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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1649

To extend contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation

districts in Kansas and Nebraska, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 28, 1996

Mr. KERREY (for himself, Mr. DOLE, Mr. EXON, and Mrs. KASSEBAUM) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To extend contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and

irrigation districts in Kansas and Nebraska, and for

other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Irrigation Project Con5 tract Extension Act of 1996’’.

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CONTRACTS.

7 The Secretary of the Interior shall extend the con8 struction repayment and water service contracts for the

9 following projects, entered into by the Secretary of the In-
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1 terior under subsections (d) and (e) of section 9 of the

2 Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h) and

3 section 9(c) of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat.

4 891, chapter 665), for a period of 4 additional years after

5 the dates on which each of the contracts, respectively,

6 would expire but for this section:

7 (1) The Ainsworth Unit, Missouri River Basin

8 Project, consisting of the project constructed and op9 erated under the Act of December 22, 1944 (58

10 Stat. 887, chapter 665), the Act of August 21, 1954

11 (68 Stat. 757, chapter 781), and the Act of May 18,

12 1956 (70 Stat. 160, chapter 285), situated in Cher13 ry County, Brown County, and Rock County, Ne14 braska.

15 (2) The Almena Unit, Missouri River Basin

16 Project, consisting of the project constructed and op17 erated under the Act of December 22, 1944 (58

18 Stat. 887, chapter 665), and the Flood Control Act

19 of 1946 (60 Stat. 641, chapter 596), as a compo20 nent of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, sit21 uated in Norton County and Phillips County, Kan22 sas.

23 (3) The Bostwick Unit (Kansas portion), Mis24 souri River Basin Project, consisting of the project

25 constructed and operated under the Act of December
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1 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665), as a compo2 nent of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, sit3 uated in Republic County, Jewell County, and Cloud

4 County, Kansas.

5 (4) The Bostwick Unit (Nebraska portion),

6 Missouri River Basin Project, consisting of the

7 project constructed and operated under the Act of

8 December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665), as

9 a component of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Pro10 gram, situated in Harlan County, Franklin County,

11 Webster County, and Nuckolls County, Nebraska.

12 (5) The Farwell Unit, Missouri River Basin

13 Project, consisting of the project constructed and op14 erated under the Act of December 22, 1944 (58

15 Stat. 887, chapter 665), and the Act of August 3,

16 1956 (70 Stat. 975, chapter 923), situated in How17 ard County, Sherman County, and Valley County,

18 Nebraska.

19 (6) The Frenchman-Cambridge Unit, Missouri

20 River Basin Project, consisting of the project con21 structed and operated under the Act of December

22 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665), as a compo23 nent of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, sit24 uated in Chase County, Frontier County, Hitchcock
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1 County, Furnas County, and Harlan County, Ne2 braska.

3 (7) The Frenchman Valley Unit, Missouri River

4 Basin Project, consisting of the project constructed

5 and operated under the Act of December 22, 1944

6 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665), as a component of the

7 Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, situated in

8 Hayes County and Hitchcock County, Nebraska.

9 (8) The Kirwin Unit, Missouri River Basin

10 Project, consisting of the project constructed and op11 erated under the Act of December 22, 1944 (58

12 Stat. 887, chapter 665), and the Flood Control Act

13 of 1946 (60 Stat. 641, chapter 596), as a compo14 nent of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, sit15 uated in Phillips County, Smith County, and

16 Osborne County, Kansas.

17 (9) The Sargent Unit, Missouri River Basin

18 Project, consisting of the project constructed and op19 erated under the Act of December 22, 1944 (58

20 Stat. 887, chapter 665), and the Flood Control Act

21 of 1946 (60 Stat. 641, chapter 596), situated in

22 Blaine County, Custer County, and Valley County,

23 Nebraska.

24 (10) The Webster Unit, Missouri River Basin

25 Project, consisting of the project constructed and op-
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1 erated under the Act of December 22, 1944 (58

2 Stat. 887, chapter 665), and the Flood Control Act

3 of 1946 (60 Stat. 641, chapter 596), as a compo4 nent of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, sit5 uated in Rooks County and Osborn County, Kansas.

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