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 14-06-200-3365A-IR7-A

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 AND

13 MERCY SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT

14 PROVIDING FOR PROJECT WATER SERVICE

THIS CONTRACT, made this 28th 15 day of February , 2003, in

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

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

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

19 1956 (70 Stat. 483), June 21, 1963 (77 Stat. 68), October 12, 1982 (96 Stat. 1263), as amended and

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

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

22 to as the United States, and MERCY SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT, hereinafter referred to as the

23 Contractor, a public agency of the State of California, duly organized, existing, and acting pursuant

24 to the laws thereof, with its principal place of business in Firebaugh, California;

25 WITNESSETH, That:

26 EXPLANATORY RECITALS

27 WHEREAS, the United States and the Contractor entered into an interim renewal

28 contract identified as Contract No. 14-06-200-3365A-IR6-A, hereinafter referred to as the Existing
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29 Interim Renewal Contract, which provided for the continued water service to the Contractor from

30 March 1, 2002, through February 28, 2003; and

31 WHEREAS, the United States and the Contractor believe that further negotiations on

32 the long-term renewal contract would be beneficial and mutually commit to continue to negotiate to

33 seek to reach agreement, and the Contractor has requested a subsequent interim renewal contract

34 pursuant to Article 2 (b)(1) of Interim Renewal Contract No. 14-06-200-3365A-IR5-A; and 

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

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

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

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

39 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and dependent covenants herein

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

41 INCORPORATION AND REVISION OF EXISTING INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT

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

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

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

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

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

47 March 1, 2003, and shall remain in effect through February 29, 2004, and thereafter will be renewed

48 as described in Article 2(a) of Interim Renewal Contract No.14-06-200-3365A-IR5-A if a long-term

49 renewal contract has not been executed with an effective commencement date of March 1, 2004.”

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

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

52 “February 15, 2004.”
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53 (c) Subdivision (c) of Article 1 of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract is

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

55 and replacing same with the dates “February 1, 2004,” “February 15, 2004,” and “February 29,

56 2004,” respectively. 

57 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this interim renewal

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

59 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

60 By: /s/ John F. Davis 

61 for Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region

62 Bureau of Reclamation

63 (SEAL) MERCY SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT

64 By: /s/ Ed K. Koda 

65 President

66 Attest:

67 /s/ Marcos Hedrick 

68 Secretary