123STA T . 13 64PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .3 0, 200 9Set t l e m e n t , t h eSe cr et a r yofC ommerce s hall e x erc i se its a u thority un d er section 18 of the F ederal P o w er A ct ( 1 6U. S.C. 811 )b y reser v in g its right to file p rescriptions in proceedings for pro j ects licensed by the Federal E nergy R egulatory Commis - sion on the Calaveras, Stanislaus, T uolumne, M erced, and San J oa q uin rivers and otherwise consistent with subsection (c) until after the expiration of the term of the Settlement, D ecember 3 1, 20 2 5 , or the expiration of the designation made pursuant to subsection (b), whichever ends first. (2) E F F ECTO F SUB SECT I O N . —N othing in this subsection shall preclude the Secretary of Commerce from imposing prescriptions pursuant to section 18 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 811) solely for other anadromous fish species because those prescriptions provide incidental benefits to such reintro- duced California Central V alley Spring Run Chinoo k salmon. (f) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section is intended or shall be construed— (1) to modify the Endangered Species Act of 1 97 3 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.)
or (2) to establish a precedent with respect to any other application of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.). PARTI I —S T UDY T O D EV E L OP W ATER PLA N; REPORT SEC.10 101. S TUDY T O DE V E L O PWA TE R PLA N; REPORT. (a) P LA N.— (1) GR ANT.—To the extent that funds are made available in advance for this purpose, the Secretary of the I nterior, acting through the B ureau of Reclamation, shall provide direct financial assistance to the California W ater Institute, located at California State University, Fresno, California, to conduct a study regarding the coordination and integration of sub- regional integrated regional water management plans into a unified Integrated Regional Water Management Plan for the subject counties in the hydrologic basins that would address issues related to— (A) water quality; (B) water supply (both surface, ground water banking, and brackish water desalination); (C) water conveyance; (D) water reliability; (E) water conservation and efficient use (by distribu- tion systems and by end users); (F) flood control; (G) water resource-related environmental enhance- ment; and ( H ) population growth. (2) STU DY AREA.—The study area referred to in paragraph (1) is the proposed study area of the San Joaquin River Hydro- logic Region and Tulare L ake Hydrologic Region, as defined by California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 160 – 05, volume 3, chapters 7 and 8, including K ern, Tulare, Kings,
