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[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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Introduced in House
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