[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4523 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4523

To provide for private development of power at the Mancos Project, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 1994

 Mr. McInnis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for private development of power at the Mancos Project, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This bill may be cited as the ``Mancos Project Private Power 
Development Authorization Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (a) development of hydroelectric power at the Mancos 
        Project consistent with the Feasibility Report and Engineering 
        and Construction Report for the Jackson Gulch Reservoir 
        Hydroelectric Project dated April 19, 1991, and revised on May 
        13, 1992, and February 10, 1993, by the Mancos Water 
        Conservancy District--
                    (1) will be without cost to the United States;
                    (2) will not impair the efficiency of the project 
                for irrigation purposes;
                    (3) will not alter the volume, timing or 
                temperatures of flows from the reservoir; and
                    (4) is not likely to cause any new or increased 
                adverse impacts to any federally listed or candidate 
                species;
            (b) the Mancos Water Conservancy District is currently 
        operating and maintaining facilities at the Mancos Project and 
        that the development of hydroelectric power at the Mancos 
        Project consistent with the Feasibility Report and Engineering 
        and Construction Report for the Jackson Gulch Reservoir 
        Hydroelectric Project dated April 19, 1991, revised on May 13, 
        1992, and February 10, 1993, by the Mancos Water Conservancy 
        District will not increase operation and maintenance costs of 
        the Federal Government; and
            (c) any lease of power privileges issued by the Secretary 
        pursuant to this Act does not constitute a ``contract'' under 
        section 202(1) of Public Law 97-293 (96 Stat. 1261; 43 U.S.C.A. 
        section 390bb) and that nothing in this Act is intended to make 
        applicable any section of Public Law 97-293 (96 Stat. 1261; 43 
        U.S.C.A. section 390aa et. seq.) that would not previously 
        apply.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION TO LEASE POWER PRIVILEGES.

    Notwithstanding the provisions of the Water Conservation and 
Utilization Act (16 U.S.C. sections 590y-590z-11) or any relevant 
provision of the repayment contract Ilr-384, dated July 20, 1942, as 
amended December 22, 1947, the Secretary is authorized to enter into a 
lease of power privileges at the Mancos Project, Colorado, with the 
Mancos Water Conservancy District.

SEC. 4. LEASE CONDITIONS.

    Any such lease of power privileges issued pursuant to Section 3 of 
this Act shall not exceed a period of forty years and shall be 
consistent with rates charged by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission for comparable sized projects. Moneys derived from such 
lease shall be covered into the reclamation fund in accordance with 
relevant parts of Federal reclamation law, the Act of June 17, 1902, 
and Acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof (43 U.S.C. 371).

SEC. 5. REVENUES DERIVED FROM POWER DEVELOPMENT.

    Notwithstanding the provisions of the Water Conservation and 
Utilization Act (16 U.S.C. sections 590y-590z-11) or any relevant 
provision of the repayment contract Ilr-384, dated July 20, 1942, as 
amended December 22, 1947, the Mancos Water Conservancy District may 
receive revenues from the sale of the power generated pursuant to such 
lease of power privilege.

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