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Union Calendar No. 137 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1337 
[Report No. 110–221] 
To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies 
of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served 
by the District. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2007 
Mr. COLE of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
JULY 10, 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 6, 2007] 
A BILL 
To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment 
the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Con-
servancy District and cities served by the District. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA MASTER CONSERVATORY 
DISTRICT FEASIBILITY STUDY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) Thunderbird Lake, located on Little River in 
central Oklahoma, was constructed in 1965 by the 
Bureau of Reclamation for flood control, water sup-
ply, recreation, and fish and wildlife purposes; 
(2) the available yield of Thunderbird Lake is al-
located to the Central Oklahoma Master Conservatory 
District, which supplies municipal and industrial 
water supplies to the cities of Norman, Midwest City, 
and Del City, Oklahoma; and 
(3) studies conducted by the Bureau during fis-
cal year 2003 indicate that the District will require 
additional water supplies to meet the future needs of 
the District, including through— 
(A) the drilling of additional wells; 
(B) the implementation of a seasonal pool 
plan at Thunderbird Lake; 
(C) the construction of terminal storage to 
hold wet-weather yield from Thunderbird Lake; 
(D) a reallocation of water storage; and 
(E) the importation of surplus water from 
sources outside the basin of Thunderbird Lake. 
(b) STUDY.—Beginning no later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of the Bu-
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reau of Reclamation shall conduct a feasibility study of al-
ternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central 
Oklahoma Master Conservatory District and cities served 
by the District, including recommendations of the Commis-
sioner, if any. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of the 
Bureau of Reclamation $900,000 to conduct the study 
under subsection (b). 
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Union Calendar No. 137 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1337 
[Report No. 110–221] 
A BILL 
To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to 
augment the water supplies of the Central Okla-
homa Master Conservancy District and cities 
served by the District. 
JULY 10, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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