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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1398

To extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation

water contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water from

Glendo Reservoir.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 7, 1997

Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. KERREY, Mr. ENZI, and Mr. HAGEL) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

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 1997’’.

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CONTRACTS.

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

8 extend each of the water service or repayment contracts

9 for the Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project
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1 that are identified in subsection (c) for a period of 3 years

2 until December 31, 2001.

3 (b) EXTENSIONS COTERMINOUS WITH COOPERATIVE

4 AGREEMENT.—If the cooperative agreement entitled ‘‘Co5 operative Agreement for Platte River Research and Other

6 Efforts Relating to Endangered Species Habitats Along

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

8 Governors of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado and the

9 Secretary of the Interior, is extended for a term beyond

10 December 31, 2001, the contracts identified in subsection

11 (c) shall be extended for the same term.

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

13 subsection are—

14 (1) the contract between the United States and

15 the New Grattan Ditch Company for water service

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

17 7591), dated March 7, 1974;

18 (2) the contract between the United States and

19 the Burbank Ditch for water service from Glendo

20 Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–700–6614), dated

21 May 23, 1969;

22 (3) the contract between the United States and

23 the Torrington Irrigation District for water service

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

25 1771), dated July 14, 1958;
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1 (4) the contract between the United States and

2 the Lucerne Canal and Power Company for water

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

4 700–1740, as amended), dated June 12, 1958, and

5 amended June 10, 1960;

6 (5) the contract between the United States and

7 the Wright and Murphy Ditch Company for water

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

9 700–1741), dated June 12, 1958;

10 (6) the contract between the United States and

11 the Bridgeport Irrigation District for water service

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

13 8376, renumbered 6–07–70–W0126), dated July 9,

14 1976;

15 (7) the contract between the United States and

16 the Enterprise Irrigation District for water service

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

18 1743, renumbered 8–07–70–W0056, Amendment

19 No. 1), dated June 12, 1958;

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

21 and the Mitchell Irrigation District for an increase

22 in carryover storage capacity in Glendo Reservoir

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

24 70–W0056, Amendment No. 1), dated March 22,

25 1985; and
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1 (B) the contract between the United States and

2 the Mitchell Irrigation District for water service

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

4 1743, renumbered 8–07–70–W0056), dated June

5 12, 1958; and

6 (9) the contract between the United States and

7 the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation

8 District for repayment of allocated irrigation costs of

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

10 dated December 31, 1984.

11 (d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this

12 section precludes the Secretary of the Interior from mak13 ing an extension under subsection (a) or (b) in the form

14 of annual extensions.

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