106 STAT. 4708 PUBLIC LAW 102-575—OCT. 30, 1992 and 9(e) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187, 1195), as amended; (1) the terms 'llestoration Fund" and Tund" mean the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund established by this title; and, (m) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. SEC. 3404. UMTTATION ON CONTRACTING AND CONTRACT REFORM. (a) NEW CONTRACTS.—Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall not enter into any new shortterm, temporary, or long-term contracts or agreements for water supply from the Central Valley Project for any purpose other than fish and wildlife before: (1) the provisions of subsections 3406(b)-(d) of this title are met; (2) the California State Water Resources Control Board concludes the review ordered by the California Court of Appeals in United States v. State Water Resources Control Board, 182 Cal. App. 3d 82 (1986) and determines the means of implementing its aecision, including the obligations of the Central Valley Project, if any, and the Administrator of the Environmentsu Protection Agenc^r shall have approved such decision pursuant to existing authorities; and, (3) at least one hundred and twenty days shall have passed after the Secretary provides a report to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives explaining the obligations, if any, of the Central Valley Project system, including its component facilities and contracts, with regard to achieving its responsibilities for the San Francisco Bay/ Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary as finally established and approved by relevant State and Federal authorities, and the impact of such obligations on Central Valley Project operations, supplies, and commitments. (b) EXCEPTIONS TO LIMIT ON NEW CONTRACTS. —The prohibition on execution of new contracts under subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to contracts executed pursuant to section 305 of Public Law 102-250 or section 206 of Public Law 101-514 or to one-year contracts for delivery of surplus flood flows or contracts not to exceed two years in length for delivery of class II water in the Friant Unit. Notwithstanding the prohibition in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 1990, the Secretary is authorized, pursuant to section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962, to enter into a long-term contract in accordance with the Reclamation laws with the Tuoltmme Regional Water District, California, for the delivery of water from the New Melones project to the county's water distribution system euid a contract with the Secretary of Veteran Affairs to provide for the delivery in perpetuity of water from the project in quantities suflicient, but not to exceed 850 acre-feet per year, to meet the needs of the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, California. (c) RENEWAL OF EXISTING LONG-TERM CONTRACTS. — Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of July 2, 1956 (70 Stat. 483), the Secretary shall, upon request, renew any existing long-term repa3anent or water service contract for the delivery of water fii^m
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