PUBLIC LAW 109–103—NOV. 19, 2005
119 STAT. 2269
(b)(1) Using amounts made available under section 2507 of the Farm and Security Rural Investment Act of 2002 (43 U.S.C. 2211 note; Public Law 107–171), the Secretary shall provide not more than $10,000,000 for a water lease and purchase program for the Walker River Paiute Tribe. (2) Water acquired under paragraph (1) shall be— (A) acquired only from willing sellers; (B) designed to maximize water conveyances to Walker Lake; and (C) located only within the Walker River Paiute Indian Reservation. (c) Using amounts made available under section 2507 of the Farm and Security Rural Investment Act of 2002 (43 U.S.C. 2211 note; Public Law 107–171), the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall provide— (1) $10,000,000 for tamarisk eradication, riparian area restoration, and channel restoration efforts within the Walker River Basin that are designed to enhance water delivery to Walker Lake, with priority given to activities that are expected to result in the greatest increased water flows to Walker Lake; and (2) $5,000,000 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Walker River Paiute Tribe, and the Nevada Division of Wildlife to undertake activities, to be coordinated by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to complete the design and implementation of the Western Inland Trout Initiative and Fishery Improvements in the State of Nevada with an emphasis on the Walker River Basin. (d) For each day after June 30, 2006, on which the Bureau of Reclamation fails to comply with subsections (a), (b), and (c), the total amount made available for salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be reduced by $100,000 per day. SEC. 209. (a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to complete a special report to update the analysis of costs and associated benefits of the Auburn-Folsom South Unit, Central Valley Project, California authorized under Federal reclamation laws and the Act of September 2, 1965, Public Law 89–161, 79 Stat. 615 in order to— (1) identify those project features that are still relevant; (2) identify changes in benefit values from previous analyses and update to current levels; (3) identify design standard changes from the 1978 Reclamation design which require updated project engineering; (4) assess risks and uncertainties associated with the 1978 Reclamation design; (5) update design and reconnaissance-level cost estimate for features identified under paragraph (1); and (6) perform other analyses that the Secretary deems appropriate to assist in the determination of whether a full feasibility study is warranted. (b) There are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this section. The cost of completing this update shall be nonreimbursable.
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