Sacramento river basin environmental restoration and recovery

(a) Amendment Section 4010(b) of the WIIN Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1872) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Actions for benefit of endangered species, important habitat, and sacramento river basin recovery (A) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2028 through 2037— (i) for— (I) gravel and rearing area additions, fish passage improvements, barrier removal, and habitat restoration to the Sacramento River, its tributaries, or other rivers or river basins affected by the operation of Bureau of Reclamation facilities to benefit species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), including Chinook salmon and steelhead trout; (II) scientifically improved and increased real-time monitoring to inform real-time operations of Bureau of Reclamation facilities, and alternative methods, models, and equipment to improve temperature modeling, science, and monitoring to support flow benefits for fish species, and related forecasted information for purposes of predicting impacts to salmon, salmon habitat, species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), or other species of concern as a result of water management at Bureau of Reclamation facilities; (III) aquatic habitat restoration activities, including floodplain reconnection and reactivation projects (such as off-channel and managed floodplain inundation projects that enhance biological productivity and food web support for fish) that enhance the ability of the Bureau of Reclamation to meet contractual obligations for water deliveries; (IV) fish hatchery modernization and construction projects; (V) fish screen installations and improvements; (VI) introduction or reintroduction of native anadromous fish into streams tributary to the Sacramento River; and (VII) structural or operational improvements, including temperature control and associated facilities, necessary to implement activities described in subclauses (I) through (VI); and (ii) for planning, design, scientific studies, resource and biological monitoring, environmental reviews, permitting, construction, implementation, and adaptive management associated with any of the activities described in clause (i). (B) Nonreimbursable Any Federal funds provided by the Secretary under this paragraph shall be nonreimbursable to the United States. (C) Contract treatment For purposes of section 203 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390cc) or section 3404(a) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4708), a grant, cooperative agreement, partnership agreement, or other financial assistance instrument entered into pursuant to this paragraph shall not be treated as a new or amended contract.. (b) Effect on sunset Notwithstanding section 4013 of the WIIN Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1883), section 4010(b)(2) of such Act (as amended by subsection (a)) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.