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(ii) the proposed project study; 
(iii) the authorized project study for 
which the modification is proposed; or 
(iv) construction of— 
(I) the project that is the subject 
of— 
(aa) the water report; 
(bb) the proposed project 
study; or 
(cc) the authorized project 
study for which a modification is 
proposed; or 
(II) the proposed modification to 
a project; 
(B) a letter or statement of support for the 
water report, proposed project study, or pro-
posed modification to a project or project study 
from each associated non-Federal interest; 
(C) the purpose of the feasibility report, 
proposed feasibility study, or proposed modi-
fication to a project or project study; 
(D) an estimate, to the extent practicable, 
of the Federal, non-Federal, and total costs 
of— 
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(i) the proposed modification to an 
authorized project study; and 
(ii) construction of— 
(I) the project that is the subject 
of— 
(aa) the project report; or 
(bb) the authorized project 
study for which a modification is 
proposed, with respect to the 
change in costs resulting from 
such modification; or 
(II) the proposed modification to 
an authorized project; and 
(E) an estimate, to the extent practicable, 
of the monetary and nonmonetary benefits of— 
(i) the project that is the subject of— 
(I) the project report; or 
(II) the authorized project study 
for which a modification is proposed, 
with respect to the benefits of such 
modification; or 
(ii) the proposed modification to an 
authorized project. 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the annual report a certification stating 
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that each feasibility report, proposed feasibility 
study, and proposed modification to a project or 
project study included in the annual report meets 
the criteria established in paragraph (1)(A). 
(4) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall include in 
the annual report an appendix listing the proposals 
submitted under subsection (b) that were not in-
cluded in the annual report under paragraph (1)(A) 
and a description of why the Secretary determined 
that those proposals did not meet the criteria for in-
clusion under such paragraph. 
(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR INITIAL ANNUAL REPORT.— 
Notwithstanding any other deadlines required by this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall— 
(1) not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, publish in the Federal Register 
a notice required by subsection (b)(1); and 
(2) include in such notice a requirement that 
non-Federal interests submit to the Secretary any 
proposals described in subsection (b)(1) by not later 
than 120 days after the date of publication of such 
notice in the Federal Register in order for such pro-
posals to be considered for inclusion in the first an-
nual report developed by the Secretary under this 
section. 
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(e) PUBLICATION.—Upon submission of an annual 
report to Congress, the Secretary shall make the annual 
report publicly available, including through publication on 
the Internet. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘project 
report’’ means a final feasibility report developed under 
the Reclamation Act of 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and all Acts 
amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. 
TITLE IX—ACCELERATED REV-
ENUE, REPAYMENT, AND SUR-
FACE WATER STORAGE EN-
HANCEMENT 
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Accelerated Revenue, 
Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement 
Act’’. 
SEC. 902. PREPAYMENT OF CERTAIN REPAYMENT CON-
TRACTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 
CONTRACTORS OF FEDERALLY DEVELOPED 
WATER SUPPLIES. 
(a) CONVERSION
AND
PREPAYMENT
OF
CON-
TRACTS.— 
(1) CONVERSION.—Upon request of the con-
tractor, the Secretary of the Interior shall convert 
any water service contract in effect on the date of 
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enactment of this Act and between the United 
States and a water users’ association to allow for 
prepayment of the repayment contract pursuant to 
paragraph (2) under mutually agreeable terms and 
conditions. The manner of conversion under this 
paragraph shall be as follows: 
(A) Water service contracts that were en-
tered into under section 9(e) of the Act of Au-
gust 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1196), to be converted 
under this section shall be converted to repay-
ment contracts under section 9(d) of that Act 
(53 Stat. 1195). 
(B) Water service contracts that were en-
tered under subsection (c)(2) of section 9 of the 
Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1194), to be 
converted under this section shall be converted 
to a contract under subsection (c)(1) of section 
9 of that Act (53 Stat. 1195). 
(2) PREPAYMENT.—Except for those repayment 
contracts under which the contractor has previously 
negotiated for prepayment, all repayment contracts 
under section 9(d) of that Act (53 Stat. 1195) in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this Act at the re-
quest of the contractor, and all contracts converted 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall— 
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