1 R. O. Draft 12/12-2003 

2 R. O. Draft 11/06-2003 

3 Irrigation and/or M&I 

4 Contract No. 

5 14-06-200-700-A-IR2 

6 UNITED STATES 

7 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

8 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

9 Central Valley Project, California 

10 INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES

11 AND

12 JAMES IRRIGATION DISTRICT

13 PROVIDING FOR PROJECT WATER SERVICE

THIS CONTRACT, made this 27th 14 day of February , 2004, in 

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

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

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

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

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

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

21 AMERICA, hereinafter referred to as the United States, and JAMES IRRIGATION 

22 DISTRICT, hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, a public agency of the State of California, 

23 duly organized, existing, and acting pursuant to the laws thereof, with its principal place of 

24 business in San Joaquin, California; 

25 WITNESSETH, That: 

26 EXPLANATORY RECITALS

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

28 renewal contract identified as Contract No. 14-06-200-700-A-IR1 from December 23, 2003, 

29 through February 29, 2004, hereinafter referred to as the Existing Interim Renewal Contract, 

30 which provided for the continued water service to the Contractor following expiration of Contract 
2

31 No. 14-06-200-700-A; and 

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

33 their negotiations of a long-term renewal contract, believe that further negotiations on the long34 term renewal contract would be beneficial, and mutually commit to continue to negotiate to seek 

35 to reach agreement, but anticipate that the environmental documentation necessary for execution 

36 of any long-term renewal contract will be delayed at least an additional 7 months, and may be 

37 delayed further for reasons beyond the control of the parties; and 

38 WHEREAS, the Contractor has requested a subsequent interim renewal contract 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

46 INCORPORATION AND REVISION OF EXISTING INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT

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

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

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

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

51 Renewal Contract is modified as follows: AThis interim renewal contract shall be effective from 

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

53 renewed as described in Subdivision (a) of Article 2 of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract if a 

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

55 March 1, 2006; Provided, that if a long-term renewal contract has been executed with an effective 
56 commencement date of March 1, 2005, this interim renewal contract shall expire on February 28, 

57 2005." 

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

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

60 AFebruary 15, 2006.@ 

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

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

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

64 2006,@ respectively. 

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

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

67 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

68 By: /s/ Kirk C. Rodgers 

69 Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region 

70 Bureau of Reclamation 

71 (SEAL) JAMES IRRIGATION DISTRICT 

72 By: /s/ Kenneth R. Hale 

73 President of the Board of Directors 

74 Attest: 

75 /s/ Donna Y. Hanneman 

76 Secretary