Upper Klamath Basin Water Supply Alignment

To plan, implement, and administer programs to align water supplies and demand for irrigation water users associated with the Klamath Project, with a primary emphasis on programs developed or endorsed by local entities comprised of representatives of those water users. Activities are subject to appropriations and required environmental reviews. Expenditures may not exceed $10 million on an average annual basis, and programs may not: (A) foster groundwater use that results in groundwater level declines that, based on existing data from the United States Geological Survey, are more than appropriate in a critically dry year, taking into consideration the long-term sustainability of aquifers; (B) adversely affect compliance with applicable laws protecting fishery resources in Upper Klamath Lake and the Klamath River.