At the end of title I, add the following: SEC. XX. OFFICE OF WATER STORAGE. ***.

1. Adds SEC. __. OFFICE OF WATER STORAGE at the end of title I

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   Inserted: SEC. __. OFFICE OF WATER STORAGE.

   Inserted: (a) Designation.--The Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall designate a team to serve as the Office of Water Storage (in this section referred to as the "Office") which shall serve as the principal point of contact for any person carrying out a project to construct a water storage facility that requires the acquisition of a Federal permit or the satisfaction of other Federal requirements.

   Inserted: (b) Administrator.--The Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall designate an individual to serve as the head of the Office.

   Inserted: (c) Purpose.--The Office shall--

   Inserted: (1) serve as an initial point of contact for any person carrying out a project to construct a water storage facility that requires the acquisition of a Federal permit or the satisfaction of other Federal requirements;

   Inserted: (2) act as a liaison between such persons and appropriate Federal departments and agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior, with respect to such projects to facilitate the acquisition of necessary permits and the satisfaction of all other requirements;

   Inserted: (3) ensure that, with respect to such projects, necessary Federal permits are acquired and all other Federal requirements are satisfied before construction begins; and

   Inserted: (4) coordinate with appropriate Federal departments and agencies to streamline the Federal approval process with respect to such projects, including by limiting the duration of such process to not more than 365 days in each case in which each Governor of a State associated with the project has provided notice to the Office of that Governor's approval of the project.

   Inserted: (d) Timing Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to a project to construct a water storage facility, any Federal permit or other Federal requirement necessary to be acquired or satisfied for purposes of such project shall be deemed to be acquired or satisfied if--

   Inserted: (1) each Governor of a State associated with the project has provided notice to the Office of that Governor's approval of the project; and

   Inserted: (2) a determination with respect to approval of the permit or satisfaction of the requirement was not made during the 365-day period beginning on the date on which an application for the permit or an inquiry regarding the satisfaction of the requirement was submitted to the relevant Federal department or agency.

   Inserted: (e) Notice of Permit Applications.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Interior shall each provide notice to the Administrator of the Office upon the receipt of an application for a permit relating to a water storage facility.

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   Inserted: (f) Water Storage Facility Defined.--In this section, the term "water storage facility" means any facility constructed by a person that is equipped to store at least 5,000 acre-feet of water for later use for any purpose, including dams, tanks, covered and uncovered reservoirs, water towers, and artificial water bodies.

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