SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``North Unit Irrigation District Act 
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. NORTH UNIT IRRIGATION DISTRICT.

    The Act of August 10, 1954 (68 Stat. 679, chapter 663), is 
amended--
            (1) in the first section--
                    (A) by inserting ``(referred to in this Act as the 
                `District')'' after ``irrigation district''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``(referred to in this Act as the 
                `Contract')'' after ``1953''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL TERMS.

    ``On approval of the District directors and notwithstanding project 
authorizing legislation to the contrary, the Contract is modified, 
without further action by the Secretary of the Interior, to include the 
following modifications:
            ``(1) In Article 8(a) of the Contract, by deleting `a 
        maximum of 50,000' and inserting `approximately 59,000' after 
        `irrigation service to'.
            ``(2) In Article 11(a) of the Contract, by deleting `The 
        classified irrigable lands within the project comprise 
        49,817.75 irrigable acres, of which 35,773.75 acres are in 
        Class A and 14,044.40 in Class B. These lands and the standards 
        upon which the classification was made are described in the 
        document entitled ``Land Classification, North Unit, Deschutes 
        Project, 1953'' which is on file in the office of the Regional 
        Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Boise, Idaho, and in the 
        office of the District' and inserting `The classified irrigable 
        land within the project comprises 58,902.8 irrigable acres, all 
        of which are authorized to receive irrigation water pursuant to 
        water rights issued by the State of Oregon and have in the past 
        received water pursuant to such State water rights.'.
            ``(3) In Article 11(c) of the Contract, by deleting `, with 
        the approval of the Secretary,' after `District may', by 
        deleting `the 49,817.75 acre maximum limit on the irrigable 
        area is not exceeded' and inserting `irrigation service is 
        provided to no more than approximately 59,000 acres and no 
        amendment to the District boundary is required' after `time so 
        long as'.
            ``(4) In Article 11(d) of the Contract, by inserting `, and 
        may further be used for instream purposes, including fish or 
        wildlife purposes, to the extent that such use is required by 
        Oregon State law in order for the District to engage in, or 
        take advantage of, conserved water projects as authorized by 
        Oregon State law' after `herein provided'.
            ``(5) By adding at the end of Article 12(d) the following: 
        `(e) Notwithstanding the above subsections of this Article or 
        Article 13 below, beginning with the irrigation season 
        immediately following the date of enactment of the North Unit 
        Irrigation District Act of 2006, the annual installment for 
        each year, for the District, under the Contract, on account of 
        the District's construction charge obligation, shall be a fixed 
        and equal annual amount payable on June 30 the year following 
        the year for which it is applicable, such that the District's 
        total construction charge obligation shall be completely paid 
        by June 30, 2044.'.
            ``(6) In Article 14(a) of the Contract, by inserting `and 
        for instream purposes, including fish or wildlife purposes, to 
        the extent that such use is required by Oregon State law in 
        order for the District to engage in, or take advantage of, 
        conserved water projects as authorized by Oregon State law,' 
        after `and incidental stock and domestic uses', by inserting 
        `and for instream purposes as described above,' after 
        `irrigation, stock and domestic uses', and by inserting `, 
        including natural flow rights out of the Crooked River held by 
        the District' after `irrigation system'.
            ``(7) In Article 29(a) of the Contract, by inserting `and 
        for instream purposes, including fish or wildlife purposes, to 
        the extent that such use is required by Oregon State law in 
        order for the District to engage in, or take advantage of, 
        conserved water projects as authorized by Oregon State law' 
        after `provided in article 11'.
            ``(8) In Article 34 of the Contract, by deleting `The 
        District, after the election and upon the execution of this 
        contract, shall promptly secure final decree of the proper 
        State court approving and confirming this contract and 
        decreeing and adjudging it to be a lawful, valid, and binding 
        general obligation of the District. The District shall furnish 
        to the United States certified copies of such decrees and of 
        all pertinent supporting records.' after `for that purpose.'.

``SEC. 4. FUTURE AUTHORITY TO RENEGOTIATE.

    ``The Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of 
Reclamation) may in the future renegotiate with the District such terms 
of the Contract as the District directors determine to be necessary, 
only upon the written request of the District directors and the consent 
of the Commissioner of Reclamation.''.
Output: North Unit Irrigation District Act of 2006 - Modifies a repayment contract between the Secretary of the Interior and the North Unit Irrigation District, Oregon, to permit the District to engage in, or take advantage of, conserved water projects authorized by Oregon law.

Authorizes the Secretary to renegotiate in the future such contract terms as the District directors determine to be necessary, only upon the written request of the District directors and the consent of the Commissioner of Reclamation.