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1 ment practices that shall, in consultation with the Sec- 



2 retary of Agriculture, the California Department of Water 



3 Resources, California academic institutions, and Central 



4 Valley Project water users, develop criteria for evaluating 



5 the adequacy of all water conservation plans developed by 



6 project contractors, including those plans required by sec- 



7 tion 210 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982. In devel- 



8 oping the criteria described in this paragraph for refuges, 



9 in addition to consulting with the Secretary of Agriculture, 



10 the CaUfomia Department of Water Resources, Cahfomia 



11 academic institutions, and Central Valley Project water 



12 users, the Secretary shall consult with the California De- 



13 partment of Fish and Game. 



14 "(2) Criteria developed pursuant to this subsection 



15 shall apply only to Central Valley Project water and shall 



16 be established within six months following enactment of 



17 this title and shall be reviewed periodically thereafter, but 



18 no less than every five years, with the purpose of promot- 



19 ing the highest level of water use efficiency reasonably 



20 achievable by project contractors using best available cost- 



21 effective technology and best management practices. The 



22 criteria shall include, but not be limited to agricultural 



23 water suppliers' efficient water management practices de- 



24 veloped pursuant to California State law or reasonable al- 



25 ternatives. The conservation guidelines and criteria may 



