CALFED Extension Act of 2000

Summary

CALFED Extension Act of 2000 - Directs Federal agencies, through the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, to develop a program to achieve increased water supply, system reliability, water quality, water use efficiency, water transfers, levee protection, and environmental benefits in the Central Valley water system in California. Requires funding for water supply enhancements and environmental benefits to proceed concomitantly. Directs such Federal agencies to: (1) ensure that Federal participation results in continuous, measurable, and significant benefits in increased water supply yield, water supply reliability, and improved water quality; and (2) participate with involved State agencies to develop and recommend by May 30, 2001, a proposed structure for CALFED operations to be authorized by Congress and the California legislatures. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) management of the Environmental Water Account to reduce the risk of water supply delivery disruptions, to reduce Delta water quality degradation, and to mitigate such impacts; (2) land acquisition; (3) reporting requirements; (4) Program participant coordination; and (5) a required Office of Management and Budget interagency crosscut budget report. Directs CALFED to: (1) provide a statement of goals for long term water quality, water supply reliability, and ecosystem restoration; (2) provide ecological monitoring plans to gauge project performance relative to ecological goals; (3) establish a Coordination Program to ensure the coordination of goal-setting, funding, and implementation so as to ensure the effective expenditure of Federal funds for CALFED related activities.

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 30 October 2000

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 September 2000

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 September 2000

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 September 2000

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