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Calendar No. 247 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1037 

[Report No. 110–114] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the planning, design, 

and construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation 

Project in Deschutes County, Oregon. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 29, 2007 

Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

JUNE 28, 2007 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, without amendment 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the 

planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes 

County, Oregon. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tumalo Water Con3 servation Project Act of 2007’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

7 Tumalo Irrigation District, Oregon. 

8 (2) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Project’’ means the 

9 Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation 

10 Project authorized under section 3(a). 

11 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION TO PLAN, DESIGN AND CON14 STRUCT THE TUMALO WATER CONSERVA15 TION PROJECT. 

16 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation 

17 with the District— 

18 (1) may participate in the planning, design, and 

19 construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water 

20 Conservation Project in Deschutes County, Oregon; 

21 and 

22 (2) for purposes of planning and designing the 

23 Project, shall take into account any appropriate 

24 studies and reports prepared by the District. 

25 (b) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 


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1 (1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 

2 the total cost of the Project shall be 25 percent, 

3 which shall be nonreimbursable to the United States. 

4 (2) CREDIT TOWARD NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 

5 The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 

6 share of the Project any amounts that the District 

7 provides toward the design, planning, and construc8 tion before the date of enactment of this Act. 

9 (c) TITLE.—The District shall hold title to any facili10 ties constructed under this Act. 

11 (d) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.—The 

12 District shall pay the operation and maintenance costs of 

13 the Project. 

14 (e) EFFECT.—Any assistance provided under this Act 

15 shall not be considered to be a supplemental or additional 

16 benefit under Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 

17 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supple18 mental to and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et 

19 seq.). 

20 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec22 retary for the Federal share of the cost of the Project 

23 $4,000,000. 


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1 SEC. 5. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 

2 The authority of the Secretary to carry out this Act 

3 shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date 

4 of enactment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 247 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1037 

[Report No. 110

–114] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist 

Project in Deschutes County, Oregon. Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation in the planning, design, and construction of the 

JUNE 28, 2007 

Reported without amendment 


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