INTERIM COMPREHENSIVE BASIN OPERATING PLAN.

SEC. 1210. INTERIM COMPREHENSIVE BASIN OPERATING PLAN. (a) Development. —The Secretary shall, in consultation with the State of Washington, Yakama Indian Nation, Yakima River 108 STAT. 4564Basin irrigation districts, Bonneville Power Administration, and other entities as determined by the Secretary, develop an interim comprehensive operating plan for providing a general framework within which the Yakima Project Superintendent operates the Yakima Project, including measures implemented under the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, including (but not limited to— (1) operating capability and constraints of the system; (2) information on water supply calculations and water needs; (3) system operations and stream flow objectives; and (4) the System Operations Advisory Committee activities. (b) Process Requirements. —A draft of the interim comprehensive basin operating plan shall be completed within 18 months after the completion of the Basin Conservation Plan under section 1203(f) and, upon completion, published for a 90-day public review period. The Secretary shall complete and publish the final interim comprehensive operating plan within 90 days after the close of the public review period. The Secretary shall update the plan as needed to respond to decisions from water adjudications relating to the Yakima River basin. (c) Authorization of Appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000 to carry out this section.