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[H.R. 2828 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 171
107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2828

                          [Report No. 107-284]

    To authorize refunds of amounts collected from Klamath Project 
irrigation and drainage districts for operation and maintenance of the 
 Project's transferred and reserved works for water year 2001, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2001

Mr. Walden of Oregon (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Herger, Mr. Pombo, 
Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, 
 and Mr. Gibbons) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                       the Committee on Resources

                           November 13, 2001

       Additional sponsors: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Schaffer

                           November 13, 2001

Reported with amendments, 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 August 
                                2, 2001]

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize refunds of amounts collected from Klamath Project 
irrigation and drainage districts for operation and maintenance of the 
 Project's transferred and reserved works for water year 2001, 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 ``Klamath Basin Emergency Operation 
and Maintenance Refund Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. QUALIFIED KLAMATH PROJECT ENTITY DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``qualified Klamath Project entity'' means an 
entity that--
            (1) has executed a water supply contract with the United 
        States for water from the Upper Klamath Lake and the Klamath 
        River of the Klamath Project pursuant to the reclamation laws, 
        including the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and Acts 
        amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto;
            (2) distributes water received under the contract;
            (3) received a severely limited irrigation supply from the 
        Upper Klamath Lake and the Klamath River based on the Bureau of 
        Reclamation 2001 annual operations plan dated April 6, 2001; 
        and
            (4) was not reimbursed for its operation and maintenance 
        expenses for 2001 pursuant to State law.

SEC. 3. REFUND AND WAIVER OF ASSESSMENTS AND CHARGES FOR OPERATION AND 
              MAINTENANCE OF KLAMATH RECLAMATION PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to pay 
to each qualified Klamath Project entity an amount equal to the amount 
assessed or charged to members of the qualified Klamath Project entity, 
or to other persons receiving water or drainage service from such an 
entity, for operation and maintenance of Klamath Project transferred 
and reserved works for 2001.
    (b) Conditions.--Payment under this section may be made to a 
qualified Klamath Project entity only after the entity has--
            (1) provided to the Secretary documentation satisfactory to 
        the Bureau of Reclamation, demonstrating the total amount 
        assessed or charged to members of the entity or to persons 
        receiving service from the entity; and
            (2) executed a binding agreement under which the funds paid 
        to the entity under this section shall be distributed to each 
        member of the entity or persons receiving service from the 
        entity in an amount equal to the amount collected by the entity 
        from the member or person for operation and maintenance for 
        2001.
    (c) Waiver of Remaining and Additional Charges.--The Secretary may 
waive any requirement that a qualified Klamath Project entity pay 
remaining or additional charges for operation and maintenance of 
Klamath Project reserved works for 2001.
    (d) Payments and Waivers for Individuals.--The Secretary--
            (1) may pay, to any individual within the Klamath Project 
        who holds a contract entered into pursuant to the Act of 
        February 21, 1911 (36 Stat. 925; 43 U.S.C. 523-525), popularly 
        known as the ``Warren Act'', and who is not within a district 
        that receives a payment pursuant to subsection (a) and a waiver 
        under subsection (c), an amount equal to the amount collected 
        from such individual for operation and maintenance of Klamath 
        Project reserved works for 2001; and
            (2) may forego collection from such individual of charges 
        for operation and maintenance of such works for the remainder 
        of 2001.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Amounts not paid by a qualified Klamath Project entity to the 
Bureau of Reclamation for the operation and maintenance of the reserved 
works for 2001 shall be funded from the appropriations authorized by 
this Act. Costs incurred by the Bureau of Reclamation in carrying out 
this Act shall not be reimbursable.

SEC. 5. NO SUPPLEMENTAL OR ADDITIONAL BENEFIT.

    Activities under this Act or funded pursuant to 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.
            Amend the title to read: ``A bill to authorize payments to 
        certain Klamath Project water distribution entities for amounts 
        assessed by the entities for operation and maintenance of the 
        Project's transferred works for 2001, to authorize refunds to 
        such entities of amounts collected by the Bureau of Reclamation 
        for reserved works for 2001, and for other purposes.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 171

107th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2828

                          [Report No. 107-284]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To authorize refunds of amounts collected from Klamath Project 
irrigation and drainage districts for operation and maintenance of the 
 Project's transferred and reserved works for water year 2001, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 13, 2001

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed