Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1998
PL 105-293 (H.R.2795), enacted 10/27/1998

112 STAT. 2816 
PUBLIC LAW 105-293—OCT. 27, 1998 
Public Law 105-293 
105th Congress 
Oct. 27, 1998 
[H.R. 2795] 
Irrigation Project 
Contract 
Extension Act of 
1998. 
An Act 
To extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation 
water contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water from Glendo 
Reservoir. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Irrigation Project Contract 
Extension Act of 1998". 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^The Secretary of the Interior shall extend 
each of the water service or repayment contracts for the Glendo 
Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project identified in subsection 
(c) until December 31, 2000. 
(b) 
EXTENSIONS 
COTERMINOUS 
WITH 
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENT.—If the cooperative agreement entitled "Cooperative 
Agreement for Platte River Research and other Efforts Relating 
to Endangered Species Habitats Along the Central Platte River, 
Nebraska", entered into by the Governors of the States of Wyoming, 
Nebraska, and Colorado and the Secretary of the Interior, is 
extended for a term beyond December 31, 2000, the contracts identi-
fied in subsection (c) shall be extended for the same term, but 
not to go beyond December 31, 2001. If the cooperative agreement 
terminates prior to December 31, 2000, the contracts identified 
in subsection (c) shall be subject to renewal on the date that 
the cooperative agreement terminates. 
(c) CONTRACTS.—^The contracts identified in this subsection 
are— 
(1) the contract between the United States and the New 
Grattan Ditch Company for water service from Glendo Res-
ervoir (Contract No. 1^06-700-7591), dated March 7, 1974; 
(2) the contract between the United States and Burbank 
Ditch for water service from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 
14-06-700-6614), dated May 23, 1969; 
(3) the contract between the United States and the 
Torrington Irrigation District for water service from Glendo 
Reservoir (Contract No. 14-06-700-1771), dated July 14, 1958; 
(4) the contract between the United States and the Lucerne 
Canal and Power Company for water service from Glendo Res-
ervoir (Contract No. 14-06-700-1740, as amended), dated June 
12, 1958, and amended June 10, 1960; 
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(5) the contract between the United States and the Wright 
and Murphy Ditch Company for water service from Glendo 
Reservoir (Contract No. 14-06-700-1741), dated June 12, 1958; 
(6) the contract between the United States and the Bridge-
port Irrigation District for water service from Glendo Reservoir 
(Contract No. 14-06-700-8376, renumbered 6-07-70-W0126), 
dated July 9, 1976; 
(7) the contract between the United States and the Enter-
prises Irrigation District for water service from Glendo Res-
ervoir (Contract No. 14-06-700-1742), dated June 12, 1958; 
(8)(A) the contract between the United States and the 
Mitchell Irrigation District for an increase in carryover storage 
capacity in Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14-06-700-1743, 
renumbered 8-07-70-W0056 Amendment No. 1), dated March 
22, 1985; and 
(B) the contract between the United States and the Mitchell 
Irrigation District for water service from Glendo Reservoir (Con-
tract No. 14-06-700-1743, renumbered 8-07-70-W0056), dated 
June 12, 1958; and 
(9) the contract between the United States and the Central 
Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District for repayment 
of allocated irrigation costs of Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 
5-07-70-W0734), dated December 31, 1984. 
(d) 
STATUTORY 
CONSTRUCTION.—^Nothing 
in 
this 
section 
precludes the Secretary of the Interior from making an extension 
under subsection (a) or (b) in the form of annual extensions. 
Approved October 27, 1998. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2795 (S. 1398): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 105-604 (Comm. on Resoiirces). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 105-288 accompanying S. 1398 (Comm. on Energy and 
Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998): 
Sept. 15, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 7, considered and passed Senate.