The House will consider a controversial bill this week to adjust water policies in California and the West. The “Gaining Responsibility on Water Act,” H.R. 23, from Rep. David Valadao and 11 other California Republicans, would reduce the cost of water delivery contracts and amend the 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement Act to give users more authority over how restoration funds are spent. Amendments to the legislation are due to the Rules Committee today, and the panel will meet on the bill tomorrow evening before sending it to the House floor for a vote.