A bill to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner, and for other purposes.
PL 104-20 (S.523), enacted 07/28/1995

PUBLIC LAW 104-20-^ULY 28, 1995 
109 STAT. 255 
Public Law 104-20 
104th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize additional 
July 28, 1995 
measures to carry out the control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a 
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cost-effective manner, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY 
CONTROL ACT. 
The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act (43 U.S.C. 1571 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 202(a)— 
43 USC1592. 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking "the following salinity control units" 
and inserting "the following salinity control units and 
salinity control program"; and 
(ii) by striking the period and inserting a colon; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(6) A basinwide salinity control program that the Sec-
retary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall imple-
ment. The Secretary may carry out the purposes of this para-
graph directly, or may make grants, commitments for grants, 
or advances of funds to non-Federal entities under such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary may require. Such program 
shall consist of cost-effective measures and associated works 
to reduce salinity from saline springs, leaking wells, irrigation 
sources, industrial sources, erosion of public and private land, 
or other sources that the Secretary considers appropriate. Such 
program shall provide for the mitigation of incidental fish and 
wildlife values that are lost as a result of the measures and 
associated works. The Secretary shall submit a planning report Reports, 
concerning the program established under this paragraph to 
the appropriate committees of Congress. The Secretary may 
not expend funds for any implementation measure under the 
program established under this paragraph before the expiration 
of a 30-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary 
submits such report."; 
(2) in section 205(a)— 
43 USC 1595. 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking "authorized by section 
202(a) (4) and (5)" and inserting "authorized by paragraphs 
(4) through (6) of section 202(a)"; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(i), by striking "sections 202(a)(4) 
and (5)" each place it appears and inserting "paragraphs 
(4) through (6) of section 202"; 
109 STAT. 256 
PUBLIC LAW 104-20-JULY 28, 1995 
43 use 1598. 
(3) in section 208, by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
Appropriation 
"(c) In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
authorization. 
under subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated 
$75,000,000 for subsection 202(a), including constructing the works 
described in paragraph 202(a)(6) and carrying out the measures 
described in such paragraph. Notwithstanding subsection (b), the 
Secretary may implement the program under paragraph 202(a)(6) 
only to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts."; and 
43 use 1592. 
(4) in subsection 202(b)(4) delete "units authorized to be 
constructed pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5)" 
and insert in lieu thereof "units authorized to be constructed 
or the program pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 
and (6)". 
Approved July 28, 1995. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—8. 523: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-132 (Comm. on Resources). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 104-24 (Comm. on Energy and Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 141 (1995): 
Apr. 27, considered and passed Senate. 
July 10, 11, considered and passed House.