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1 adverse effects would be more than offset by 



2 the benefits of the proposed transfer. In the 



3 event of such a determination, the Secretary 



4 shall develop and implement alternative meas- 



5 ures and mitigation activities as integral and 



6 concurrent elements of any such transfer to 



7 provide fish and wildlife benefits substantially 



8 equivalent to those lost as a consequence of 



9 such transfer. 



10 "(L) Transfers between Central Valley 



1 1 Project contractors within counties, watersheds, 



12 or other areas of origin, as those terms are uti- 



13 lized under California law, shall be deemed to 



14 meet the conditions set forth in subparagraphs 



15 (A) and (I) of this paragraph.". 



16 (d) Transfers After September 30, 1999. — Sec- 



17 tion 3405(a)(3) of the Central Valley Project Improve- 



18 ment Act (106 Stat. 4712) is amended to read as follows: 



19 "(3) Transfers after September 3o, 1999. — 



20 Transfers executed after September 30, 1999, shall 



21 only be governed by the provisions of sections 



22 3405(a)(l)(A)-(C), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (K), and 



23 (L) of this title, and by State law.". 



24 (e) Transfers, Exchanges, and Banking Ar- 



25 rangements Under Prior Law. — Section 3405(a) of 



