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Senate Bill 2693
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Salton Sea Projects Improvements Act
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S. 2693 (Introduced-in-Senate)


117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2693


To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize additional projects related to the Salton Sea, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

August 10, 2021

Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize additional projects related to the Salton Sea, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Salton Sea Projects Improvements Act”.

SEC. 2. Research Project.

Section 1101 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4661) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as subsections (c) through (e), respectively;

(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

“(b) Additional project authorities.—

“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, may provide grants and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements to carry out projects located in the area of the Salton Sea in southern California to improve air quality, fish and wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, and water quality, in partnership with—

“(A) State, Tribal, and local governments;

“(B) water districts;

“(C) joint powers authorities, including the Salton Sea Authority;

“(D) nonprofit organizations; and

“(E) institutions of higher education.

“(2) INCLUDED ACTIVITIES.—The projects described in paragraph (1) may include—

“(A) construction, operation, maintenance, permitting, and design activities required for the projects; and

“(B) dust suppression projects.”; and

(3) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by striking “$10,000,000” and inserting “$250,000,000”.