text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Madera Water Supply Enhancement 
  Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
  
      For the purposes of this Act:
              (1) The term ``District'' means the Madera Irrigation 
          District, Madera, California.
              (2) The term ``Project'' means the Madera Water Supply 
          Enhancement Project, a groundwater bank on the 13,646 acre 
          Madera Ranch in Madera, California, owned, operated, 
          maintained, and managed by the District that will plan, design, 
          and construct recharge, recovery, and delivery systems able to 
          store up to 250,000 acre-feet of water and recover up to 55,000 
          acre-feet of water per year.
              (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
          United States Department of the Interior.
              (4) The term ``total cost'' means all reasonable costs, 
          such as the planning, design, permitting, financing, and 
          construction of the Project and the fair market value of lands 
          used or acquired by the District for the Project. The total 
          cost of the Project shall not exceed $90,000,000.
  
  SEC. 3. NO FURTHER STUDIES OR REPORTS.
  
      (a) Findings.--Congress finds that the Bureau of Reclamation and 
  others have conducted numerous studies regarding the Project, 
  including, but not limited to the following:
              (1) Bureau of Reclamation Technical Review Groups Final 
          Findings Memorandum, July 1997.
              (2) Bureau of Reclamation Madera Ranch Artificial Recharge 
          Demonstration Test Memorandum, December 1997.
              (3) Bureau of Reclamation Madera Ranch Groundwater Bank 
          Phase 1 Report, 1998.
              (4) Draft Memorandum Recommendations for Phase 2 
          Geohydrologic Work, April 1998.
              (5) Bureau of Reclamation Madera Ranch Water Banking 
          Proposal Economic Analysis--MP-340.
              (6) Hydrologic Feasibility Report, December 2003.
              (7) Engineering Feasibility Report, December 2003.
              (8) Feasibility Study of the Preferred Alternative, Water 
          Supply Enhancement Project, 2005.
              (9) Engineering Feasibility Report, June 2005.
              (10) Report on Geologic and Hydrologic Testing Program for 
          Madera Ranch.
              (11) Engine Driver Study, June 2005.
              (12) Wetlands Delineation, 2000, 2001, 2004, and 2005.
              (13) Madera Ranch Pilot Recharge: Interim Technical 
          Memorandum, May 2005.
              (14) Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, July 2005.
              (15) Certified California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 
          Environmental Impact Report (EIR), September 2005.
              (16) Baseline Groundwater Level Monitoring Report, January 
          2006.
              (17) Final Appraisal Study, Madera Irrigation District 
          Water Supply Enhancement Project, October 2006.
              (18) WDS Groundwater Monitoring Status Report to Madera 
          Ranch Oversight Committee, November 2006.
      (b) No Further Studies or Reports.--Pursuant to the Reclamation Act 
  of 1902 (32 Stat. 388) and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental 
  thereto, the Project is feasible and the Bureau of Reclamation shall 
  not conduct any further studies or reports related to determining the 
  feasibility of the Project.
  
  SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.
  
      All planning, design, and construction of the Project authorized by 
  this Act shall be undertaken in accordance with a cooperative agreement 
  between the Secretary and the District for the Project. Such 
  cooperative agreement shall set forth in a manner acceptable to the 
  Secretary and the District the responsibilities of the District for 
  participating, which shall include--
              (1) engineering and design;
              (2) construction; and
              (3) the administration of contracts pertaining to any of 
          the foregoing.
  
  SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MADERA WATER SUPPLY AND ENHANCEMENT 
                PROJECT.
  
      (a) Authorization of Construction.--The Secretary, acting pursuant 
  to the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902; 32 Stat. 388), 
  and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, as far as those 
  laws are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, is 
  authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement through the Bureau 
  with the District for the support of the design, and construction of 
  the Project.
      (b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the capital costs of the 
  Project shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost as defined in 
  section 2(4). Capital, planning, design, permitting, financing, 
  construction, and land acquisition costs incurred by the District prior 
  to the date of the enactment of this Act shall be considered a portion 
  of the non-Federal cost share.
      (c) In-Kind Services.--In-kind services performed by the District 
  shall be considered a part of the local cost share to complete the 
  Project authorized by subsection (a).
      (d) Credit for Non-Federal Work.--The District shall receive credit 
  toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the Project for--
              (1) reasonable costs incurred by the District as a result 
          of participation in the planning, design, permitting, 
          financing, and construction of the Project; and
              (2) for the fair market value of lands used or acquired by 
          the District for the Project.
      (e) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
  operation or maintenance of the Project authorized by this section. The 
  operation, ownership, and maintenance of the Project shall be the sole 
  responsibility of the District.
      (f) Plans and Analyses Consistent With Federal Law.--Before 
  obligating funds for design or construction under this section, the 
  Secretary shall work cooperatively with the District to use, to the 
  extent possible, plans, designs, and engineering and environmental 
  analyses that have already been prepared by the District for the 
  Project. The Secretary shall ensure that such information as is used is 
  consistent with applicable Federal laws and regulations.
      (g) Title; Responsibility; Liability.--Nothing in this section or 
  the assistance provided under this section shall be construed to 
  transfer title, responsibility or liability related to the Project to 
  the United States.
      (h) Authorization of Appropriation.--There is authorized to be 
  appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this Act $22,500,000 or 25 
  percent of the total cost of the Project, whichever is less.
  
  SEC. 6. SUNSET.
  
      The authority of the Secretary to carry out any provisions of this 
  Act shall terminate 10 years after the date of the enactment of this 
  Act.
target: Madera Water Supply Enhancement Act - Finds that: (1) the Bureau of Reclamation and others have conducted numerous studies regarding the Madera Water Supply Enhancement Project, California; (2) the Project is feasible; and (3) the Bureau shall not conduct any further studies or reports related to determining its feasibility.
  
  Requires all planning, design, and construction of the Project to be undertaken in accordance with a cooperative agreement between the Secretary and the Madera Irrigation District. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement for the support of Project design and construction. Limits the federal share of Project capital costs to 25%.
  
  Considers: (1) capital, planning, design, permitting, financing, construction, and land acquisition costs incurred by the District prior to this Act's enactment to be part of the nonfederal share; and (2) in-kind services performed by the District to be part of the local share. Requires the District to receive credit toward the nonfederal share for reasonable costs incurred from participation in the planning, design, permitting, financing, and construction of the Project and for the fair market value of lands used or acquired for the Project.
  
  Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for operation or maintenance. Makes Project operation, ownership, and maintenance the sole responsibility of the District. Directs the Secretary, before obligating funds, to work cooperatively with the District to use plans, designs, and engineering and environmental analyses that have already been prepared by the District. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this Act 10 years after its enactment.
feat_title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera Water Supply Enhancement Project.