A bill to authorize amendments to certain repayment and water service contracts for the Frenchman unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program.
PL 98-470 (H.R.3130), enacted 10/11/1984

PUBUC LAW 9&-470—OCT. 11,1984 
98 STAT. 1833 
Public Law 98-470 
98th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize amendments to a certain repayment and water service contract for the 
Oct. 11,1984 
Frenchman Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program. 
rH.R. 31301 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of 
America in Congress assembled. That, notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, tiie Secretary of the Interior (herein-
after in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized to 
execute an amendatory contract with H&RW Irrigation District 
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "district"), Nebraska, to 
amend the provisions of the district's existing contract (numbered 
7-07-70-W0045) with the United States for water service and con-
struction of a distribution system in the following manner: 
(1) Rescind the construction chsurge obligations remaining unpaid 
as of September 30,1980, and any interest or penalty thereon, under 
part B of such existing contract. 
(2) Amend part A of such existing contract to provide that, 
b^inning January 1, 1982, the district s annual obligation for pay-
ment of costs to the United States for water service (including the 
cost to the United States to operate and maintain the reserved 
water supply works on the Frenchman unit of the Pick-Sloan Mis-
souri River Basin Program) and for the construction of a distribu-
tion system shall be limited to the annual water service charges for 
the amount of water delivered to the district. Such charges shall be 
based on the repayment ability of the district associated with the 
amount of water delivered by Uie district for irrigation purposes as 
may be determined by the Secretary taking into account an appro-
priate share of the district's costs for the care, operation, and 
maintenance of those works of the Frenchman unit transferred to 
the district for such purposes. 
(3) Those costs allocated to the irrigation purpose of the French-
man unit and properly assignable to the district for payment which 
are in excess of the district's repayment ability as determined by the 
Secretary, pursuant to paragraph (2), and all obligations (including 
any interest or penalty thereon) described in paragraph (1) shall be 
repaid from mimicipal and industrial and/or power revenues in 
98 STAT. 1884 
PUBUC LAW 98-470--OCT. 11, 1984 
aooordanoe with procedures established for the Pick-Sloan Missouri 
River Program* authorized by the Act entitled "An Act authorizing 
the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for 
flood control, and for other purposes", approved December 22,1944 
33 use 701 
(58 Stat. 887-901, as amended). 
et seg. 
Approved October 11, 1984. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3130: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 98-840 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORT No. 98-624 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984): 
June 18, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate.