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3 R.O. Draft 12/12-2003 

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5 Irrigation and/or M&I 

6 Contract No. _________________ 

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 NAME OF ENTITY/DISTRICT

14 PROVIDING FOR PROJECT WATER SERVICE

15 THIS CONTRACT, made this ______ day of ___________________, 2004, in pursuance 

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

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

18 August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1187), as amended and supplemented, July 2, 1956 (70 Stat. 483), June 21, 1963 

19 (77 Stat. 68), October 12, 1982 (96 Stat. 1263), as amended and Title XXXIV of the Act of October 30, 

20 1992 (106 Stat. 4706), all collectively hereinafter referred to as Federal Reclamation law, between THE 

21 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, hereinafter referred to as the United States, and [name of 

22 district/entity], hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, a public agency of the State of California, duly 

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

24 ________(City), California; 

25 WITNESSETH, That: 

26 EXPLANATORY RECITALS

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

28 identified as Contract No. ___________-IR__ (use last long-form IR), hereinafter referred to as the 

29 Interim Renewal Contract, which provided for the continued water service to the Contractor following 

30 expiration of Contract No. ___________________(insert original contract number); and 
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31 WHEREAS, the United States and the Contractor have entered into successive renewals of 

32 the Interim Renewal Contract, the most recent of which is Contract No._________________________-

33 IR____(use most recent interim renewal contract) hereinafter referred to as the Existing Interim Renewal 

34 Contract from March 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004; and 

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

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

37 contract would be beneficial, and mutually commit to continue to negotiate to seek to reach agreement, 

38 but anticipate that the environmental documentation necessary for execution of any long-term renewal 

39 contract will be delayed at least an additional 7 months, and may be delayed further for reasons beyond 

40 the control of the parties; and 

41 WHEREAS, the Contractor has requested a subsequent interim renewal contract pursuant 

42 to Subdivision (b)(1) of Article 2 of the Interim Renewal Contract and Article 1 of the Existing Interim 

43 Renewal Contract; and 

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

45 of its obligations under the Existing Interim Renewal Contract; and 

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

47 pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth below; 

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

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

50 INCORPORATION AND REVISION OF EXISTING INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT

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

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

53 text with the exception of Article 1 thereof, which is revised as follows: 

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

55 Renewal Contract is modified as follows: AThis interim renewal contract shall be effective from March 1, 
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56 2004, and shall remain in effect through February 28, 2006, and thereafter will be renewed as described in 

57 Subdivision (a) of Article 2of the Interim Renewal Contract if a long-term renewal contract has not been 

58 executed with an effective commencement date of March 1, 2006; Provided, that if a long-term renewal 

59 contract has been executed with an effective commencement date of March 1, 2005, this interim renewal 

60 contract shall expire on February 28, 2005.” 

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

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

63 AFebruary 15, 2006.@ 

64 (c) Subdivision (c) of Article 1 of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract is 

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

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

67 respectively. 

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

69 as of the day and year first above written. 

70 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

71 By: _____________________________________ 

72 Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region 

73 Bureau of Reclamation 

74 (SEAL) NAME OF ENTITY/DISTRICT

75 By: _____________________________________ 

76 President 

77 Attest: 

78 __________________________________ 

79 Secretary 
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