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Union Calendar No. 471 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4650 

[Report No. 108–759] 

To amend the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the construction of the 

Cheney division, Witchita Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for 

other purposes’’ to authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita 

Project. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 22, 2004 

Mr. TIAHRT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

OCTOBER 7, 2004 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To amend the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Witchita Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes’’ to 

authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita 

Project. 

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 ‘‘Wichita Project Equus 

3 Beds Division Authorization Act of 2004’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EQUUS BEDS DIVISION. 

5 The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the construc6 tion of the Cheney division, Witchita Federal reclamation 

7 project, Kansas, and for other purposes’’ (Public Law 86– 

8 787; 74 Stat. 1026) is amended by adding the following 

9 new section: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 10. EQUUS BEDS DIVISION. 

11 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 

12 may assist in the funding and implementation of the 

13 Equus Beds Aquifer Recharge and Recovery Component 

14 which is a part of the ‘Integrated Local Water Supply 

15 Plan, Wichita, Kansas’ (referred to in this section as the 

16 ‘Equus Beds Division’). Construction of the Equus Beds 

17 Division shall be in substantial accordance with the plans 

18 and designs. 

19 ‘‘(b) OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPLACE20 MENT.—Operation, maintenance, and replacement of the 

21 Equus Beds Division, including funding for those pur22 poses, shall be the sole responsibility of the City of Wich23 ita, Kansas. The Equus Beds Division shall be operated 

24 in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

25 ‘‘(c) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Interior 

26 may enter into, or agree to amendments of, cooperative 
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1 agreements and other appropriate agreements to carry out 

2 this section. 

3 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—From funds made 

4 available for this section, the Secretary of the Interior may 

5 charge an appropriate share related to administrative 

6 costs incurred. 

7 ‘‘(e) PLANS AND ANALYSES CONSISTENT WITH FED8 ERAL LAW.—Before obligating funds for design or con9 struction under this section, the Secretary of the Interior 

10 shall work cooperatively with the City of Wichita, Kansas, 

11 to use, to the extent possible, plans, designs, and engineer12 ing and environmental analyses that have already been 

13 prepared by the City for the Equus Beds Division. The 

14 Secretary of the Interior shall assure that such informa15 tion is used consistent with applicable Federal laws and 

16 regulations. 

17 ‘‘(f) TITLE; RESPONSIBILITY; LIABILITY.—Nothing 

18 in this section or assistance provided under this section 

19 shall be construed to transfer title, responsibility, or liabil20 ity related to the Equus Beds Division (including portions 

21 or features thereof) to the United States. 

22 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

23 is authorized to be appropriated as the Federal share of 

24 the total cost of the Equus Beds Division, an amount not 

25 to not exceed 25 percent of the total cost or $30,000,000 
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1 (January, 2003 prices), whichever is less, plus or minus 

2 such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of 

3 ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by 

4 engineering cost indexes applicable to the type of construc5 tion involved herein, whichever is less. Such sums shall 

6 be nonreimbursable.’’. 

Union Calendar No. 471 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4650 

[Report No. 108–759] 

A BILL 

To amend the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for 

vision of the Wichita Project. other purposes’’ to authorize the Equus Beds DiFederal reclamation project, Kansas, and for the construction of the Cheney division, Witchita 

OCTOBER 7, 2004 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed