‘‘(4) REPLACEMENT OF C CANAL FLUME.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The replacement of 
the C Canal flume within the Klamath Project 
shall be considered to be, and shall receive the 
treatment authorized for, qualified emergency 
extraordinary operation and maintenance work 
in accordance with Federal reclamation law (the 
Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 
1093), and Acts supplemental to and amend-
atory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.)). 
‘‘(B) CONTRACT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of receipt of a re-
quest from the Klamath Irrigation District 
to enter into a contract with that district 
to amend the contract numbered 16–WC– 
20–4838, the Secretary shall enter into a 
contract with the Klamath Irrigation Dis-
trict providing that under the contract en-
tered into under this subparagraph— 
‘‘(I) 35 percent of the total re-
payment obligation is nonreimbursable 
to the United States; and 
‘‘(II) 65 percent of the total re-
payment obligation shall be repaid to 
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the United States over a period of 50 
years. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSION.—Although the Sec-
retary shall not condition the agreement to 
the contract entered into under subpara-
graph (A) on any other term, the contract 
may include other terms that are not less 
favorable to the contractor than contract 
numbered 16–WC–20–4838. 
‘‘(5) COST ALLOCATION.—Past and future costs 
incurred by the Secretary for compliance with laws 
enacted by the United States for protection of the 
environment that are not explicitly identified in con-
tracts between the Secretary and a Klamath Project 
contractor shall not be— 
‘‘(A) allocated to such contractor; or 
‘‘(B) considered in determining the con-
tractor’s responsibility for reimbursement of the 
costs of operation, maintenance, rehabilitation, 
modification, 
or 
replacement 
of 
Klamath 
Project works.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION; EFFECT.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE.—In implementing the amend-
ments made by this section, the Secretary of the In-
terior shall comply with— 
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(A) the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 
(C) all other applicable laws. 
(2) EFFECT.—None of the amendments made 
by this section— 
(A) modify any authority or obligation of 
the United States with respect to any Tribal 
trust or treaty obligation of the United States; 
(B) create or determine any water right; 
(C) affect any water right or water right 
claim in existence on the date of the enactment 
of this Act; or 
(D) authorize the use of Federal funds for 
the physical deconstruction of the Iron Gate, 
Copco 1, Copco 2, or John C. Boyle Dam lo-
cated on the Klamath River in the States of 
California and Oregon. 
Æ 
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