[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1176 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1176

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               August 10 (legislative day, July 10), 1995

  Mr. Kyl (for himself and Mr. McCain) 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 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) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Kingman, 
        Arizona.
            (2) Contract.--The term ``Contract'' means Contract No. 14-
        06-W-202 between the United States and the City of Kingman, 
        Arizona, dated November 14, 1968, as amended October 4, 1993, 
        and December 15, 1994.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
    (b) Extension of Term of Contract.--At the request of the City, the 
Secretary shall amend the Contract to extend the term of the Contract 
to December 31, 2001.
    (c) Assignment of Contract.--Not later than 60 days after receiving 
a request from the City, the Secretary shall--
            (1) approve the assignment of the Contract by 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 the assignment, amend the Contract so as to make 
        water deliverable under the Contract available for permanent 
        service in a manner that is 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.
    (d) Contract Not Terminable for Nonuse of Water.--The Contract 
shall not be terminable for nonuse of water before December 31, 2001, 
and shall be terminable thereafter only in accordance with the terms of 
the Contract as amended pursuant to subsection (c)(2).
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