118 STAT. 2414 PUBLIC LAW 108–424—NOV. 30, 2004 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the United States Geological Survey, the Desert Research Institute, and a designee from the State of Utah shall conduct a study to investigate ground water quantity, quality, and flow character istics in the deep carbonate and alluvial aquifers of White Pine County, Nevada, and any groundwater basins that are located in White Pine County, Nevada, or Lincoln County, Nevada, and adjacent areas in Utah. The study shall— (A) focus on a review of existing data and may include new data; (B) determine the approximate volume of water stored in aquifers in those areas; (C) determine the discharge and recharge characteris tics of each aquifer system; (D) determine the hydrogeologic and other controls that govern the discharge and recharge of each aquifer system; and (E) develop maps at a consistent scale depicting aquifer systems and the recharge and discharge areas of such systems. (2) TIMING; AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall complete a draft of the water resources report required under paragraph (1) not later than 30 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall then make the draft report available for public comment for a period of not less than 60 days. The final report shall be submitted to the Committee on Resources in the House of Representatives and the Com mittee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Senate and made available to the public not later than 36 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (3) AGREEMENT.—Prior to any transbasin diversion from ground water basins located within both the State of Nevada and the State of Utah, the State of Nevada and the State of Utah shall reach an agreement regarding the division of water resources of those interstate ground water flow system(s) from which water will be diverted and used by the project. The agreement shall allow for the maximum sustainable bene ficial use of the water resources and protect existing water rights. (4) FUNDING.—Section 4(e)(3)(A) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2346; 116 Stat. 2007; 117 Stat. 1317) is amended— (A) in clauses (ii), (iv), and (v), by striking ‘‘County’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘and Lincoln Counties’’; (B) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (C) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii); and (D) by inserting after clause (vi) the following: ‘‘(vii) for development of a water study for Lincoln and White Pine Counties, Nevada, in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000; and’’. SEC. 302. RELOCATION OF RIGHT OF WAY AND UTILITY CORRIDORS LOCATED IN CLARK AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF NEVADA. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: Utah. Public information. Reports. Deadlines.
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