Common use of USBR Clause in Contracts

USBR. A. USBR, along with the Resource Agencies, has applied to CALFED for public funding for the Restoration Project and will continue to support that application, consistent with the terms of this MOU. B. USBR shall assume the role of lead agency for purposes of regulatory compliance for construction activities associated with the Restoration Project, including the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (NEPA)), Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661-666(c)). USBR shall also act as the federal action agency under Section 7 of the ESA for the constructio n aspects of the Restoration Project in a joint consultation with FERC acting as lead agency for operation of FERC Project No. 1121. In addition, USBR shall assume the role of applicant for purposes of construction compliance of the Restoration Project with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act and other applicable regulatory permitting required by state and federal laws. C. USBR shall assume the role of lead agency, and in consultation with PG&E, arrange for all final engineering design documents and specifications, construction, start- up and acceptance testing, and implementation of mitigation and monitoring for the construction activities associated with the Restoration Project, as defined in Section 4.1. USBR shall be responsible for the production of the required environmental documents and the D. USBR will participate in the construction monitoring for the Restoration Project as described in Section 7.1.