SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Rec-
lamation and in partnership with the States, other Federal 
agencies, and other non-Federal entities, to continue the 
cooperative effort among the Federal and non-Federal en-
tities through the continued implementation of the Platte 
River Recovery Implementation Program First Increment 
Extension for threatened and endangered species in the 
Central and Lower Platte River Basin without creating 
Federal water rights or requiring the grant of water rights 
to Federal entities. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Agreement’’ 
means the Platte River Recovery Implementation 
Program Cooperative Agreement entered into by the 
Governors of the States and the Secretary, including 
an amendment or addendum to the Agreement to ex-
tend the Program. 
(2) FIRST INCREMENT.—The term ‘‘First In-
crement’’ means the Program’s first 13 years from 
January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2019. 
(3) FIRST INCREMENT EXTENSION.—The term 
‘‘First Increment Extension’’ means the extension of 
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the Program for 13 years from January 1, 2020, 
through December 31, 2032. 
(4) 
GOVERNANCE
COMMITTEE.—The 
term 
‘‘Governance Committee’’ means the governance 
committee established under the Agreement and 
composed of members from the States, the Federal 
Government, environmental interests, and water 
users. 
(5) INTEREST IN LAND OR WATER.—The term 
‘‘interest in land or water’’ includes fee title, short- 
or long-term easement, lease, or other contractual 
arrangement that is determined to be necessary by 
the Secretary to implement the land and water com-
ponents of the Program. 
(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program 
established under the Agreement and continued 
under an amendment or addendum to the Agree-
ment. 
(7) PROJECT OR ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘project 
or activity’’ means— 
(A) the planning, design, permitting, or 
other compliance activity, construction, con-
struction management, operation, maintenance, 
and replacement of a facility; 
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(B) the acquisition of an interest in land 
or water; 
(C) habitat restoration; 
(D) research and monitoring; 
(E) program administration; and 
(F) any other activity that is determined to 
be necessary by the Secretary to carry out the 
Program. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Commissioner of Reclamation. 
(9) STATES.—The term ‘‘States’’ means the 
States of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming. 
SEC. 4. PLATTE RIVER RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Governance Committee, may— 
(A) participate in the Program; and 
(B) carry out any projects and activities 
that are designated for implementation during 
the First Increment Extension. 
(2) AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY.—For the 
purposes of carrying out this section, the Secretary, 
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in cooperation with the Governance Committee, 
may— 
(A) enter into agreements and contracts 
with Federal and non-Federal entities; 
(B) acquire interests in land, water, and 
facilities from willing sellers without the use of 
eminent domain; 
(C) subsequently transfer any interests ac-
quired under subparagraph (B); and 
(D) accept or provide grants. 
(b) COST-SHARING CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As provided in the Agree-
ment, the States shall contribute not less than 50 
percent of the total contributions necessary to carry 
out the Program. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—The fol-
lowing contributions shall constitute the States’ 
share of the Program: 
(A) An additional $28,000,000 in non-Fed-
eral 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 enact-
ment of this Act and each October 1 thereafter. 
(B) Additional credit for contributions of 
water or land for the purposes of implementing 
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the Program, as determined to be appropriate 
by the Secretary. 
(3) 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 contribu-
tion of goods or services is approved by the Govern-
ance Committee, as provided in Attachment 1 of the 
Agreement. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO MODIFY PROGRAM.—The Pro-
gram may be modified or amended before the completion 
of the First Increment Extension if the Secretary and the 
States determine that the modifications are consistent 
with the purposes of the Program. 
(d) EFFECT.— 
(1) EFFECT ON RECLAMATION LAWS.—No ac-
tion carried out under this section shall, with respect 
to the acreage limitation provisions of the reclama-
tion laws— 
(A) be considered in determining whether 
a district (as the term is defined in section 202 
of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 
U.S.C. 390bb)) has discharged the obligation of 
the district to repay the construction cost of 
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project facilities used to make irrigation water 
available for delivery to land in the district; 
(B) serve as the basis for reinstating acre-
age limitation provisions in a district that has 
completed payment of the construction obliga-
tions of the district; or 
(C) serve as the basis for increasing the 
construction repayment obligation of the dis-
trict, which would extend the period during 
which the acreage limitation provisions would 
apply. 
(2) EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in 
this section— 
(A) creates Federal water rights; or 
(B) requires the grant of water rights to 
Federal entities. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out projects and activities 
under this section an additional $78,000,000 as ad-
justed under paragraph (3). 
(2) NONREIMBURSABLE
FEDERAL
EXPENDI-
TURES.—Any amounts to be expended under para-
graph (1) shall be considered nonreimbursable Fed-
eral expenditures. 
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(3) ADJUSTMENT.—The balance of funds re-
maining to be expended shall be adjusted for infla-
tion on October 1 of the year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act and each October 1 thereafter. 
(4) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—At the end of 
each fiscal year, any unexpended funds for projects 
and activities made available under paragraph (1) 
shall be retained for use in future fiscal years to im-
plement projects and activities under the Program. 
Any unexpended funds appropriated during the 
First Increment shall be retained and carried over 
from the First Increment into the First Increment 
Extension. 
(f) TERMINATION
OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 
for the Secretary to implement the First Increment Exten-
sion shall terminate on September 30, 2033. 
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