104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1649

AN ACT

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 water

3 service contracts for the following projects, entered into

4 by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (e) of

5 section 9 of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43

6 U.S.C. 485h) and section 9(c) of the Act of December 22,

7 1944 (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665), for a period of 4 addi8 tional years after the dates on which each of the contracts,

9 respectively, would expire but for this section:

10 (1) The Bostwick Unit (Kansas portion), Mis11 souri River Basin Project, consisting of the project

12 constructed and operated under the Act of December

13 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665), as a compo14 nent of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, sit15 uated in Republic County, Jewell County, and Cloud

16 County, Kansas.

17 (2) The Bostwick Unit (Nebraska portion),

18 Missouri River Basin Project, consisting of the

19 project constructed and operated under the Act of

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

21 a component of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Pro22 gram, situated in Harlan County, Franklin County,

23 Webster County, and Nuckolls County, Nebraska.

24 (3) The Farwell Unit, Missouri River Basin

25 Project, consisting of the project constructed and op26 erated under the Act of December 22, 1944 (58
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1 Stat. 887, chapter 665), and the Act of August 3,

2 1956 (70 Stat. 975, chapter 923), situated in How3 ard County, Sherman County, and Valley County,

4 Nebraska.

5 (4) The Frenchman-Cambridge 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 Chase County, Frontier County, Hitchcock

11 County, Furnas County, Red Willow County, and

12 Harlan County, Nebraska.

13 (5) The Frenchman Valley Unit, Missouri River

14 Basin Project, consisting of the project constructed

15 and operated under the Act of December 22, 1944

16 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665), as a component of the

17 Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, situated in

18 Hayes County and Hitchcock County, Nebraska.

19 (6) The Kirwin 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, sit-
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1 uated in Phillips County, Smith County, and

2 Osborne County, Kansas.

3 (7) The Sargent Unit, Missouri River Basin

4 Project, consisting of the project constructed and op5 erated under the Act of December 22, 1944 (58

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

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

8 Blaine County, Custer County, and Valley County,

9 Nebraska.

10 (8) The Webster Unit, Missouri River Basin

11 Project, consisting of the project constructed and op12 erated under the Act of December 22, 1944 (58

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

14 of 1946 (60 Stat. 641, chapter 596), as a compo15 nent of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, sit16 uated in Rooks County and Osborne County, Kan17 sas.

Passed the Senate September 28, 1996.

Attest:

Secretary.
104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1649

AN ACT

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