1 Irrigation and M&I

2 R.O. 10/31-2001

3 Rev. R.O. 11/01-2001

4 Rev. R.O. 11/12-2002

5 Contract No.

6 14-06-200-8238A-IR7

7 UNITED STATES

8 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

9 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

10 Central Valley Project, California

11 INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES,

12 THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

13 AND

14 PIXLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT

15 PROVIDING FOR PROJECT WATER SERVICE

THIS CONTRACT, made this 24th 16 day of April , 2003, in

17 pursuance generally of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and acts amendatory

18 or supplementary thereto, including, but not limited to, the acts of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 844), as

19 amended and supplemented, August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1187), as amended and supplemented, July 2,

20 1956 (70 Stat. 483), June 21, 1963 (77 Stat. 68), October 12, 1982 (96 Stat. 1263), as amended and

21 Title XXXIV of the Act of October 30, 1992 (106 Stat. 4706), all collectively hereinafter referred to

22 as Federal Reclamation law, between THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, hereinafter referred

23 to as the United States, THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF

24 CALIFORNIA, hereinafter referred to as DWR, and PIXLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT, hereinafter

25 referred to as the Contractor, a public agency of the State of California, duly organized, existing, and

26 acting pursuant to the laws thereof, with its principal place of business in Pixley, California;
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27 WITNESSETH, That:

28 EXPLANATORY RECITALS

29 WHEREAS, the United States, DWR, and the Contractor entered into an interim

30 renewal contract identified as Contract No. 14-06-200-8238A-IR6, hereinafter referred to as the

31 Existing Interim Renewal Contract, which provided for the continued water service to the

32 Contractor from March 1, 2002, through February 28, 2003; and

33 WHEREAS, the United States, DWR, and the Contractor believe that further

34 negotiations on the long-term renewal contract would be beneficial and mutually commit to

35 continue to negotiate to seek to reach agreement, and the Contractor has requested a subsequent

36 interim renewal contract pursuant to Article 2 (b)(1) of Interim Renewal Contract 

37 No. 14-06-200-8238A-IR5; and 

38 WHEREAS, the United States has determined that the Contractor has to date

39 fulfilled all of its obligations under the Existing Interim Renewal Contract; and

40 WHEREAS, the United States is willing to renew the Existing Interim Renewal

41 Contract pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth below;

42 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and dependent covenants

43 herein contained, it is hereby mutually agreed by the parties hereto as follows:

44 INCORPORATION AND REVISION OF EXISTING INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT

45 1. The terms and conditions of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract are hereby

46 incorporated by reference into this Contract with the same force and effect as if they were

47 included in full text with the exception of Article1 thereof, which is revised as follows:

48 (a) The first sentence in Subdivision (a) of Article 1 of the Existing Interim

49 Renewal Contract is modified as follows: “This interim renewal contract shall be effective from

50 March 1, 2003, and shall remain in effect through February 29, 2004, and thereafter will be
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51 renewed as described in Article 2(a) of Interim Renewal Contract No. 14-06-200-8238A-IR5 if a

52 long-term renewal contract has not been executed with an effective commencement date of

53 March 1, 2004.”

54 (b) Subdivision (b) of Article 1 of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract is

55 amended by deleting the date “February 15, 2003,” and replacing same with the date 

56 “February 15, 2004.”

57 (c) Subdivision (c) of Article 1 of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract is

58 amended by deleting the dates “February 1, 2003,” “February 15, 2003,” and “February 28,

59 2003,” and replacing same with the dates “February 1, 2004,” “February 15, 2004,” and

60 “February 29, 2004,” respectively.
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61 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this interim renewal

62 contract as of the day and year first above written.

63 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

64 By: /s/ Susan L. Ramos 

65 For Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region

66 Bureau of Reclamation

67 Approved as to Legal Form and THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

68 Sufficiency: OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

69 /s/ Peggy Bernardy By: /s/ Thomas M. Hannigan 

70 Chief, Counsel, Director

71 Department of Water Resources Department of Water Resources

72 (SEAL) PIXLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT

73 By: /s/ Thewis Atsma 

74 President of the Board of Directors

75 Attest:

76 /s/ Daniel Vink 

77 Secretary