[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 3910 Reported in House (RH)]





                                                 Union Calendar No. 415

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3910

                          [Report No. 104-770]

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                                 A BILL

  To provide emergency drought relief to the city of Corpus Christi, 
Texas, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, Texas, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 4, 1996

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed





                                                 Union Calendar No. 415
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3910

                          [Report No. 104-770]

  To provide emergency drought relief to the city of Corpus Christi, 
Texas, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, Texas, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 1996

  Mr. Ortiz (for himself and Mr. Thornberry) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

                           September 4, 1996

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide emergency drought relief to the city of Corpus Christi, 
Texas, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, Texas, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Drought Relief 
Act of 1996''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Corpus Christi.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Emergency drought relief.--For the purpose of 
        providing emergency drought relief, the Secretary of the 
        Interior shall defer all principal and interest payments 
        without penalty or accrued interest for a period of 5 years for 
        the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Nueces River 
        Authority under contract No. 6-07-01-X0675 involving the Nueces 
        River Reclamation Project, Texas: Provided, That the city of 
        Corpus Christi shall commit to use the funds thus made 
        available exclusively for the acquisition of or construction of 
        facilities related to alternative sources of water 
        supply.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Issuance of permits.--If construction of 
        facilities related to alternative water supplies referred to in 
        paragraph (1) requires a Federal permit for use of Bureau of 
        Reclamation lands or facilities, the Secretary shall issue such 
        permits within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
        recognizing the environmental impact statement FES74-54 and the 
        environmental assessment dated March 1991 (relating to the 
        Lavaca-Navidad River Authority Pipeline permit).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Canadian River Municipal Water Authority.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Recognition of transfer of lands to the 
        national park service.--All obligations and associated debt 
        under contract No. 14-06-500-485 for land and related 
        relocations transferred to the National Park Service to form 
        the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area under Public Law 
        101-628, in the amount of $4,000,000, shall be nonreimbursable. 
        The Secretary shall recalculate the repayment schedule of the 
        Canadian River Municipal Water Authority to reflect the 
        determination of the preceding sentence and to implement the 
        revised repayment schedule within one year of the date of 
        enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Emergency drought relief.--The Secretary shall 
        defer all principal and interest payments without penalty or 
        accrued interest for a period of 3 years for the Canadian River 
        Municipal Water Authority under contract No. 14-06-500-485 as 
        emergency drought relief to enable construction of additional 
        water supply and conveyance facilities.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Drought Relief Act of 
1996''.

SEC. 2. EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF.

    (a) Corpus Christi.--
            (1) Emergency drought relief.--For the purpose of providing 
        emergency drought relief, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
        defer all principal and interest payments without penalty or 
        accrued interest for the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
        enactment of this Act for the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, 
        and the Nueces River Authority under contract No. 6-07-01-X0675 
        involving the Nueces River Reclamation Project, Texas: 
        Provided, That the city of Corpus Christi shall commit to use 
        the funds thus made available exclusively for the acquisition 
        of or construction of facilities related to alternative sources 
        of water supply.
            (2) Issuance of permits.--If construction of facilities 
        related to alternative water supplies referred to in paragraph 
        (1) requires a Federal permit for use of Bureau of Reclamation 
        lands or facilities, the Secretary shall issue such permits 
        within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
        recognizing the environmental impact statement FES74-54 and the 
        environmental assessment dated March 1991 (relating to the 
        Lavaca-Navidad River Authority Pipeline permit).
    (b) Canadian River Municipal Water Authority.--
            (1) Recognition of transfer of lands to the national park 
        service.--All obligations and associated debt under contract 
        No. 14-06-500-485 for land and related relocations transferred 
        to the National Park Service to form the Lake Meredith National 
        Recreation Area under Public Law 101-628, in the amount of 
        $4,000,000, shall be nonreimbursable. The Secretary shall 
        recalculate the repayment schedule of the Canadian River 
        Municipal Water Authority to reflect the determination of the 
        preceding sentence and to implement the revised repayment 
        schedule within one year of the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Emergency drought relief.--The Secretary shall defer 
        all principal and interest payments without penalty or accrued 
        interest for the 3-year period beginning on the date of 
        enactment of this Act for the Canadian River Municipal Water 
        Authority under contract No. 14-06-500-485 as emergency drought 
        relief to enable construction of additional water supply and 
        conveyance facilities.