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Calendar No. 608
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2828
[Report No. 107–289] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2002
Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To authorize payments to certain Klamath Project water 
distribution entities for amounts assessed by the entities 
for operation and maintenance of the Project’s trans-
ferred works for 2001, to authorize refunds to such 
entities of amounts collected by the Bureau of Reclama-
tion for reserved works for 2001, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Klamath Basin Emer-
gency Operation and Maintenance Refund Act of 2001’’. 
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SEC. 2. QUALIFIED KLAMATH PROJECT ENTITY DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘qualified Klamath Project enti-
ty’’ means an entity that—
(1) has executed a water supply contract with 
the United States for water from the Upper Klam-
ath Lake and the Klamath River of the Klamath 
Project pursuant to the reclamation laws, including 
the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and Acts 
amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto; 
(2) distributes water received under the con-
tract; 
(3) received a severely limited irrigation supply 
from the Upper Klamath Lake and the Klamath 
River based on the Bureau of Reclamation 2001 an-
nual operations plan dated April 6, 2001; and 
(4) was not reimbursed for its operation and 
maintenance expenses for 2001 pursuant to State 
law. 
SEC. 3. REFUND AND WAIVER OF ASSESSMENTS AND 
CHARGES FOR OPERATION AND MAINTE-
NANCE 
OF 
KLAMATH 
RECLAMATION 
PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior is 
authorized to pay to each qualified Klamath Project entity 
an amount equal to the amount assessed or charged to 
members of the qualified Klamath Project entity, or to 
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other persons receiving water or drainage service from 
such an entity, for operation and maintenance of Klamath 
Project transferred and reserved works for 2001. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—Payment under this section may 
be made to a qualified Klamath Project entity only after 
the entity has—
(1) provided to the Secretary documentation 
satisfactory to the Bureau of Reclamation, dem-
onstrating the total amount assessed or charged to 
members of the entity or to persons receiving service 
from the entity; and 
(2) executed a binding agreement under which 
the funds paid to the entity under this section shall 
be distributed to each member of the entity or per-
sons receiving service from the entity in an amount 
equal to the amount collected by the entity from the 
member or person for operation and maintenance for 
2001. 
(c) WAIVER
OF
REMAINING
AND
ADDITIONAL 
CHARGES.—The Secretary may waive any requirement 
that a qualified Klamath Project entity pay remaining or 
additional charges for operation and maintenance of 
Klamath Project reserved works for 2001. 
(d) PAYMENTS AND WAIVERS FOR INDIVIDUALS.—
The Secretary—
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(1) may pay, to any individual within the Klam-
ath Project who holds a contract entered into pursu-
ant to the Act of February 21, 1911 (36 Stat. 925; 
43 U.S.C. 523–525), popularly known as the ‘‘War-
ren Act’’, and who is not within a district that re-
ceives a payment pursuant to subsection (a) and a 
waiver under subsection (c), an amount equal to the 
amount collected from such individual for operation 
and maintenance of Klamath Project reserved works 
for 2001; and 
(2) may forego collection from such individual 
of charges for operation and maintenance of such 
works for the remainder of 2001. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Amounts not paid by a qualified Klamath Project en-
tity to the Bureau of Reclamation for the operation and 
maintenance of the reserved works for 2001 shall be fund-
ed from the appropriations authorized by this Act. Costs 
incurred by the Bureau of Reclamation in carrying out 
this Act shall not be reimbursable. 
SEC. 5. NO SUPPLEMENTAL OR ADDITIONAL BENEFIT. 
Activities under this Act or funded pursuant to this 
Act shall not be considered a supplemental or additional 
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benefit under the Act of June 17, 1902 (82 Stat. 388), 
and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 
2001. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 608
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2828
[Report No. 107–289] 
AN ACT 
To authorize payments to certain Klamath Project 
water distribution entities for amounts assessed 
by the entities for operation and maintenance of 
the Project’s transferred works for 2001, to au-
thorize refunds to such entities of amounts col-
lected by the Bureau of Reclamation for reserved 
works for 2001, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2002
Reported without amendment 
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