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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1037 

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 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tumalo Water Con5 servation Project Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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

2 Tumalo Irrigation District, Oregon. 

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

4 Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation 

5 Project authorized under section 3(a). 

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

7 the Secretary of the Interior. 

8 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION TO PLAN, DESIGN AND CON9 STRUCT THE TUMALO WATER CONSERVA10 TION PROJECT. 

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

12 with the District— 

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

14 construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water 

15 Conservation Project in Deschutes County, Oregon; 

16 and 

17 (2) for purposes of planning and designing the 

18 Project, shall take into account any appropriate 

19 studies and reports prepared by the District. 

20 (b) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 

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

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

23 which shall be nonreimbursable to the United States. 

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

25 The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 


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1 share of the Project any amounts that the District 

2 provides toward the design, planning, and construc3 tion before the date of enactment of this Act. 

4 (c) TITLE.—The District shall hold title to any facili5 ties constructed under this Act. 

6 (d) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.—The 

7 District shall pay the operation and maintenance costs of 

8 the Project. 

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

10 shall not be considered to be a supplemental or additional 

11 benefit under Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 

12 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supple13 mental to and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et 

14 seq.). 

15 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec17 retary for the Federal share of the cost of the Project 

18 $4,000,000. 

19 SEC. 5. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 

20 The authority of the Secretary to carry out this Act 

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

22 of enactment of this Act. 

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