Move Water Now Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 5316 To provide for the restoration of the original carrying capacity of canals impacted by land subsidence, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 5, 2019 Mr. COX of California (for himself, Mr. COSTA, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. HARDER of California, and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the restoration of the original carrying capac- ity of canals impacted by land subsidence, 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 ‘‘Move Water Now Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE CAPACITY CORRECTION PROJECT. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro- 6 priated to the Secretary of the Interior, $200,000,000 for 7 fiscal years 2020 through 2023, in the aggregate, for the 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Dec 10, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5316.IH H5316 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 5316 IH acceleration and completion of repairs to water conveyance 1 facilities at transferred works in Reclamation States. 2 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—A project eligible for funding 3 under this section is a project where— 4 (1) repairs are major, non-recurring mainte- 5 nance of a mission critical asset; 6 (2) the Secretary determines that the project 7 has lost 50 percent or more of its designed carrying 8 capacity along some portion of the facility; and 9 (3) the additional water made available for con- 10 veyance through the project would be used primarily 11 for groundwater recharge to assist in meeting 12 groundwater sustainability goals defined under State 13 law. 14 (c) COST SHARING.— 15 (1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 16 the cost of carrying out an activity described in this 17 section shall not be more than 50 percent. 18 (2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 19 share of the cost of carrying out an activity de- 20 scribed in the section— 21 (A) shall be not less than 50 percent; and 22 (B) may be provided in cash or in-kind. 23 (d) RESTRICTIONS.—Funds authorized to be appro- 24 priated under this section may not be used to build new 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Dec 10, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5316.IH H5316 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 5316 IH surface storage, raise existing reservoirs, or enlarge the 1 carrying capacity of a canal beyond the project’s capacity 2 as previously constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation. 3 (e) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out 4 projects under this section, the Secretary of the Interior 5 shall comply with all applicable environmental laws, in- 6 cluding— 7 (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 8 1969; 9 (2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973; and 10 (3) other applicable State law. 11 (f) SAVINGS.—Federal funds provided under this sec- 12 tion shall be in addition to any and all Federal funding 13 authorized in statute for such purposes and shall be non- 14 reimbursable. 15 SEC. 3. FUNDING PARITY FOR WATER MANAGEMENT 16 GOALS AND RESTORATION GOALS. 17 In addition to the funding authorized in section 18 10009 of Public Law 111–11, there are authorized to be 19 appropriated an additional $200,000,000 (at October 20 2019 price levels) to implement the Restoration Goal of 21 the Settlement described in section 10004 of Public Law 22 111–11. 23 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Dec 10, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5316.IH H5316 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS