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Union Calendar No. 433
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4439
[Report No. 103–787]
To expand the scope of the Belle Fourche irrigation project, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 17, 1994
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
OCTOBER 3, 1994
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To expand the scope of the Belle Fourche irrigation project,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF BELLE FOURCHE IRRIGATION
PROJECT.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize rehabilitation of
the Belle Fourche irrigation project, and for other pur-
poses.’’ (Public Law 98–157, 97 Stat. 989) is amended
in the first section—
(1) by striking ‘‘That the general’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof, so as to appear immediately after
and below the enacting clause, the following:
‘‘SECTION 1. (a) The general plan for’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b)(1) In addition to the activities authorized under
subsection (a), the general plan for the Belle Fourche
project is modified to include the following:
‘‘(A) Rehabilitation of the following major
water control structures:
‘‘(i) The Whitewood Siphon.
‘‘(ii) 2 Belle Fourche dam outlets.
‘‘(B) Lining at South Canal and rehabilitation
of Johnson Lateral for water conservation.
‘‘(C) Replacement or rehabilitation of deterio-
rated canal bridges.
‘‘(D) Provision of minor lateral rehabilitation
and contract support work by the Belle Fourche irri-
gation district.
‘‘(E) Conduct of a detailed study of project-
wide water use management and implementation of
improved management practices for the purpose of
achieving optimal conservation of water supplies.
‘‘(2) The Federal share of the cost of activities under
this subsection may not exceed $10,500,000. The State
share of those costs may not exceed $4,000,000, and shall
be paid concurrently with Federal expenditures for activi-
ties under this subsection.’’.
(b) EXTENSION OF REPAYMENT PERIOD.—Section
2(b) of that Act is amended by striking ‘‘the year in which
such amendatory repayment contract is executed’’ and in-
serting ‘‘July 1, 1995’’.
(c) APPLICABLE RATES OF CHARGE AND ASSESS-
ABLE ACREAGE.—Section 2(c) of that Act is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(c)(1) Before July 1, 1995, the rates of charge to
land class in the unit shall continue to be as established
in the November 29, 1949, repayment contract with the
district, as subsequently amended and supplemented. On
and after July 1, 1995, such rates of charge and assess-
able acreage shall, subject to subsection (d), be in accord-
ance with the amortization capacity and classification of
unit lands as then determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(2) After final completion of the rehabilitation and
betterment program authorized by this Act, and at inter-
vals agreed to by the Secretary and the Belle Fourche irri-
gation district, the rates of charge and assessable acreage
may be amended as determined necessary by the Sec-
retary.’’.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Section 7
of that Act is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘SEC. 7.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) In addition to amounts authorized under sub-
section (a), for activities under section 1(b) there are au-
thorized to be appropriated $10,500,000, plus or minus
such amounts (if any) as may be justified by reason of
ordinary fluctuations in construction cost indexes applica-
ble to types of construction conducted under that sec-
tion.’’.
(e) AMENDMENT OF CONTRACT.—The Secretary of
the Interior and the Belle Fourche irrigation district shall
amend the contract numbered 5–07–60–WR170 to reflect
the amendments made by this section.