43 U.S.C. § 2223 — Plan elements

(a) Plan elements. A drought plan may include (1) water banks; (2) suitable conservation actions; (3) water transfers inside or outside authorized reclamation service areas; (4) use of reclamation facilities to store and carry nonproject water for agricultural, municipal, industrial, fish and wildlife, or other uses; (5) dead or inactive reservoir storage or increased groundwater use for temporary supplies; (6) fish and wildlife supplies; and (7) minor structural actions. (b) Federal projects. Each plan must identify elements concerning only the Secretary’s reclamation-law and project responsibilities, and elements concerning projects, purposes, or activities not built, financed, or governed by reclamation law. (c) Drought levels. The Secretary may work with Federal and State agencies to improve hydrologic data and supply forecasts so drought warnings and implementation levels are more accurate and timely. (d) Law. Plans must comply with applicable Federal laws, including NEPA, 33 U.S.C. § 2265(a), and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and with State law. (e) Review. Plans must provide for periodic review and may be changed to respond to current conditions.