H.R. 6641

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6641 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6641

To provide for financial and technical support of certain projects 
related to the Central Valley Project, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 11, 2025

Mr. Gray (for himself, Mr. Costa, and Mr. Harder of California) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources

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A BILL

To provide for financial and technical support of certain projects 
related to the Central Valley Project, 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 ``Central Valley Water Solution Act''.

SEC. 2. CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT WATER PROJECTS.

(a) Projects Authorized.--The Secretary shall provide financial and 
technical assistance for the following projects in the State, and there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary the corresponding 
amounts in parentheses to carry out this section:
(1) Westland Water District Recharge Basins ($85,000,000), 
for the purchase by the District on a willing seller basis of 
1,800 acres of land along the Coalinga Canal to build recharge 
basins in prime areas with greater percolation rates and within 
the unconfined zone of the subbasin, retrofitting the Coalinga 
Canal's existing turnouts to improve the conveyance capacity to 
the recharge facilities, and the construction of terraced berms 
to retain water at the recharge sites to enhance percolation 
and eliminate runoff.
(2) Westlands Water District Reverse Osmosis Treatment 
Plants and High-Capacity Shallow Aquifer Wells ($30,000,000), 
for constructing 2 reverse osmosis treatment plants and 8 high-
capacity shallow aquifer wells to reclaim approximately 20,000 
acre-feet of poor-quality, perched groundwater to drinking 
quality levels.
(3) East San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Banking and Storage 
Program ($360,000,000), for a suite of groundwater banking, in-
lieu groundwater recharge, groundwater quality treatment, and 
storage projects.
(4) Lindsay-Strathmore Irrigation District--Rancho de 
Kaweah Groundwater Bank ($30,000,000), for constructing 1,200 
acres of groundwater banking in multiple phases, including 
recovery wells, pipelines, and a new turnout and pilots to 
determine recharge and recovery rates.
(5) Pixley Irrigation District Joint Groundwater Bank 
($25,000,000), for constructing 560 acres of groundwater 
banking in multiple phases, including recovery wells, 
pipelines, a new turnout and pilots to determine recharge and 
recovery rates. The project is anticipated to be completed 
within 2-3 years of funding availability.
(6) Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Annex Groundwater 
Bank ($55,000,000), for constructing 3,000 acres of groundwater 
banking in multiple phases, including recovery wells, 
pipelines, and a new turnout and pilots to determine recharge 
and recovery rates.
(7) Arvin Edison Water Storage District DiGiorgio Unit In-
Lieu Project ($12,900,000), for constructing a total of 11.8 
miles of pipeline to convey and deliver surface water to 
support in-lieu groundwater recharge.
(8) Arvin Edison Water Storage District Frick Unit In-Lieu 
Project ($8,100,000), for constructing a total of 6 miles of 
pipeline to serve 2,843 acres of irrigated agriculture to 
support in-lieu groundwater recharge.
(9) Arvin Edison Water Storage District Panama Unit In-Lieu 
Project ($13,400,000), for constructing a total of 8.8 miles of 
pipeline to serve 4,816 acres of irrigated agriculture to 
support in-lieu groundwater recharge.
(10) Arvin Edison Water Storage District Sandrini Unit In-
Lieu Project ($28,300,000), for constructing 1 mile of new 
canal and 21.1 miles of pipeline to serve 11,000 acres of 
irrigated agriculture to support in-lieu groundwater recharge.
(11) Arvin Edison Water Storage District Recovery Wells and 
Groundwater Quality Treatment Project ($174,000,000), for 
constructing 7 new wells, and providing water quality treatment 
for new wells and over 65 existing wells to meet treatment 
standards and support conjunctive use and operational 
flexibility of the California Aqueduct.
(12) Tulare Irrigation District Seaborn Reservoir 
($23,000,000), for constructing an internal berm and inlet, 
outlet, and pump facilities off of the St. Johns River, and 
native habitat improvements.
(13) City of Tracy Recycled Water and Exchange Program 
($10,000,000), for expanding the City of Tracy's Recycled Water 
Project project, including a pumping station and associated 
conveyance pipeline to convey recycled water to city 
infrastructure and to the DMC to supplement the City's CVP 
supply.
(14) City of Tracy Aquifer Storage and Recovery Program 
($22,000,000), for installing 4 Aquifer Storage and Recovery 
wells.
(15) Water Conservation Improvement Projects Planning Work 
($1,000,000), for developing a feasibility and environmental 
study to analyze lining areas within the Exchange Contractors 
service area that are drainage impacted to generate conserved 
water for future implementation.
(16) Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir Project ($1,010,000), for 
constructing an 82,000 acre-foot reservoir located on Del 
Puerto Creek, providing needed South of Delta storage to 
provide drought resistance for the region's agricultural and 
environmental water supplies, supporting disadvantaged 
communities, and providing public safety flood protection for 
the City of Patterson.
(17) Upper Delta-Mendota Canal Reverse Flow Pumpback 
Project ($25,000,000), for designing and constructing 3 
permanent lift stations along the DMC that will allow reverse 
flow of CVP and non-CVP water stored in the San Luis Reservoir 
(SLR) to be delivered to the CVP contractors along the northern 
reaches of the DMC, mitigating drought related water supply 
shortages for Upper DMC contractors.
(18) Lower Delta-Mendota Canal Reverse Flow Pumpback 
Project ($280,000,000), for planning and constructing 
facilities enabling reverse flow of the DMC from the Mendota 
Pool to O'Neil Forebay and interconnecting the Central 
California Irrigation District Outside and Main Canals to the 
DMC to convey flood water into the San Luis Reservoir for 
storage or direct use, or exchange.
(19) Delta-Mendota Canal Subsidence Correction Project 
($830,000,000), for modifying the 116-mile-long DMC to restore 
the original design conveyance capacity and avoid constraints 
on the operation of the Central Valley Project, and addressing 
operational safety concerns generated by subsidence.
(20) San Luis Canal/California Aqueduct Subsidence 
Correction Project ($850,000,000), for modifying the San Luis 
Canal/California Aqueduct to restore the original design 
conveyance capacity and avoid constraints on the operation of 
the Central Valley Project, and addressing operational safety 
concerns generated by subsidence.
(21) Friant-Kern Canal Phase II Capacity Correction Project 
($730,000,000), for remaining pre-construction and construction 
activities for Upper and Lower Reach Capacity Correction, 
including embankment and lining raises, and structure 
modifications or replacements necessary to restore the design 
capacity of the from the Kings River Check to the Fifth Avenue 
Check, and from Reservoir Check to the Kern Check.
(22) Turlock Irrigation Intertie Project ($800,000,000), 
for connecting the New Melones and Don Pedro Reservoirs.
(b) Coordination.--The Secretary shall participate in and enter 
into agreements and coordinate with affected Indian Tribes, the State 
(including subdivisions and departments of the State), and public 
agencies organized pursuant to State law (including irrigation 
entities) as necessary to carry out this Act.
(c) Cost Sharing.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
(A) for the purposes of section 203 of the 
Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390cc) or 
section 3404(a) of the Reclamation Projects 
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 
102-575; 106 Stat. 4708), a contract or agreement 
entered into pursuant to this section shall not be 
treated as a new or amended contract; and
(B) none of the funds provided under this section 
shall be reimbursable or subject to matching or cost 
sharing requirements.
(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the study 
described in subsection (a)(15).
(d) Environmental Laws.--In providing funding for a project under 
this section, the Secretary shall comply with all applicable 
environmental laws, including--
(1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
(2) any obligations for fish, wildlife, or water quality 
protection in permits or licenses granted by a Federal agency 
or the State; and
(3) any applicable Federal or State laws (including 
regulations).
(e) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of 
Reclamation.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
California.
(3) CVP.--The term ``CVP'' means the Central Valley 
Project.
(4) DMC.--The term ``DMC'' means the Delta-Mendota Canal.
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