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Union Calendar No. 247 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1462 
[Report No. 110–393] 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the implementation 
of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered 
Species in the Central and Lower Platte River Basin and to modify 
the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2007 
Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, 
Mr. FORTENBERRY, and Mr. TERRY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
OCTOBER 22, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Ms. DEGETTE, Mrs. CUBIN, and Mr. PERLMUTTER 
OCTOBER 22, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 9, 2007] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate 
in the implementation of the Platte River Recovery Im-
plementation Program for Endangered Species in the 
Central and Lower Platte River Basin and to modify 
the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Platte River Recovery Implementation Program and 
Pathfinder Modification Authorization Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 
Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purposes. 
TITLE I—PLATTE RIVER RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Implementation of Program. 
Sec. 103. Cost-sharing contributions. 
Sec. 104. Authority to modify Program. 
Sec. 105. Effect. 
Sec. 106. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 107. Termination of authority. 
TITLE II—PATHFINDER MODIFICATION PROJECT 
Sec. 201. Authorization of project. 
Sec. 202. Authorized uses of pathfinder reservoir. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are to authorize— 
(1) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Commissioner of Reclamation 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 entities through 
the implementation of the Platte River Recovery Im-
plementation Program for threatened and endangered 
species in the Central and Lower Platte River Basin 
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without creating Federal water rights or requiring the 
grant of water rights to Federal entities; and 
(2) the modification of the Pathfinder Dam and 
Reservoir. 
TITLE I—PLATTE RIVER RECOV-
ERY IMPLEMENTATION PRO-
GRAM 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(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. 
(2) FIRST INCREMENT.—The term ‘‘First Incre-
ment’’ means the first 13 years of the Program. 
(3) GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Gov-
ernance Committee’’ means the governance committee 
established under the Agreement and composed of 
members from the States, the Federal Government, en-
vironmental interests, and water users. 
(4) INTEREST IN LAND OR WATER.—The term 
‘‘interest in land or water’’ includes a fee title, short- 
or long-term easement, lease, or other contractual ar-
rangement that is determined to be necessary by the 
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