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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4031
To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to clarify the responsibil-
ities of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Central Utah
Project, to redirect unexpended budget authority for the Central Utah
Project for wastewater treatment and reuse and other purposes, to pro-
vide for prepayment of repayment contracts for municipal and industrial
water delivery facilities, and to eliminate a deadline for such prepayment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2002
Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. HANSEN, and Mr. MATHESON) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to clarify
the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior with
respect to the Central Utah Project, to redirect unex-
pended budget authority for the Central Utah Project
for wastewater treatment and reuse and other purposes,
to provide for prepayment of repayment contracts for
municipal and industrial water delivery facilities, and
to eliminate a deadline for such prepayment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
AMENDMENTS 
TO 
THE 
CENTRAL 
UTAH
PROJECT COMPLETION ACT.
(a) TREATMENT OF INVESTIGATION COSTS.—Section
201(b) of the Central Utah Project Completion Act (106
Stat. 4607) is amended in the first sentence following
paragraph (2) by inserting after ‘‘subsection’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘including amounts previously expended for inves-
tigation of power features in the Bonneville Unit shall be
considered non-reimbursable and non-returnable.’’
(b) CLARIFICATION OF SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—Section 201(e) of the Central Utah Project Com-
pletion Act (106 Stat. 4608) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘identified in this Act,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘identified in this title and the Act of April
11, 1956 (Chapter 203; 70 Stat. 110 et seq.), popu-
larly known as the Colorado River Storage Project
Act, relating to the Central Utah Project including
oversight for all phases of the Central Utah Project,
the administration of all prior and future contracts,
and operation and maintenance of previously con-
structed facilities,’’; and,
(2) by striking ‘‘his responsibilities under this
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘such responsibilities’’; and
(3) by removing the period after ‘‘Reclamation’’
and inserting: ‘‘, except through the pilot manage-
ment program hereby authorized. The pilot manage-
ment program will exist for a period not to exceed
5 years from the date of enactment and shall pro-
vide a mechanism for the Secretary and the District
to create a mutually acceptable organization within
the Bureau of Reclamation to assist the Secretary in
his responsibilities for the long term management of
the Bonneville Unit. Such pilot management pro-
gram may be extended indefinitely by mutual agree-
ment between the Secretary and the District,’’; and
(4) by inserting ‘‘technical’’ before the word
‘‘services’’; and
(5) by inserting ‘‘for engineering and construc-
tion work’’ before ‘‘on any project features’’; and
(6) by inserting after ‘‘on any project features.’’
the following sentence: ‘‘These provisions shall not
affect the responsibilities of the Bureau of Reclama-
tion and the Western Area Power Administration re-
garding all matters relating to all Colorado River
Storage Project power functions, including all mat-
ters affecting the use of power revenues, power
rates, and ratemaking.’’.
(c) MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL WATER.—Section
202(a)(1)(B) of the Central Utah Project Completion Act
(106 Stat. 4608) is amended in the last sentence by insert-
ing ‘‘municipal’’ before ‘‘irrigation’’ and deleting ‘‘to lands
in the Utah Lake drainage basin’’.
(d) USE OF UNEXPENDED BUDGET AUTHORITY.—
Section 202(c) of the Central Utah Project Completion
Act (106 Stat. 4611) is amended in the first sentence—
(1) by striking ‘‘in this title up to $60,000,000’’
and inserting ‘‘for units of the Central Utah
Project’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘including use of reverse osmo-
sis membrane technologies, water recycling, and con-
junctive use, to stabilize high mountain lakes and
appurtenant facilities, to develop power,’’ after ‘‘con-
servation measures’’.
(e) PREPAYMENT OF REPAYMENT.—Section 210 of
the Central Utah Project Completion Act (106 Stat. 4624)
is amended—
(1) in the second sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or any additional or sup-
plemental repayment contract’’ after ‘‘1985,’’;
and
(B) by inserting ‘‘of the Central Utah
Project’’ after ‘‘water delivery facilities’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘The District shall exercise’’
and all that follows through the end of that sen-
tence.
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