjacent and downstream water users and landowners. Provides that Settlement implementation and the reintroduction of Chinook salmon shall not result in the involuntary reduction in contract water allocations to Central Valley Project long-term contractors apart from Friant Division contractors.

(Sec. 105) Authorizes the Secretary to:
(1) purchase property needed to implement the Settlement from willing sellers; and
(2) dispose of such property and deposit proceeds into the San Joaquin River Restoration Fund.

(Sec. 107) Declares that the Settlement satisfies and discharges the Secretary's obligations under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992.

(Sec. 109) Requires the costs of implementing the Settlement to be covered by payments or in kind contributions made by Friant Division contractors and other non-federal parties, with specified costs shared by California. Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with California to fund or implement improvements on a project-by-project basis.

(Sec. 110) Directs the Secretary to convert specified long-term contracts to provide for the repayment of construction costs.

(Sec. 111) Provides for the reintroduction of Chinook salmon into the San Joaquin River, contingent upon the Secretary of Commerce finding that a permit for such reintroduction may be issued under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
(Sec. 112) Directs the Secretary to establish a conservation of resources fee for non-producing federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico, revenues from which shall be treated as offsetting receipts.
Title II: Study to Develop Water Plan; Report -
(Sec. 201) Directs the Secretary:
(1) acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to provide direct financial assistance to the California Water Institute to study coordination and integration of sub-regional integrated regional water management plans into a unified Integrated Regional Water Management Plan; and
(2) to ensure that a report containing the results of the Plan is submitted to specified congressional committees within 24 months after financial assistance is made available to the Institute. Authorizes appropriations.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20]
• and 5 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
  • Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
  • Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. George Radanovich [R, CA-19]
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Committees

• House Natural Resources

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.4074

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
November 05, 2007

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• Added to calendar on May 13, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395..
• May 13, 2008: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-633.
• Added to calendar on Nov 15, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 15..
• Nov 15, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Nov 05, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
• Introduced on Nov 05, 2007.

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• Hydroelectric power
• Water use
• Water supply
• Water storage
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• Water rights
• Water resources development
• Water allocation (Policy)
• Salmon
• Rivers
• Restoration ecology
• Public contracts
• Petroleum in submerged lands
• Oil and gas leases
• Nature conservation
• Natural resources
• Marine resources
• Licenses
• Law
• Land transfers
• Infrastructure
• Hydroelectric plants
• Gulf of Mexico
• Governmental investigations
• Government trust funds
• Gas in submerged lands
• Finance
• Federal aid to water resources development
• Executive departments
• Environmental protection
• Environmental assessment
• Energy
• Endangered species
• Department of Commerce
• Dams
• Construction costs
• Congressional reporting requirements
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• Central Valley Reclamation Project (California)
• California
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November 26, 2007 SJV River Bill Passes Committee

Congressman Jim Costa announced that the San Joaquin River Restoration Act, HR 4074, passed out of the House Committee on Natural Resources by a vote of 25 ...

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November 16, 2007 Costa’s San Joaquin River Settlement Act Passes Through Committee

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May 20, 2008 Extreme Makeover: San Joaquin River

is opposed to the House bill, HR 4074, which was approved on May 13 in a party-line vote by the House Interior Committee over the objections of the minority. The Senate version of the bill, S. 27, was approved on May 7 by the Senate ...

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May 06, 2008 An Extreme Makeover for the San Joaquin River

The House bill, HR 4074, was approved in a party-line vote by the House Interior Committee over the objections of the minority. The Senate version of the bill, S. 27, may be added to a larger water projects bill in the next week. ...

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May 04, 2008 HR 4074, The San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act ...

HR 4074 would authorize the implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.

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