Legacy CEQ-compiled dataset (pre-authoritative baseline)
Compiled reference Bureau of Reclamation's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
D. Operation and Maintenance Activities.
Exclusion Text
(4) *Approval, execution, administration, and implementation of water-related contracts and contract renewals, amendments, supplements, and assignments, and water transfers, exchanges, and replacements, for which one or more of the following apply: (a) for minor amounts of long-term water use, where the action does not lead to long-term changes and impacts are expected to be minor and localized; (b) for temporary (limited to 1 year or less) or interim (limited to 10 years or less) water use where the action does not lead to long-term changes and where the impacts are expected to be minor and localized; or (c) where the only result will be to implement an administrative or financial practice or change. A “water-related” contract is any legally binding agreement to which Reclamation becomes a party, pursuant to its authority under Federal law that (1) makes water available from or to the United States; (2) allows water to be stored, removed, introduced, conveyed, carried, or delivered in facilities Reclamation owns, manages, operates, or funds; or (3) establishes operation, maintenance, and replacement responsibilities for such facilities.
Provenance
- Agency: Legacy CEQ-compiled dataset (pre-authoritative baseline) (LEGACY)
- Source provenance: Compiled reference
- Source type: legacy seed
- Identifier:
BOR---4-14 - Fetched at: 1970-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 (not an agency verification date)
Source legal reference
CEQ-compiled compendium of Federal categorical exclusions (historical, non-authoritative baseline)
Disclaimer
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