Salton Sea Projects Improvements Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3877 To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize additional projects related to the Salton Sea, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 14, 2021 Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Ad- justment Act of 1992 to authorize additional projects related to the Salton Sea, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Salton Sea Projects 4 Improvements Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. RESEARCH PROJECT. 6 Section 1101 of the Reclamation Projects Authoriza- 7 tion and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 8 106 Stat. 4661) is amended— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:40 Jun 30, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3877.IH H3877 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3877 IH (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 1 as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; 2 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol- 3 lowing new subsection: 4 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL PROJECT AUTHORITIES.— 5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 6 through the Bureau of Reclamation, may provide 7 grants and enter into contracts and cooperative 8 agreements to carry out projects located in the area 9 of the Salton Sea in Southern California to improve 10 air quality, fish and wildlife habitat, recreational op- 11 portunities, and water quality, in partnership with— 12 ‘‘(A) State, Tribal, and local governments; 13 ‘‘(B) water districts; 14 ‘‘(C) joint powers authorities, including the 15 Salton Sea Authority; 16 ‘‘(D) nonprofit organizations; and 17 ‘‘(E) institutions of higher education. 18 ‘‘(2) INCLUDED ACTIVITIES.—The projects de- 19 scribed in paragraph (1) may include— 20 ‘‘(A) construction, operation, maintenance, 21 permitting, and design activities required for 22 such projects; and 23 ‘‘(B) dust suppression projects.’’; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:40 Jun 30, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3877.IH H3877 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3877 IH (3) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by 1 striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 2 ‘‘$250,000,000’’. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:40 Jun 30, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3877.IH H3877 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS