KLAMATH BASIN RESTORATION AGREEMENT FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF PUBLIC AND TRUST RESOURCES AND AFFECTED COMMUNITIES February 18, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS ............................................................................................1 1. Introduction........................................................................................................................1 1.1.1. Non-Federal Parties.....................................................................................1 1.1.2. Federal Agencies as Parties .........................................................................2 1.1.3. Addition of Other Parties.............................................................................3 1.2. General Recitals.......................................................................................................3 1.2.1. Klamath Hydroelectric Project ....................................................................3 1.2.2. Klamath Reclamation Project and Other Irrigation Deliveries....................3 1.2.3. Sustainable Tribal Communities..................................................................3 1.3. Goals of the Agreement ...........................................................................................4 1.4. Structure of Agreement............................................................................................4 1.5. Effectiveness............................................................................................................5 1.5.1. Effective Date..............................................................................................5 1.5.2. Performance .................................................................................................5 1.6. Term of the Agreement............................................................................................5 1.7. Definitions and Acronyms .......................................................................................5 2. Legal Responsibilities, Reservation of Rights, and Precedents ...................................13 2.1. Compliance with Legal Responsibilities ...............................................................13 2.2. Reservation of Rights.............................................................................................13 2.2.1. Generally....................................................................................................13 2.2.2. Reservations Regarding Federal Appropriations.......................................13 2.2.3. Availability of Public Funds ......................................................................14 2.2.4. Reservations Regarding Legislative Proposals..........................................14 2.2.5. Reservations Regarding Regulations.........................................................14 2.2.6. No Pre-decisional Commitment.................................................................14 2.2.7. No Alteration of Environmental Review ...................................................14 2.2.8. Enforceability.............................................................................................15 2.2.9. No Argument, Admission, or Precedent....................................................15 2.2.10. Protection of Interests ................................................................................16 2.2.11. No Determination of Water Rights by the Agreement ..............................16 2.2.12. Trinity River...............................................................................................16 3. Obligations under the Agreement ..................................................................................17 3.1. Obligation to Support.............................................................................................17 3.1.1. Authorizing Legislation.............................................................................17 A. Additional Authorities...................................................................17 B. Support for Proposed Legislation ..................................................17 i. Legislation..........................................................................17 ii. Participation in Legislative Process...................................17 3.1.2. Regulatory Approvals................................................................................18 3.1.3. Defense of Agreement ...............................................................................18 A. Litigation........................................................................................18 Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement, February 18, 2010 i B. Comments ......................................................................................18 C. Scientific Research.........................................................................18 3.2. Obligation to Implement........................................................................................18 3.2.1. General.......................................................................................................18 3.2.2. Cooperation Among the Parties.................................................................18 3.2.3. Lead or Responsible Party .........................................................................19 3.2.4. Timeliness..................................................................................................19 A. General...........................................................................................19 B. Implementation of Obligations Consistent with Sequence in the Agreement......................................................................................19 i. Dispute Resolution.............................................................19 ii. Funding ..............................................................................19 iii. Litigation............................................................................20 iv. Cooperation........................................................................20 v. Obligation to Cure..............................................................20 vi. Authorizing Legislation.....................................................21 C. Extension of Time..........................................................................21 3.2.5. Environmental Review...............................................................................22 3.2.6. Force Majeure............................................................................................22 A. Suspension of Obligation...............................................................22 B. Remedies........................................................................................22 4. Funding .............................................................................................................................23 4.1. Budget....................................................................................................................23 4.1.1. Support.......................................................................................................23 4.1.2. Appendix C-2.............................................................................................23 A. Proposed Budget for the First Ten Years of Implementation........23 B. Adjustment Based on Changed Circumstances .............................23 4.1.3. Maximum Benefits.....................................................................................24 4.1.4. Other Funds................................................................................................24 4.2. Klamath River Basin Restoration Agreement Fund ..............................................24 4.2.1. Establishment of Accounts by Program or Sub-Program..........................24 4.2.2. Management of Fund .................................................................................24 A. Receipt of Funds ............................................................................24 B. Disbursement .................................................................................25 C. Accounting and Reporting.............................................................25 4.3. Accountability for Use of Funding ........................................................................25 5. Coordination and Oversight ...........................................................................................25 5.1. Purpose...................................................................................................................25 5.2. Structure.................................................................................................................25 5.3. Funding of Coordination and Oversight ................................................................25 5.4. Accountability........................................................................................................25 5.4.1. Adaptive Management...............................................................................26 5.4.2. Reporting....................................................................................................26 A. Real-Time Reporting.....................................................................26 B. Annual and Decadal Reports .........................................................26 Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement, February 18, 2010 ii 6. Dispute Resolution ...........................................................................................................26 6.1. Cooperation............................................................................................................26