To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to improve California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and water supply.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to deposit specified funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act for FY2007-FY2012 into the Delta Flood Protection Fund to be used for reimbursement for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta project, California. Prohibits the Bureau of Reclamation from using more than 1% of appropriated funds to cover administrative and overhead costs. Directs that any amounts expended under this Act be considered nonreimbursable federal expenditures.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6014 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6014

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau 
 of Reclamation, to improve California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta 
                           and water supply.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2006

  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, acting through the Bureau 
 of Reclamation, to improve California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta 
                           and water supply.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CALIFORNIA DELTA SUBVENTION.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Commissioner of Reclamation, shall deposit within 30 days of receipt, 
all funds under this Act into the Fund established by Cal. Water Code 
section 12300(a), to be used for project reimbursement under Cal. Water 
Code section 12300(b)(1), as in effect before July 1, 2006.
    (b) Administrative Costs.--The Bureau of Reclamation may use not 
more than 1 percent of appropriated funds to cover administrative and 
overhead costs.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to carry 
out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 
2012.
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