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(1) $30,000,000 in non-Federal funds, with the 
balance of funds remaining to be contributed to be 
adjusted for inflation on October 1 of the year after 
the date of enactment of this Act and each October 
1 thereafter. 
(2) Credit for contributions of water or land for 
the purposes of implementing the Program, as deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Secretary. 
(c) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary or the 
States may elect to provide a portion of the Federal share 
or non-Federal share, respectively, in the form of in-kind 
goods or services, if the contribution of goods or services 
is approved by the Governance Committee, as provided in 
Attachment 1 of the Agreement. 
SEC. 104. AUTHORITY TO MODIFY PROGRAM. 
The Program may be modified or amended before the 
completion of the First Increment if the Secretary and the 
States determine that the modifications are consistent 
with the purposes of the Program. 
SEC. 105. EFFECT. 
(a) EFFECT ON RECLAMATION LAWS.—No action 
carried out under this title shall, with respect to the acre-
age limitation provisions of the reclamation laws— 
(1) be considered in determining whether a dis-
trict (as the term is defined in section 202 of the 
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Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 
390bb)) has discharged the obligation of the district 
to repay the construction cost of project facilities 
used to make irrigation water available for delivery 
to land in the district; 
(2) serve as the basis for reinstating acreage 
limitation provisions in a district that has completed 
payment of the construction obligations of the dis-
trict; or 
(3) serve as the basis for increasing the con-
struction repayment obligation of the district, which 
would extend the period during which the acreage 
limitation provisions would apply. 
(b) EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 
title— 
(1) creates Federal water rights; or 
(2) requires the grant of water rights to Fed-
eral entities. 
SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out projects and activities under this title 
$157,140,000, as adjusted under subsection (c). 
(b) 
NONREIMBURSABLE
FEDERAL
EXPENDI-
TURES.—Any amounts expended under subsection (a) 
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shall be considered to be nonreimbursable Federal expend-
itures. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT.—The balance of funds remaining 
to be appropriated shall be adjusted for inflation on Octo-
ber 1 of the year after the enactment of this Act and each 
October 1 thereafter. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—At the end of each 
fiscal year, any unexpended funds for projects and activi-
ties made available under subsection (a) shall be retained 
for use in future fiscal years to implement projects and 
activities under the Program. 
SEC. 107. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 
The authority for the Secretary to implement the 
First Increment shall terminate on September 30, 2020. 
TITLE II—PATHFINDER 
MODIFICATION PROJECT 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the Commissioner of Reclamation (referred to 
in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’), may— 
(1) modify the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir; 
and 
(2) enter into 1 or more agreements with the 
State of Wyoming to implement the Pathfinder 
Modification Project (referred to in this title as the 
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‘‘Project’’), as described in Appendix F to the Final 
Settlement Stipulation in Nebraska v. Wyoming, 534 
U.S. 40 (2001). 
(b) FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS.—No Federal appro-
priations are required to modify the Pathfinder Dam 
under this section. 
SEC. 202. AUTHORIZED USES OF PATHFINDER RESERVOIR. 
The approximately 54,000 acre-feet capacity of Path-
finder Reservoir, which has been lost to sediment but will 
be recaptured by the Project, may be used for municipal, 
environmental, and other purposes, as described in Appen-
dix F to the Final Settlement Stipulation in Nebraska v. 
Wyoming, 534 U.S. 40 (2001). 
Passed the House of Representatives October 22, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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