; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking paragraph (h)(i) and inserting paragraph (1) . (e) Water storage project construction The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, may partner or enter into an agreement on the water storage projects identified in section 103(d)(1) of the Water Supply Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act ( Public Law 108–361 ) (and Acts supplemental and amendatory to the Act) with local joint powers authorities formed pursuant to State law by irrigation districts and other local water districts and local governments within the applicable hydrologic region, to advance these projects. No additional Federal funds are authorized for the activities authorized in sections 103(d)(1)(A)(i), 103(d)(1)(A)(ii), and 103(d)(1)(A)(iii) of Public Law 108–361 . However, each water storage project under sections 103(d)(1)(A)(i), 103(d)(1)(A)(ii), and 103(d)(1)(A)(iii) of Public Law 108–361 is authorized for construction if non-Federal funds are used for financing and constructing the project. 108. Bay-Delta Accord (a) Congressional direction regarding central valley project and California state water project operations The Central Valley Project and the State Water Project shall be operated pursuant to the water quality standards and operational constraints described in the Principles for Agreement on the Bay-Delta Standards Between the State of California and the Federal Government dated December 15, 1994, and such operations shall proceed without regard to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) or any other law pertaining to the operation of the Central Valley Project and the California State Water Project. Implementation of this section shall be in strict conformance with the Principles for Agreement on the Bay-Delta Standards Between the State of California and the Federal Government dated December 15, 1994. (b) Application of laws to others Neither a Federal department nor the State of California, including any agency or board of the