BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Approve Recommended Positions on Federal Legislation: H.R. 5752 (Costa) - Conveyance Capacity Correction Act; H.R. 5504 (Brownley) - To Amend the National Dam Safety Program Act with Respect to the Definition of Eligible High Hazard Potential Dam, and for other Purposes; H.R. 5302 (McNerney) - Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act; H.R. 5316 (Cox) - Move Water Now Act; and Other Legislation That May Require Urgent Consideration for a Position by the Board.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Adopt a position of "Support" on H.R. 5752 (Costa) - Conveyance Capacity Correction Act;
B. Adopt a position of "Support" on H.R. 5504 (Brownley) - To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act with respect to the definition of eligible high hazard potential dam, and for other purposes;
C. Adopt a position of "Support and Amend" on H.R. 5302 (McNerney) - Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act; and
D. Adopt a position of "Support and Amend" on H.R. 5316 (Cox) - Move Water Now Act.
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SUMMARY:
A. H.R. 5752 (Costa) - Conveyance Capacity Correction Act
Recommendation: Support
Priority Recommendation: 2
This bill would authorize $400 million to accelerate and complete repairs to certain water conveyance facilities at sites owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation but operated and maintained by others (known as transferred works). A project would be eligible for funding if it meets three criteria:
1. Damage caused by land subsidence has resulted in the need to undertake non-recurring repairs on a conveyance facility that conveys water from an estuary to a joint powers authority or public water agency;
2. The project has lost 10 percent or more of its designed carrying capacity along some portion of the facility; or
3. Restoring carrying capacity of the project would assist in meeting groundwater sustainability goals defined under State law.
A project would not be eligible for funding if it contains on-farm convey...
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