# 119-hr-4970: Orland Project Water Management Act

119-hr-4970, Orland Project Water Management Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4970
- As of: 2026-07-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4970
- Congress: 119
- Title: Orland Project Water Management Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-08-15
- Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-18

## Summary

**This bill would authorize transfers of Orland Project water to the Sacramento Canal Unit of the Central Valley Project** at any time when requested by the Orland Unit Water Users Association and when the Secretary finds the transfer consistent with the Central Valley Project's purposes. The change preserves existing water rights, does not create a new Reclamation Reform Act benefit, does not affect pending water-right applications, and prohibits redirected impacts to the Orland Project from temporary water-supply contracts.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier water transfers for Sacramento Canal farms: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Interior Department could send water from the Orland Project to the Sacramento Canal Unit when the Orland Unit Water Users Association asks. Transfers would use existing drought‑relief authorities and could happen any time if they fit Central Valley Project purposes. The bill does n…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4970 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4970)

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- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2619)
- [119-hr-3898: PERMIT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3898)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4970 (as of 2026-07-18).