H.R. 4970

Summary

H.R. 4970, the Orland Project Water Management Act, was introduced in the House on Aug 15, 2025 by Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R). It last saw action on Jul 16, 2026: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Gallagher asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4970, a bill originally introduced by Representative LaMalfa, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Record

Text

H.R. 4970 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 4970 IH: Orland Project Water Management Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-15
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4970  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 15, 2025   Mr. LaMalfa  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to facilitate the transfer of water from the Orland Project to the Central Valley Project.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Orland Project Water Management Act  .
2.
Amendment to Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991
Section 104 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2214 ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d) respectively;
(2)
by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
(b)
Exception
The Secretary may make available, upon the request of the Orland Unit Water Users Association and through the programs and authorities established under this title, water from the Orland Project to the Sacramento Canal Unit of the Central Valley Project at any time, without regard to water year type, if the Secretary determines that such action is consistent with the purposes of the Central Valley Project.
  ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(e)
Rules of construction
Nothing in this section may be construed to—
(1)
be a new or supplemental benefit for the purposes of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 ( 43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq. );
(2)
affect any valid or vested water right in existence as of the date of the enactment of this subsection;
(3)
affect any application for water rights pending before the date of the enactment of this subsection; or
(4)
result in any redirected impacts to the Orland Project from a temporary contract for the supply of water executed under this section.
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To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to facilitate the transfer of water from the Orland Project to the Central Valley Project.

Sponsors

Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R) sponsors H.R. 4970 alone.

Doug LaMalfa

Rep. · R–CA-1 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 4970 went before 2 committees: Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee and Natural Resources.

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · Sep 3, 2025 · 24 Bills

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Aug 15, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4970 has taken 5 actions since Aug 15, 2025, the latest on Jul 16, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 4970 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4970 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Orland Project Water Management Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Orland Project Water Management Act — Display Title
• To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to facilitate the transfer of water from the Orland Project to the Central Valley Project. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4970 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Natural Resources.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4970 under Water Resources Development, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4970’s is Water Resources Development.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 4970 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from California to Water use and supply.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4970, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 138 (Friday, August 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LaMALFA:H.R. 4970.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 14[Page H3699]

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