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Calendar No. 604

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

SEPTEMBER 16, 1996

Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with amendments

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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’’.
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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CONTRACTS.

2 The Secretary of the Interior shall extend the con3 struction repayment and water service contracts for the

4 following projects, entered into by the Secretary of the In5 terior under subsections (d) and subsections (e) of section

6 9 of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C.

7 485h) and section 9(c) of the Act of December 22, 1944

8 (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665), for a period of 4 additional

9 years after the dates on which each of the contracts, re10 spectively, would expire but for this section:

11 (1) The Ainsworth Unit, Missouri River Basin

12 Project, consisting of the project constructed and op13 erated under the Act of December 22, 1944 (58

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

15 (68 Stat. 757, chapter 781), and the Act of May 18,

16 1956 (70 Stat. 160, chapter 285), situated in Cher17 ry County, Brown County, and Rock County, Ne18 braska.

19 (2) The Almena Unit, Missouri River Basin

20 Project, consisting of the project constructed and op21 erated under the Act of December 22, 1944 (58

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

23 of 1946 (60 Stat. 641, chapter 596), as a compo24 nent of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, sit25 uated in Norton County and Phillips County, Kan26 sas.
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1 (3)(1) The Bostwick Unit (Kansas portion),

2 Missouri River Basin Project, consisting of the

3 project constructed and operated under the Act of

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

5 a component of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Pro6 gram, situated in Republic County, Jewell County,

7 and Cloud County, Kansas.

8 (4)(2) The Bostwick Unit (Nebraska portion),

9 Missouri River Basin Project, consisting of the

10 project constructed and operated under the Act of

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

12 a component of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Pro13 gram, situated in Harlan County, Franklin County,

14 Webster County, and Nuckolls County, Nebraska.

15 (5)(3) The Farwell 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 Act of August 3,

19 1956 (70 Stat. 975, chapter 923), situated in How20 ard County, Sherman County, and Valley County,

21 Nebraska.

22 (6)(4) The Frenchman-Cambridge Unit, Mis23 souri River Basin Project, consisting of the project

24 constructed and operated under the Act of December

25 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665), as a compo-
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1 nent of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, sit2 uated in Chase County, Frontier County, Hitchcock

3 County, Furnas County, Red Willow County, and

4 Harlan County, Nebraska.

5 (7)(5) The Frenchman Valley Unit, Missouri

6 River Basin Project, consisting of the project con7 structed and operated under the Act of December

8 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665), as a compo9 nent of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, sit10 uated in Hayes County and Hitchcock County, Ne11 braska.

12 (8)(6) The Kirwin 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 Flood Control Act

16 of 1946 (60 Stat. 641, chapter 596), as a compo17 nent of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, sit18 uated in Phillips County, Smith County, and

19 Osborne County, Kansas.

20 (9)(7) The Sargent Unit, Missouri River Basin

21 Project, consisting of the project constructed and op22 erated under the Act of December 22, 1944 (58

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

24 of 1946 (60 Stat. 641, chapter 596), situated in
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1 Blaine County, Custer County, and Valley County,

2 Nebraska.

3 (10)(8) The Webster 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), and the Flood Control

7 Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 641, chapter 596), as a com8 ponent of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program,

9 situated in Rooks County and Osborn Osborne Coun10 ty, Kansas.
Calendar No. 604

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1649

A BILL

To extend contracts between the Bureau of RecNebraska, and for other purposes. lamation and irrigation districts in Kansas and

SEPTEMBER 16, 1996

Reported with amendments