‘‘(e) The Secretary of the Interior may charge fees 
to water users that use the top water bank in amounts 
sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the United States 
in administering the water bank.’’. 
SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 87–483. 
(a) NAVAJO INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT.—Public 
Law 87–483 (76 Stat. 96) is amended by striking section 
2 and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2. (a) In accordance with the Act of April 11, 
1956 (commonly known as the ‘Colorado River Storage 
Project Act’) (43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.), the Secretary of 
the Interior is authorized to construct, operate, and main-
tain the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project to provide irriga-
tion water to a service area of not more than 110,630 
acres of land. 
‘‘(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the average diver-
sion by the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project from the 
Navajo Reservoir over any consecutive 10-year period shall 
be the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) 508,000 acre-feet per year; or 
‘‘(B) the quantity of water necessary to supply 
an average depletion of 270,000 acre-feet per year. 
‘‘(2) The quantity of water diverted for any 1 year 
shall not be more than 15 percent of the average diversion 
determined under paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(c) In addition to being used for irrigation, the 
water diverted by the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project 
under subsection (b) may be used within the area served 
by Navajo Indian Irrigation Project facilities for the fol-
lowing purposes: 
‘‘(1) 
Aquaculture 
purposes, 
including 
the 
rearing of fish in support of the San Juan River 
Basin Recovery Implementation Program authorized 
by Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1602). 
‘‘(2) Domestic, industrial, or commercial pur-
poses relating to agricultural production and proc-
essing. 
‘‘(3) The generation of hydroelectric power as 
an incident to the diversion of water by the Navajo 
Indian Irrigation Project for authorized purposes. 
‘‘(4) The implementation of the alternate water 
source provisions described in subparagraph 9.2 of 
the agreement executed under section 401(a)(2) of 
the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects 
Act. 
‘‘(d) The Navajo Indian Irrigation Project water di-
verted under subsection (b) may be transferred to areas 
located within or outside the area served by Navajo Indian 
Irrigation Project facilities, and within or outside the 
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boundaries of the Navajo Nation, for any beneficial use 
in accordance with— 
‘‘(1) the agreement executed under section 
401(a)(2) of the Northwestern New Mexico Rural 
Water Projects Act; 
‘‘(2) the contract executed under section 
304(a)(2)(B) of the Northwestern New Mexico 
Rural Water Projects Act; and 
‘‘(3) any other applicable law. 
‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary may use the capacity of the 
Navajo Indian Irrigation Project works to convey water 
supplies for— 
‘‘(A) the Northwestern New Mexico Rural 
Water Supply Project under section 302 of the 
Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects 
Act; or 
‘‘(B) other nonirrigation purposes authorized 
under subsection (c) or (d). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall not reallocate, or require re-
payment of, construction costs of the Navajo Indian Irri-
gation Project because of the conveyance of water supplies 
under paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) RUNOFF ABOVE NAVAJO DAM.—Section 11 of 
Public Law 87–483 (76 Stat. 100) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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