[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1697 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1697

     To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to refund certain 
  collections received pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 6, 1999

 Mr. Smith of Oregon (by request) 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 authorize the Secretary of the Interior to refund certain 
  collections received pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Reclamation Reform Refund Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. REFUND OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS RECEIVED UNDER RECLAMATION REFORM ACT 
              OF 1982.

    (a) Refund Required.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c) and the 
availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Interior is 
authorized to refund fully amounts received by the United States as 
payments for charges assessed by the Secretary before January 1, 1994, 
for failure to file certain certification or reporting forms prior to 
the receipt of irrigation water, pursuant to sections 206 and 224(c) of 
the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (hereinafter referred to as the 
``Act'') (96 Stat. 1266, 1272; 43 U.S.C. 390ff, 390ww(c)). Any refund 
issued pursuant to this subsection shall include the amount of 
associated interest assessed by the Secretary and paid to the United 
States pursuant to section 224(I) of the Reclamation Reform Act (101 
Stat. 1330-268; 43 U.S.C. 390ww(I)).
    (b) Administrative Fee.--Except with respect to the 1987 water 
year, refunds made pursuant to subsection (a) shall be reduced by an 
administrative fee of $260 for each failure to file certification or 
reporting forms.
    (c) Limitation.--Nothing in this title shall be construed as 
authorizing any refund of amounts paid to the United States in the 
compromise or settlement of any charge, claim, appeal, or dispute under 
the Act.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000.
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