HR4970
Introduced
Orland Project Water Management Act
- Federal
- House
- Introduced Aug 15, 2025
- Session 119
Bill Text
Version IHThis Act may be cited as the Orland Project Water Management Act.
Section 104 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214) is amended—
by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d) respectively;
by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
The Secretary may make available, upon the request of the Orland Unit Water Users Association and through the programs and authorities established under this title, water from the Orland Project to the Sacramento Canal Unit of the Central Valley Project at any time, without regard to water year type, if the Secretary determines that such action is consistent with the purposes of the Central Valley Project.
by adding at the end the following:
Nothing in this section may be construed to—
be a new or supplemental benefit for the purposes of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.);
affect any valid or vested water right in existence as of the date of the enactment of this subsection;
affect any application for water rights pending before the date of the enactment of this subsection; or
result in any redirected impacts to the Orland Project from a temporary contract for the supply of water executed under this section.
Section 104 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214) is amended—
by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d) respectively;
by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
The Secretary may make available, upon the request of the Orland Unit Water Users Association and through the programs and authorities established under this title, water from the Orland Project to the Sacramento Canal Unit of the Central Valley Project at any time, without regard to water year type, if the Secretary determines that such action is consistent with the purposes of the Central Valley Project.
by adding at the end the following:
Nothing in this section may be construed to—
be a new or supplemental benefit for the purposes of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.);
affect any valid or vested water right in existence as of the date of the enactment of this subsection;
affect any application for water rights pending before the date of the enactment of this subsection; or
result in any redirected impacts to the Orland Project from a temporary contract for the supply of water executed under this section.
Legislative Timeline
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ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Gallagher asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4970, a bill originally introduced by Representative LaMalfa, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.