H.R. 4970 · 119th Congress · Water Resources Development

Orland Project Water Management Act

In committee236 words Introduced Aug 15, 2025 · Latest action Jul 16, 2026

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H.R. 4970 · Introduced in House · Aug 15, 2025

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the Orland Project Water Management Act .

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO RECLAMATION STATES EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF ACT OF 1991.

Section 104 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2214 ) is amended— by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d) respectively; by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

(b) Exception. The Secretary may make available, upon the request of the Orland Unit Water Users Association and through the programs and authorities established under this title, water from the Orland Project to the Sacramento Canal Unit of the Central Valley Project at any time, without regard to water year type, if the Secretary determines that such action is consistent with the purposes of the Central Valley Project.

(e) Rules of construction. Nothing in this section may be construed to— (1) be a new or supplemental benefit for the purposes of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 ( 43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq. ); (2) affect any valid or vested water right in existence as of the date of the enactment of this subsection; (3) affect any application for water rights pending before the date of the enactment of this subsection; or (4) result in any redirected impacts to the Orland Project from a temporary contract for the supply of water executed under this section.

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  1. Jul 16, 2026ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Gallagher asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4970, a bill originally introduced by Representative LaMalfa, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
  2. Sep 3, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
  3. Aug 29, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  4. Aug 15, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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