123STA T . 13 56PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .3 0, 200 9Restora t i o nFu n d( not in cl udin gp a ym ents under su b section (c ) ( 1 )( B ) and proceeds under subsection (c)(1)( C )) , t h e amount o f in -k ind contributions, and other non-Federal payments actu- ally committed to the implementation of this part or the S ettle- ment . ( 2 ) USEOFTH E C E N T RALV ALLE YP RO J ECT RESTORAT I ON F U N D . —T he Secretary is authori z ed to use monies from the Central V alley P ro j ect Restoration Fund created under section 3407 of the Reclamation Projects A uthorization and Adjustment Actof1 9 92 (Public L a w 102 –5 75
10 6 Stat. 4727) for purposes of this part in an amount not to e x ceed $ 2,000,000 ( O ctober 2006 price le v els) in any fiscal year. (c) FUND.— (1) I N G ENERAL.—There is hereby established within the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the San J oa q uin River Restoration Fund, into which the following funds shall be deposited and used solely for the purpose of implementing the Settlement except as otherwise provided in subsections (a) and (b) of section 10203
(A) All payments received pursuant to section 3406(c)(1) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4721). (B) The construction cost component (not otherwise needed to cover operation and maintenance costs) of pay- ments made by Friant D ivision, H idden Unit, and Buchanan Unit long-term contractors pursuant to long- term water service contracts or pursuant to repayment contracts, including repayment contracts executed pursuant to section 10010. The construction cost repayment obliga- tion assigned such contractors under such contracts shall be reduced by the amount paid pursuant to this paragraph and the appropriate share of the existing Federal invest- ment in the Central Valley Project to be recovered by the Secretary pursuant to Public Law 99–546 (100 Stat. 3050) shall be reduced by an equivalent sum. (C) Proceeds from the sale of water pursuant to the Settlement, or from the sale of property or interests in property as provided in section 10005. (D) Any non-Federal funds, including State cost- sharing funds, contributed to the United States for implementation of the Settlement, which the Secretary may expend without further appropriation for the purposes for which contributed. (2) AVAILA B ILITY.—All funds deposited into the Fund pursu- ant to subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) are authorized for appropriation to implement the Settlement and this part, in addition to the authorization provided in sub- sections (a) and (b) of section 10203, except that $ 8 8,000,000 of such funds are available for expenditure without further appropriation; provided that after October 1, 2019, all funds in the Fund shall be available for expenditure without further appropriation. (d) LI M ITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS.—Payments made by long- term contractors who receive water from the Friant Division and Hidden and Buchanan Units of the Central Valley Project pursuant to sections 3406(c)(1) and 3407(d)(2) of the Reclamation Projects Ef f ectiv e da te .
