To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a feasibility study with respect to the Mokelumne River, and for other purposes.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, and in consultation with the Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority, to complete and submit to specified congressional committees a study in the area of the Mokelumne River (California) to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to provide additional water supply and improve water management reliability through the development of new water storage and conjunctive use programs.

Instructs the Secretary: (1) in developing the Study, to use reports and any other relevant information supplied by the Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority, the East Bay Municipal Utility District, and other Mokelumne River Forum stakeholders; and (2) to accept in-kind contributions of goods or services from the Authority as will contribute to the conduct and completion of the Study.

Limits the federal share of Study costs to 50% of the total cost. Authorizes appropriations.

Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out any provisions of this Act ten years after enactment of this Act.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3812 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3812

  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a feasibility 
   study with respect to the Mokelumne River, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2005

  Mr. Pombo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a feasibility 
   study with respect to the Mokelumne River, 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. AUTHORIZATION OF MOKELUMNE RIVER REGIONAL WATER STORAGE AND 
              CONJUNCTIVE USE PROJECT STUDY.

     Pursuant to the Reclamation Act of 1902 (32 Stat. 388) and Acts 
amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary''), 
through the Bureau of Reclamation, and in consultation and cooperation 
with the Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority, shall complete and 
submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate copies 
of a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to 
provide additional water supply and improve water management 
reliability through the development of new water storage and 
conjunctive use programs.

SEC. 2. USE OF REPORTS AND OTHER INFORMATION.

     In developing the study under section 1, the Secretary shall use, 
as appropriate, reports and any other relevant information supplied by 
the Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority, the East Bay Municipal 
Utility District, and other Mokelumne River Forum stakeholders.

SEC. 3. COST SHARES.

    (a) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of the study 
conducted under this Act shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost 
of the study.
    (b) In-Kind Contributions.--The Secretary shall accept, as 
appropriate, such in-kind contributions of goods or services from the 
Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority as the Secretary determines 
will contribute to the conduct and completion of the study conducted 
under this Act. Goods and services accepted under this section shall be 
counted as part of the non-Federal cost share for that study.

SEC. 4. WATER RIGHTS.

     Nothing in this Act shall be construed to invalidate, preempt, or 
create any exception to State water law, State water rights, or Federal 
or State permitted activities or agreements.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

     There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $3,300,000 
for the Federal cost share of the study conducted under this Act.
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