Amendatory Contract 

No. 14-06-200-6575-LTR1A

UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

Central Valley Project, California 

AMENDATORY LONG-TERM RENEWAL CONTRACT BETWEEN 

THE UNITED STATES 

AND 

CORNING WATER DISTRICT 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Article No. Title Page No. 

Preamble ........................................................................................................2

Explanatory Recitals ......................................................................................2-3

1 Project Water Entitlement Relinquished ........................................................3

2 Dedication of Water to Fish and Wildlife Purposes ......................................3-4

3 Payment And Invoicing .................................................................................4-5

4 Amended Language .......................................................................................5-6

Signature Page ................................

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Amendatory Contract 

No. 14-06-200-6575-LTR1A

1 UNITED STATES 

2 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

3 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

4 Central Valley Project, California 

5 AMENDATORY LONG-TERM RENEWAL CONTRACT BETWEEN 

6 THE UNITED STATES 

7 AND 

8 CORNING WATER DISTRICT 

9

10 THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT, entered into this_____, day of ___________, 2017, 

11 by and between THE UNITED STATED OF AMERICA, acting by and through the Bureau of 

12 Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior, hereinafter referred to as the United States, 

13 pursuant to Sections 3406(b)(3) and 3406(d)(2) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act 

14 (Title XXXIV of Pub. L. 102-575, 106 Stat. 4706), and the CORNING WATER DISTRICT, 

15 hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, a public agency of the State of California, duly 

16 organized, existing, and acting pursuant to the laws thereof, with its principal place of business in 

17 Corning, California: 

18 WITNESSETH, That: 

19 EXPLANATORY RECITALS 

[1st 20 ] WHEREAS, the Contractor and the United States entered into Contract 

21 Number 14-06-200-6575-LTR1, dated February 25, 2005, hereinafter referred to as the Existing 

22 Contract, which provides for the annual delivery of up to 23,000 acre-feet of Central Valley 

23 Project (Project) Water to the Contractor, and 

[2nd 24 ] WHEREAS, the Secretary of the Interior, represented by the Bureau of 

25 Reclamation, hereinafter referred to as Reclamation, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

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26 desires to increase the supply of water available to meet the fish and wildlife purposes authorized 

27 by the CVPIA; and 

[3rd 28 ] WHEREAS, the Contractor is willing, in exchange for compensation, to 

29 permanently relinquish to Reclamation, 3,000 acre-feet per Year of the Contract Total under the 

30 Existing Contract; and 

[4th 31 ] WHEREAS, the United States is willing to acquire and manage said 3,000 acre32 feet per Year to meet the fish and wildlife purposes authorized under the CVPIA; and 

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

34 contained, it is hereby mutually agreed by the parties hereto to amend the Existing Contract as 

35 follows: 

36 PROJECT WATER ENTITLEMENT RELINQUISHED 

37 1. The Contactor shall permanently relinquish its entitlement to 3,000 acre-feet per 

38 annum of Project Water pursuant to the Existing Contract and any renewals thereof, in exchange 

39 for reimbursement as specified in Article 3 of this Contract.

40 DEDICATION OF WATER TO FISH AND WILDLIFE PURPOSES 

41 2. The 3,000 acre-feet per annum of Project Water to which the Contractor has 

42 permanently relinquished its entitlement pursuant to this Contract shall be managed by the 

43 United States, through Reclamation, for the fish and wildlife purposes described in Section 

44 3406(d)(2) of the CVPIA; 

45 PAYMENT AND INVOICING 

46 3. (a) The Contractor shall register at the System for Award Management 

47 (SAM) website at www.sam.gov prior to execution of this Contract.

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48 (b) All payments by Reclamation under this Contract shall be made by 

49 electronic funds transfer (EFT) using the EFT information contained in the SAM database. The 

50 Contractor is responsible during performance and through final payment of this Contract for the 

51 accuracy and completeness of the data within the SAM database, and for any liability resulting 

52 from the Government’s reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in the 

53 SAM database after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to review and update on an 

54 annual basis from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates, its information in the 

55 SAM database to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. 

56 (c) The United States shall pay the Contractor $800.00 per acre-foot for the 

57 3,000 acre-feet permanently relinquished by the Contractor as provided in this Contract. 

58 (d) In accordance with the Prompt Payment Act, payment will be made to the 

59 Contractor within 30 days of receipt of a proper invoice that includes the following information 

60 for verification and payment processing purposes: 

61 (e) Upon execution of this Contract, the Contractor shall submit an invoice in 

62 the amount of $2,400,000 to the United Stated at the following address: 

63 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 

64 Mid-Pacific Region 

65 Attention: Water Acquisition Program, MP-410 

66 RE: 14-06-200-6575-LTR1A

67 2800 Cottage Way 

68 Sacramento, California 95825-1898

69 (f) The United States shall promptly pay the Contractor upon receipt of such 

70 invoice, provided it contains the following information for payment processing purposes: 

71 (1) Name and address of Corning Water District; 

72 (2) Invoice date and number; 

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73 (3) Corning Water District’s Taxpayer Identification Number;

74 (4) The Contract Number “14-06-200-6575-LTR1A”;

75 (5) Name, title and phone number of person to notify in event of an 

76 inadequate invoice; 

77 (6) Remittance address; 

78 (7) Description, price, quantity, goods and/or services were provided; 

79 (g) Within 30 days of the receipt of payment provided for in Article 3 above,

80 the Contractor shall submit to Reclamation $679,449.00, which is the full payment of the 

81 Contractor’s O&M deficit as shown in Schedule IRR 2017 Schedule A-6A of the Central Valley 

82 Project 2017 Irrigation Water Rate Book. 

83 AMENDED LANGUAGE 

84 4. (a) Subdivision (a) of Article 3 of the Existing Contract is amended by 

85 striking the figure “23,000 acre-feet” and inserting in lieu thereof the figure “20,000 acre-feet”.

86 (b) Except as herein modified, the Existing Contract shall be and remain in 

87 full force and effect as originally written and executed.

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88 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contract as of 

89 the day and year first above written. 

90 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

By: ____________________________________ 

91 Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region 

92 Bureau of Reclamation 

93 (SEAL) CORNING WATER DISTRICT 

94 By: ____________________________________ 

95 President of the Board of Directors 

96 Attest: 

97 By: _______________________________ 

98 Secretary of the Board of Directors 

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