(2) the unexpended and unobligated balance of 
the Fund shall be transferred to the general fund of 
the Treasury. 
TITLE III—NORTHWESTERN NEW 
MEXICO RURAL WATER SUP-
PLY PROJECT 
SEC. 301. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this subtitle are— 
(1) to authorize the Secretary to construct the 
Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply 
Project; 
(2) to allocate the water supply for the Project 
among the Nation, the city of Gallup, New Mexico, 
and the Jicarilla Apache Nation; and 
(3) to authorize the Secretary to enter into 
Project repayment contracts with the city of Gallup 
and the Jicarilla Apache Nation. 
SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF NORTHWESTERN NEW MEX-
ICO RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Commissioner of Reclamation, is authorized to design, 
construct, operate, and maintain the Project in substantial 
accordance with the preferred alternative in the Draft Im-
pact Statement. 
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(b) PROJECT FACILITIES.—To provide for the deliv-
ery of San Juan River water to Project Participants, the 
Secretary may construct, operate, and maintain the 
Project facilities described in the preferred alternative in 
the Draft Impact Statement, including: 
(1) A pumping plant on the San Juan River in 
the vicinity of Kirtland, New Mexico. 
(2)(A) A main pipeline from the San Juan 
River near Kirtland, New Mexico, to Shiprock, New 
Mexico, and Gallup, New Mexico, which follows 
United States Highway 491. 
(B) Any pumping plants associated with 
the pipeline authorized under subparagraph 
(A). 
(3)(A) A main pipeline from Cutter Reservoir 
to Ojo Encino, New Mexico, which follows United 
States Highway 550. 
(B) Any pumping plants associated with 
the pipeline authorized under subparagraph 
(A). 
(4)(A) Lateral pipelines from the main pipelines 
to Nation communities in the States of New Mexico 
and Arizona. 
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(B) Any pumping plants associated with 
the pipelines authorized under subparagraph 
(A). 
(5) Any water regulation, storage or treatment 
facility, service connection to an existing public 
water supply system, power substation, power dis-
tribution works, or other appurtenant works (includ-
ing a building or access road) that is related to the 
Project facilities authorized by paragraphs (1) 
through (4), including power transmission facilities 
to connect Project facilities to existing high-voltage 
transmission facilities. 
(c) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary may acquire any land or in-
terest in land that is necessary to construct, operate, 
and maintain the Project facilities authorized under 
subsection (b). 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not con-
demn water rights for purposes of the Project. 
(d) CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not com-
mence construction of the facilities authorized under 
subsection (b) until such time as— 
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