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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6256 
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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Mr. WALDEN of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the 
planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo Irriga-
tion District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes 
County, Oregon. 
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 ‘‘Tumalo Water Con-
servation Project Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 
Tumalo Irrigation District, Oregon. 
(2) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Project’’ means the 
Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation 
Project authorized under section 3(a). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION TO PLAN, DESIGN AND CON-
STRUCT THE TUMALO WATER CONSERVA-
TION PROJECT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the District— 
(1) may participate in the planning, design, and 
construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water 
Conservation Project in Deschutes County, Oregon; 
and 
(2) for purposes of planning and designing the 
Project, shall take into account any appropriate 
studies and reports prepared by the District. 
(b) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the total cost of the Project shall be 25 percent, 
which shall be nonreimbursable to the United States. 
(2) CREDIT TOWARD NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 
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share of the Project any amounts that the District 
provides toward the design, planning, and construc-
tion before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) TITLE.—The District shall hold title to any facili-
ties constructed under this Act. 
(d) OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.—The 
District shall pay the operation and maintenance costs of 
the Project. 
(e) EFFECT.—Any assistance provided under this Act 
shall not be considered to be a supplemental or additional 
benefit under Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 
17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supple-
mental to and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for the Federal share of the cost of the Project 
$4,000,000. 
SEC. 5. SUNSET. 
The authority of the Secretary to carry out this Act 
shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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