[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2124 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2124

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 17 (legislative day, May 16), 1994

Mr. Campbell (for himself and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           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,

                              short title

    Section 1. This bill may be cited as the ``Mancos Project Private 
Power Development Authorization Act of 1994''.

                                findings

    Sec. 2. 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) That 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.
    (c) That 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. 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. 390aa et seq.) that would 
not previously apply.

                authorization to lease power privileges

    Sec. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Water Conservation 
and Utilization Act (16 U.S.C. 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.

                            lease conditions

    Sec. 4. 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).

                revenues derived from power development

    Sec. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Water Conservation 
and Utilization Act (16 U.S.C. 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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