[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1186 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
                                S. 1186

    To provide for the transfer of operation and maintenance of the 
     Flathead Irrigation and Power Project, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               August 11 (legislative day, July 10), 1995

   Mr. Burns 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 the transfer of operation and maintenance of the 
     Flathead Irrigation and Power Project, and for other purposes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That within one year 
from the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall transfer the operation and management of the Flathead Irrigation 
and Power Project, created pursuant to the Act of May 29, 1908 (35 
Stat. 448), including all rights and powers exercised by the Secretary 
in the operation of the works including rights of access, to the 
irrigation districts created pursuant to the Act of May 10, 1926 (44 
Stat. 464, ch. 277) without condition for revocation unless such 
districts agree to such condition. The Secretary shall negotiate with 
such districts to ensure the fulfillment of the obligations of the 
Secretary to all lands under the project.
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