The Orland Project Water Management Act amends a 1991 federal drought relief law to allow the Secretary of the Interior to transfer water from California's Orland Project to the Central Valley Project's Sacramento Canal Unit at any time and regardless of water year conditions, when requested by the Orland Unit Water Users Association. The bill affects water management in California's Central Valley and the agricultural users who depend on these federal water systems. The legislation includes safeguards stating that this water transfer arrangement does not create new benefits under prior reclamation law, does not alter existing water rights, and does not impose costs on the Orland Project itself. No specific funding or implementation timeline is included in the bill text.
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