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To provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to the State of California, other western States, and the Nation.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. H

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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

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A BILL

To provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to the State of California, other western States, and the Nation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FINDINGS.

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(a) S

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.—This Act may be cited as the

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‘‘Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015’’.

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(b) T

ABLE OF

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.—The table of contents of

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this Act is as follows:

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Sec.1.Short title; table of contents; findings.

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TITLE I—EMERGENCY DROUGHT RESPONSE APPROPRIATIONS FROM RECLAMATION FUND Sec.101.Appropriations to be derived from Reclamation Fund. Sec.102.Supplemental appropriations for drought relief. Sec.103.Supplemental appropriations for the Environmental Protection Agen-cy. Sec.104.Supplemental appropriations for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program. TITLE II—NEW WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A—New Water Recycling and Reclamation Program Through EPA Sec.201.Short title; findings; purposes. Sec.202.National Water Recycling and Reclamation Program. Subtitle B—Reclamation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (RIFIA) Sec.210.Short title; purposes; definitions. C

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Sec.211.Purposes. Sec.212.Authority to provide assistance. Sec.213.Applications. Sec.214.Eligibility for assistance. Sec.215.Determination of eligibility and project selection. Sec.216.Secured loans. Sec.217.Program administration. Sec.218.State and local permits. Sec.219.Regulations. Sec.220.Funding. Sec.221.Report to Congress. C

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Sec.231.Water storage projects. Sec.232.Authorization of appropriations. C

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Sec.241.Short title; definitions. Sec.242.Authorization of title transfer program. Sec.243.Compliance with environmental and historic preservation laws. Sec.244.Eligibility criteria. Sec.245.Liability. Sec.246.Benefits. Sec.247.Compliance with other laws. Sec.248.Authorization of appropriations. Sec.249.Termination of authority. Subtitle C—Innovative Stormwater Capture Program Sec.251.Short title. Sec.252.Purposes and Findings.


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Sec.253.Definitions. Sec.254.Centers of Excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastruc-ture. Sec.255.Innovative stormwater control infrastructure project grants. Sec.256.Environmental Protection Agency innovative stormwater control in-frastructure promotion. Sec.257.Report to Congress. Sec.258.Authorization of appropriations. TITLE III—IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER MANAGEMENT Subtitle A—Restoring America’s Watersheds and Increasing Water Yields Sec.301.Short title. Sec.302.Findings. Sec.303.Water Source Protection Program. Sec.304.Watershed Condition Framework. Sec.305.Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program. Sec.306.Reauthorization of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund. Subtitle B—Reservoir Operation Improvement Sec.311.Short title. Sec.312.Projects, plans, and reports. Subtitle C—Reclamation Projects for Renewable Energy to Reduce Evaporation Loss Sec.320.Findings and purpose. Sec.321.Definitions. Sec.322.Evaluation and report. Sec.323.Development of solar and wind energy on covered land. Sec.324.Royalties. Sec.325.Disposition of royalty revenue. Subtitle D—Improved Reclamation Crop Data Sec.331.Definitions. Sec.332.Determination of planting of water-intense permanent crops. Sec.333.Report related to water-intense permanent crops. Subtitle E—Improved Oversight of State Injection Wells Sec.341.Amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act. Subtitle F—Combating Water Theft for Illegal Marijuana Cultivation Sec.351.Policy directive on illegal water diversion for marijuana cultivation. Sec.352.Environmental reporting requirements for Domestic Cannabis Eradi-cation program. Sec.353.Trespass marijuana location registry. Sec.354.Funding for remediation of trespass marijuana sites. Sec.355.Voluntary guidelines. Sec.356.Research program. Subtitle G—SECURE Water Amendments


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