1 Irrigation and/or M&I 

2 R.O. Draft 12/12-2003 

3 R.O. Draft 11/06-2003 

4 Contract No. _________________ 

5 UNITED STATES 

6 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

7 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

8 Central Valley Project, California 

9 INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES

10 AND

11 NAME OF ENTITY/DISTRICT

12 PROVIDING FOR PROJECT WATER SERVICE

13 THIS CONTRACT, made this ______ day of ___________________, 20____, in 

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

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

16 as amended and supplemented, August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1187), as amended and supplemented, 

17 July 2, 1956 (70 Stat. 483), June 21, 1963 (77 Stat. 68), October 12, 1982 (96 Stat. 1263), as 

18 amended and Title XXXIV of the Act of October 30, 1992 (106 Stat. 4706), all collectively 

19 hereinafter referred to as Federal Reclamation law, between THE UNITED STATES OF 

20 AMERICA, hereinafter referred to as the United States, and , 

21 __________________________________ hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, a public 

22 agency of the State of California, duly organized, existing, and acting pursuant to the laws 

23 thereof, with its principal place of business in ________(City), California; 

24 WITNESSETH, That: 

25 EXPLANATORY RECITALS

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

27 contract identified as Contract No. ___________-IR1, from _________ (insert beginning date, 

28 e.g., December 23, 2003) through February 29, 2004, hereinafter referred to as the Existing 
29 Interim Renewal Contract, which provided for the continued water service to the Contractor 

30 following expiration of Contract No _________________ (insert original contract number);

31 WHEREAS, the United States and the Contractor have made significant progress in 

32 their negotiations of a long-term renewal contract, believe that further negotiations on the long-term 

33 renewal contract would be beneficial, and mutually commit to continue to negotiate to seek to reach 

34 agreement, but anticipate that the environmental documentation necessary for execution of any long35 term renewal contract will be delayed at least an additional 7 months, and may be delayed further for 

36 reasons beyond the control of the parties; and 

37 WHERAS, the Contractor has requested a subsequent interim renewal contract 

38 pursuant to Subdivision (b) of Article 2 of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract; and 

39 WHEREAS, the United States has determined that the Contractor has to date fulfilled 

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

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

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

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

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

45 INCORPORATION AND REVISION OF EXISTING INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT

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

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

48 in full text with the exception of Article 2 thereof, which is revised as follows: 

49 (a) The first sentence in Subdivision (a) of Article 2 of the Existing 

50 Interim Renewal Contract is modified as follows: AThis interim renewal contract shall be effective 

51 from March 1, 2004, and shall remain in effect through February 28, 2006, and thereafter will be 

52 renewed as described in Subdivision (a) of Article 2 of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract 
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53 if a long-term renewal contract has not been executed with an effective commencement date of 

54 March 1, 2006; Provided, that if a long-term renewal contract has been executed with an effective 

55 commencement date of March 1, 2005, this interim renewal contract shall expire on February 28, 

56 2005.@

57 (b) Subdivision (b) of Article 2 of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract is 

58 amended by deleting the date AFebruary 15, 2004,@ and replacing same with the date 

59 AFebruary 15, 2006.@ 

60 (c) Subdivision (c) of Article 2 of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract is 

61 amended by deleting the dates AFebruary 1, 2004,@ AFebruary 15, 2004,@ and AFebruary 29, 2004,@

62 and replacing same with the dates AFebruary 1, 2006,@ AFebruary 15, 2006,@ and AFebruary 28, 

63 2006,@ respectively. 

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

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

66 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

67 By: _____________________________________ 

68 Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region 

69 Bureau of Reclamation 

70 (SEAL) NAME OF ENTITY/DISTRICT 

71 By: _____________________________________ 

72 President 

73 Attest: 
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74 __________________________________ 

75 Secretary 

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