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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1398

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 21, 1998

Referred to the Committee on Resources

AN ACT

To extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and

Nebraska that receive water from Glendo Reservoir.

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 1998’’.
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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CONTRACTS.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall

3 extend each of the water service or repayment contracts

4 for the Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project

5 identified in subsection (c) until December 31, 2000.

6 (b) EXTENSIONS COTERMINOUS WITH COOPERATIVE

7 AGREEMENT.—If the cooperative agreement entitled ‘‘Co8 operative Agreement for Platte River Research and other

9 Efforts Relating to Endangered Species Habitats Along

10 the Central Platte River, Nebraska’’, entered into by the

11 Governors of the States of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colo12 rado and the Secretary of the Interior, is extended for a

13 term beyond December 31, 2000, the contracts identified

14 in subsection (c) shall be extended for the same term, but

15 not to go beyond December 31, 2001. If the cooperative

16 agreement terminates prior to December 31, 2000, the

17 contracts identified in subsection (c) shall be subject to

18 renewal on the date that the cooperative agreement termi19 nates.

20 (c) CONTRACTS.—The contracts identified in this

21 subsection are—

22 (1) the contract between the United States and

23 the New Grattan Ditch Company for water service

24 from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–700–

25 7591), dated March 7, 1974;
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1 (2) the contract between the United States and

2 Burbank Ditch for water service from Glendo Res3 ervoir (Contract No. 14–06–700–6614), dated May

4 23, 1969;

5 (3) the contract between the United States and

6 the Torrington Irrigation District for water service

7 from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–700–

8 1771), dated July 14, 1958;

9 (4) the contract between the United States and

10 the Lucerne Canal and Power Company for water

11 service from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–

12 700–1740, as amended), dated June 12, 1958, and

13 amended June 10, 1960;

14 (5) the contract between the United States and

15 the Wright and Murphy Ditch Company for water

16 service from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–

17 700–1741), dated June 12, 1958;

18 (6) the contract between the United States and

19 the Bridgeport Irrigation District for water service

20 from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–700–

21 8376, renumbered 6–07–70–W0126), dated July 9,

22 1976;

23 (7) the contract between the United States and

24 the Enterprises Irrigation District for water service
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1 from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–700–

2 1742), dated June 12, 1958;

3 (8)(A) the contract between the United States

4 and the Mitchell Irrigation District for an increase

5 in carryover storage capacity in Glendo Reservoir

6 (Contract No. 14–06–700–1743, renumbered 8–07–

7 70–W0056 Amendment No. 1), dated March 22,

8 1985; and

9 (B) the contract between the United States and

10 the Mitchell Irrigation District for water service

11 from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–700–

12 1743, renumbered 8–07–70–W0056) dated June 12,

13 1958; and

14 (9) the contract between the United States and

15 the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation

16 District for repayment of allocated irrigation costs of

17 Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 5–07–70–W0734),

18 dated December 31, 1984.

19 (d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this

20 section precludes the Secretary of the Interior from mak21 ing an extension under subsection (a) or (b) in the form

22 of annual extensions.

Passed the Senate October 2, 1998.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.