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Contract No. 14-06-200-8033A-IR6 

UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

Central Valley Project, California 

INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 

AND 

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

PROVIDING FOR PROJECT WATER SERVICE TO THE MENDOTA 

WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT AREA HEADQUARTERS 

FROM THE SAN LUIS UNIT AND DELTA DIVISION 

THIS CONTRACT, made this _______ day of ___________________, 20____, 

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

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

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

June 3, 1960 (74 Stat. 156), June 21, 1963 (77 Stat. 68), October 12, 1982 (96 Stat. 1263), 

October 27, 1986 (100 Stat. 3050), as amended, and Title XXXIV of the Act of October 30, 1992 

(106 Stat. 4706), all collectively hereinafter referred to as Federal Reclamation law, between 

the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, hereinafter referred to as the United States, and the 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, represented by the CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND 

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

duly organized, existing, and acting pursuant to the laws thereof; 

WITNESSETH, That: 

EXPLANATORY RECITALS 

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

contract identified as Contract No. 14-06-200-8033A-IR1, hereinafter referred to as IR1, which 

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provided for the continued water service to the Contractor effective from January 1, 2009, 

through February 28, 2011; and 

WHEREAS, the United States and the Contractor have entered into successive 

renewals of IR1, the most recent of which is Contract No. 14-06-200-8033A-IR5, hereinafter 

referred to as IR5, effective from March 1, 2017, through February 28, 2019; and 

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

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

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

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

execution of any long-term renewal contract may be delayed for reasons beyond the control of 

the parties; and 

WHEREAS, the Contractor has requested a subsequent interim renewal contract 

pursuant to Article 2 of IR1; and 

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

fulfilled all of its obligations under IR5; and 

WHEREAS, the United States is willing to renew IR5 pursuant to the terms and 

conditions set forth below; 

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

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

RENEWAL AND REVISION OF 

CONTRACT NO. 14-06-200-8033A-IR5 

1. Except as specifically modified by this Contract, all provisions of IR5 are 

renewed with the same force and effect as if they were included in full text with the exception of 

Article 1 of IR5 thereof, which is revised as follows: 

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(a) The first sentence in subdivision (a) of Article 1 of IR5 is modified as 

follows: “This Contract shall be effective from March 1, 2019, and shall remain in effect through 

February 28, 2021, and thereafter will be renewed as described in Article 2 of IR1 if a long-term 

renewal contract has not been executed with an effective commencement date of March 1, 

2021.” 

(b) Subdivision (b) of Article 1 of IR5 is amended by deleting the date 

“February 28, 2019,” and replacing same with the date “February 28, 2021.” 

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

the day and year first above written. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

By: _____________________________________ 

Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region 

Bureau of Reclamation 

(SEAL) 

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

FISH AND WILDLIFE 

By: _____________________________________ 

Director 

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