RENEW WIIN Act

Responsible, No-Cost Extension of Western Water Infrastructure Improvements Act or the RENEW WIIN Act

This bill extends the authority of certain federal agencies to provide support for western water infrastructure and extends consultation requirements concerning projects in California.

Specifically, the bill extends through 2031 the authority of the Bureau of Reclamation to provide support for federal or state-led water storage projects in certain western states. It also extends provisions specific to California, including drought relief and the operations of the Central Valley Project (a hydropower and water management project in California that is operated by Reclamation).

Further, the bill extends through 2036 consultation requirements concerning biological assessments and the coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project in California.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 737 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 737

 To extend the authorities under the Water Infrastructure Improvements 
 for the Nation Act of 2016 providing operational flexibility, drought 
         relief, and other benefits to the State of California.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2021

  Mr. Valadao (for himself, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Garcia of 
    California, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
 McClintock, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Obernolte, and Mrs. Steel) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend the authorities under the Water Infrastructure Improvements 
 for the Nation Act of 2016 providing operational flexibility, drought 
         relief, and other benefits to the State of California.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible, No-Cost Extension of 
Western Water Infrastructure Improvements Act'' or the ``RENEW WIIN 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.

    Subtitle J of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 
Act (Public Law 114-322) is amended--
            (1) in section 4007 (43 U.S.C. 390(b) note), in subsection 
        (i), by striking ``January 1, 2021'' and inserting ``January 1, 
        2031''; and
            (2) in section 4013 (43 U.S.C. 390(b) note)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``the date 
                that is 5 years after the date of its enactment'' and 
                inserting ``December 31, 2031''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``10 years after 
                the date of its enactment'' and inserting ``on December 
                31, 2036''.
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