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Orland Project Water Management Act

USA119th CongressHR-4970| House 
| Updated: 9/3/2025
Doug LaMalfa

Doug LaMalfa

Republican Representative

California

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to establish a mechanism for water transfers between federal water projects. It specifically grants the Secretary of the Interior the authority to make water from the Orland Project available to the Sacramento Canal Unit of the Central Valley Project . These transfers can be initiated upon the request of the Orland Unit Water Users Association and are permissible at any time, without regard to the water year type, provided the Secretary determines consistency with the Central Valley Project's objectives. Crucially, the bill includes rules of construction clarifying that these provisions do not create new benefits under the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, nor do they affect existing valid water rights, pending water right applications, or cause redirected impacts to the Orland Project from temporary water supply contracts.
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Timeline
Aug 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Aug 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 29, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Sep 3, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • August 15, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • August 15, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • August 29, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.


  • September 3, 2025
    Subcommittee Hearings Held

Water Resources Development

CaliforniaWater resources fundingWater use and supply

Orland Project Water Management Act

USA119th CongressHR-4970| House 
| Updated: 9/3/2025
This legislation amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to establish a mechanism for water transfers between federal water projects. It specifically grants the Secretary of the Interior the authority to make water from the Orland Project available to the Sacramento Canal Unit of the Central Valley Project . These transfers can be initiated upon the request of the Orland Unit Water Users Association and are permissible at any time, without regard to the water year type, provided the Secretary determines consistency with the Central Valley Project's objectives. Crucially, the bill includes rules of construction clarifying that these provisions do not create new benefits under the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, nor do they affect existing valid water rights, pending water right applications, or cause redirected impacts to the Orland Project from temporary water supply contracts.
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Timeline
Aug 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Aug 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 29, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Sep 3, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • August 15, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • August 15, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • August 29, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.


  • September 3, 2025
    Subcommittee Hearings Held
Doug LaMalfa

Doug LaMalfa

Republican Representative

California

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Water Resources Development

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CaliforniaWater resources fundingWater use and supply