Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1996
PL 104-326 (S.1649), enacted 10/19/1996

110 STAT. 4000 
PUBLIC LAW 104-326—OCT. 19, 1996 
Public Law 104-326 
104th Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 19, 1996 
To extend contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation districts 
[S. 1649] 
^° Kansas and Nebraska, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
Irrigation Project 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Contract 
Extension Act of 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
1996 
This Act may be cited as the "Irrigation Project Contract Exten-
sion Act of 1996". 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CONTRACTS. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall extend the water service 
contracts for the following projects, entered into by the Secretary 
of the Interior under subsection (e) of section 9 of the Reclamation 
Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h) and section 9(c) of the Act 
of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665), for a period 
of 4 additional years after the dates on which each of the contracts, 
respectively, would expire but for this section: 
(1) The Bostwick Unit (Kansas portion), Missouri River 
Basin Project, consisting of the project constructed eind operated 
under the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 
665), as a component of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
situated in Republic County, Jewell County, and Cloud County, 
Kansas. 
(2) The Bostwick Unit (Nebraska portion), Missouri River 
Basin Project, consisting of the project constructed and operated 
under the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 
665), as a component of the Pick-SloEin Missouri Basin Program, 
situated in Harlan Coimty, Franklin Coimty, Webster Coimty, 
and Nuckolls County, Nebraska. 
(3) The Farwell Unit, Missouri River Basin Project, consist-
ing of the project constructed and operated under the Act 
of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665), and the 
Act of August 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 975, chapter 923), situated 
in Howard County, Sherman County, and Valley Coimty, 
Nebraska. 
(4) The Frenchman-Cambridge Unit, Missouri River Basin 
Project, consisting of the project constructed and operated xinder 
the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665), 
as a component of the Pick-Slo£in Missouri Basin Program, 
situated in Chase County, Frontier County, Hitchcock County, 
Furnas Coimty, Red Willow County, and Harlan Coimty, 
Nebraska. 
(5) The Frenchman Valley Unit, Missouri River Basin 
Project, consisting of the project constructed and operated under 
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the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665), 
as a component of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
situated in Hayes County and Hitchcock Coimty, Nebraska. 
(6) The Kirwin Unit, Missouri River Basin Project, consist-
ing of the project constructed and operated under the Act 
of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665), and the 
Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 641, chapter 596), as a 
component of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, situated 
in Phillips County, Smith County, a'^d Osborne County, Kansas. 
(7) The Sargent Unit, Missouri River Basin Project, consist-
ing of the project constructed and operated under the Act 
of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665), and the 
Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 641, chapter 596), situated 
in Blaine County, Custer County, and Valley County, Nebraska. 
(8) The Webster Unit, Missouri River Basin Project, consist-
ing of the project constructed and operated under the Act 
of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665), and the 
Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 641, chapter 596), as a 
component of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, situated 
in Rooks County and Osborne County, Kansas. 
Approved October 19, 1996. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1649: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 104-380 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996): 
Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 4, considered and passed House.