[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1400 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1400

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau 
of Reclamation, to participate in a water conservation project with the 
           Tumalo Irrigation District in the State of Oregon.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 1997

Mr. Smith of Oregon (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Furse, Ms. Hooley of 
 Oregon, and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau 
of Reclamation, to participate in a water conservation project with the 
           Tumalo Irrigation District in the State of Oregon.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tumalo Irrigation District Water 
Conservation Project Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION IN WATER CONSERVATION PROJECT WITH TUMALO 
              IRRIGATION DISTRICT, OREGON.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Bureau of Reclamation, is authorized to participate in accordance with 
this section in the design, planning, and construction of a 
comprehensive water conservation project by the Tumalo Irrigation 
District in the State of Oregon, to conserve the water flows in Tumalo 
Creek and the Deschutes River, Oregon.
    (b) Phases.--The project shall be carried out in 4 phases, as 
follows:
            (1) Phase i.--Phase I shall consist of partial piping of 
        Tumalo Feed Canal and adjoining laterals, to allow abandonment 
        of Columbia Southern Canal and increased flows to approximately 
        8.4 miles of Tumalo Creek.
            (2) Phase ii.--Phase II shall consist of piping of all open 
        canals and flumes in the Tumalo Irrigation District located 
        north of Oregon State Highway 20.
            (3) Phase iii.--Phase III shall consist of piping of all 
        other open canals and flumes in the Tumalo Irrigation District, 
        except Bend and Tumalo Feed Canals and the Tumalo Reservoir 
        Road, Two Rivers, Tumalo Feed, Kipple, and Bend Feed laterals.
            (4) Phase iv.--Phase IV shall consist of piping of all 
        other open canals and flumes in the Tumalo Irrigation District, 
        including the main canals.
    (c) Federal Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
project shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the project.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the Federal share of the 
cost of the project, there are authorized to be appropriated--
            (1) $3,300,000 for phase I;
            (2) $3,200,000 for phase II;
            (3) $3,400,000 for phase III; and
            (4) $3,600,000 for phase IV.
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