[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2795 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 340
105th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2795
[Report No. 105-604]
To extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and
irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water
from Glendo Reservoir.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 4, 1997
Mr. Barrett of Nebraska (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Christensen)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Resources
June 25, 1998
Additional sponsor: Mr. Bereuter
June 25, 1998
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]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
November 4, 1997]
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A BILL
To extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and
irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water
from Glendo Reservoir.
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 ``Irrigation Project Contract
Extension Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CONTRACTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall extend each of
the water service or repayment contracts for the Glendo Unit of the
Missouri River Basin Project that are identified in subsection (c) for
a period of 3 years until December 31, 2000.
(b) Extensions Coterminous With Cooperative Agreement.--If the
cooperative agreement entitled ``Cooperative Agreement for Platte River
Research and other Efforts Relating to Endangered Species Habitats
Along the Central Platte River, Nebraska'', entered into by the
Governors of the States of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado and the
Secretary of the Interior, is extended for a term beyond December 31,
2000, the contracts identified in subsection (c) shall be extended for
the same term, but not to go beyond December 31, 2001. If the
cooperative agreement terminates prior to December 31, 2000, the
contracts identified in subsection (c) shall be subject to renewal on
the date of cooperative agreement terminates.
(c) Contracts.--The contracts identified in this subsection are--
(1) the contract between the United States and the New
Grattan Ditch Company for water service from Glendo Reservoir
(Contract No. 14-06-700-7591), dated March 7, 1974;
(2) the contract between the United States and Burbank
Ditch for water service from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14-
06-700-6614), dated May 23, 1969;
(3) the contract between the United States and the
Torrington Irrigation District for water service from Glendo
Reservoir (Contract No. 14-06-700-1771), dated July 14, 1958;
(4) the contract between the United States and the Lucerne
Canal and Power Company for water from service Glendo Reservoir
(Contract No. 14-06-700-1740, as amended), dated June 12, 1958,
and amended June 10, 1960;
(5) the contract between the United States and the Wright
and Murphy Ditch Company for water service from Glendo
Reservoir (Contract No. 14-06-700-1741), dated June 12, 1958;
(6) the contract between the United States and the
Bridgeport Irrigation District for water service from Glendo
Reservoir (Contract No. 14-06-700-8376, renumbered 6-07-70-
W0126), dated July 9, 1976;
(7) the contract between the United States and the
Enterprises Irrigation District for water service from Glendo
Reservoir (Contract No. 14-06-700-1742), dated June 12, 1958;
(8)(A) the contract between the United States and the
Mitchell Irrigation District for an increase in carryover
storage capacity in Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14-06-700-
1743, renumbered 8-07-70-W0056 Amendment No. 1), dated March
22, 1985; and
(B) the contract between the United States and the Mitchell
Irrigation District for water service from Glendo Reservoir
(Contract No. 14-06-700-1743, renumbered 8-07-70-W0056) dated
June 12, 1958; and
(9) the contract between the United States and the Central
Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District for repayment of
allocated irrigation costs of Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 5-
07-70-W0734), dated December 31, 1984.
(d) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section precludes the
Secretary of the Interior from making an extension under subsection (a)
or (b) in the form of annual extensions.
Union Calendar No. 340
105th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2795
[Report No. 105-604]
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A BILL
To extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and
irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water
from Glendo Reservoir.
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June 25, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed