SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jackson Gulch Reha-
bilitation Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—The term ‘‘assessment’’ 
means the engineering document that is— 
(A) entitled ‘‘Jackson Gulch Inlet Canal 
Project, Jackson Gulch Outlet Canal Project, 
Jackson Gulch Operations Facilities Project: 
Condition Assessment and Recommendations 
for Rehabilitation’’; 
(B) dated February 2004; and 
(C) on file with the Bureau of Reclama-
tion. 
(2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 
Mancos Water Conservancy District established 
under the Water Conservancy Act (Colo. Rev. Stat. 
37–45–101 et seq.). 
(3) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Project’’ means the 
Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project, a program for 
the rehabilitation of the Jackson Gulch Canal sys-
tem and other infrastructure in the State, as de-
scribed in the assessment.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Commissioner of Reclamation. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Colorado. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF JACKSON GULCH REHABILITA-
TION PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the reimbursement re-
quirement described in subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
pay the Federal share of the total cost of carrying out 
the Project. 
(b) USE OF EXISTING INFORMATION.—In preparing 
any studies relating to the Project, the Secretary shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, use existing studies, 
including engineering and resource information provided 
by, or at the direction of— 
(1) Federal, State, or local agencies; and 
(2) the District. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall recover from 
the District as reimbursable expenses the lesser of— 
(A) the amount equal to 35 percent of the 
cost of the Project; or 
(B) $2,900,000.
(2) MANNER.—The Secretary shall recover re-
imbursable expenses under paragraph (1)— 
(A) in a manner agreed to by the Sec-
retary and the District; 
(B) over a period of 15 years; and 
(C) with no interest. 
(3) CREDIT.—In determining the exact amount 
of reimburseable expenses to be recovered from the 
District, the Secretary shall credit the District for 
any amounts it paid before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act for engineering work and improve-
ments directly associated with the Project. 
(d) PROHIBITION
ON OPERATION
AND MAINTE-
NANCE COSTS.—The District shall be responsible for the 
operation and maintenance of any facility constructed or 
rehabilitated under this Act. 
(e) LIABILITY.—The United States shall not be liable 
for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, 
or occurrence relating to a facility rehabilitated or con-
structed under this Act. 
(f) EFFECT.—An activity provided Federal funding 
under this Act shall not be considered a supplemental or 
additional benefit under— 
(1) the reclamation laws; or
(2) the Act of August 11, 1939 (16 U.S.C. 
590y et seq.). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to pay the 
Federal share of the total cost of carrying out the Project 
$8,250,000. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3437 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry 
out the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project in 
the State of Colorado.