[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2425 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2425

To authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the planning, 
   design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, 
                    Oregon, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 13, 2000

    Mr. Smith of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Wyden) 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 Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the planning, 
   design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, 
                    Oregon, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act 
of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL PARTICIPATION.

    (a) The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Tumalo 
Irrigation District (referred to in this section as the ``District''), 
is authorized to participate in the planning, design, and construction 
of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, Oregon.
    (b) The Federal share of the costs of the project shall not exceed 
50 per centum of the total, and shall be non-reimbursable. The District 
shall receive credit from the Secretary toward the District's share of 
the project for any funds the District has provided toward the design, 
planning or construction prior to the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Funds received under this Act shall not be considered a 
supplemental or additional benefit under the Act of June 17, 1902 (82 
Stat. 388) and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
    (d) Title to facilities constructed under this Act will be held by 
the District.
    (e) Operations and maintenance of the facilities will be the 
responsibility of the District.
    (f) There are authorized to be appropriated $2.5 million for the 
Federal share of the activities authorized under this Act.
    (g) The Bureau of Reclamation shall not charge the District more 
than one percent of the project cost for carrying out administrative or 
oversight activities under this Act.
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