S. 1759: Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-10-07 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-10-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009

Plain summary

Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 - Provides that the following voluntary water transfers shall be considered to meet conditions specified for authorized transfers of Central Valley Project (CVP) water under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992: (1) a transfer of irrigation water among CVP contractors from the Friant, San Felipe, West San Joaquin, and Delta divisions; and (2) a transfer from a long-term Friant Division water service or repayment contractor to a temporary or prior temporary water service contractor within the place of use in existence on the date of the transfer, as identified in the Bureau of Reclamation water rights permits for the Friant Division. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Commissioner of Reclamation, to initiate and complete on an expedited basis programmatic documentation to facilitate voluntary water transfers within the CVP. Directs the Commissioner to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that: (1) describes the status of efforts to help facilitate and improve the water transfers under this Act; (2) evaluates potential effects of this Act on federal programs, Indian tribes, CVP operations, the environment, groundwater aquifers, refuges, and communities; and (3) provides recommendations on ways to facilitate and improve the process for water transfers within the CVP and water transfers between the CVP and other water projects in California. Requires the Commissioner to update the report by the end of the water year in which the report is submitted and each of the four water years thereafter.

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Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1759, Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 (2010-02-26); CBO cost estimate: S. 1759, Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 (2010-02-26)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1759.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s1759 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111