[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2251 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2251

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make certain modifications 
with respect to a water contract with the City of Kingman, Arizona, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 4, 1995

   Mr. Stump (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
   Salmon, and Mr. Shadegg) introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make certain modifications 
with respect to a water contract with the City of Kingman, Arizona, 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. WATER CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY OF KINGMAN, ARIZONA.

    (a) Extension of Term of Contract.--The Secretary shall amend the 
Contract to extend the term thereof to December 31, 2001.
    (b) Assignment of Contract.--Upon request by the City, the 
Secretary shall--
            (1) approve the assignment of the Contract from the City to 
        a municipal corporation in Mohave County, Arizona, organized 
        pursuant to Chapter 54, Laws, State of Arizona, Forty-first 
        Legislature, Second Regular Session, 1994; and
            (2) after such assignment, amend the Contract so as to make 
        water deliverable under the Contract available for permanent 
        service in a manner consistent with the City's ``Plan to Put to 
        Beneficial Use Outside Kingman 18,500 Acre-feet Per Year of 
        Colorado River Water'', which was submitted by the City to the 
        United States Bureau of Reclamation on June 29, 1994.
    (c) Contract Not Terminable for Nonuse of Water.--The Contract 
shall not be terminable for nonuse of water before December 31, 2001, 
and thereafter only in accordance with the terms of the Contract as 
amended pursuant to subsection (b)(2).
    (d) Consent of United States to Suit.--Authorization is hereby 
granted to join the United States as a party to any suit brought for 
the purpose of enforcing the Secretary's obligations to perform the 
provisions of this Act. Any claim by the United States to sovereign 
immunity from such suit is hereby waived.
    (e) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
            (1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Interior.
            (2) The term ``City'' means the City of Kingman, Arizona.
            (3) The term ``Contract'' means Contract No. 14-06-W-202 
        between the United States of America and the City of Kingman, 
        Arizona, dated November 14, 1968, as amended October 4, 1993, 
        and December 15, 1994.
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