[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4031 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4031

    To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to clarify the 
 responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the 
 Central Utah Project, to redirect unexpended budget authority for the 
   Central Utah Project for wastewater treatment and reuse and other 
    purposes, to provide for prepayment of repayment contracts for 
municipal and industrial water delivery facilities, and to eliminate a 
                     deadline for such prepayment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2002

 Mr. Cannon (for himself, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Matheson) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to clarify the 
 responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the 
 Central Utah Project, to redirect unexpended budget authority for the 
   Central Utah Project for wastewater treatment and reuse and other 
    purposes, to provide for prepayment of repayment contracts for 
municipal and industrial water delivery facilities, and to eliminate a 
                     deadline for such prepayment.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACT.

    (a) Treatment of Investigation Costs.--Section 201(b) of the 
Central Utah Project Completion Act (106 Stat. 4607) is amended in the 
first sentence following paragraph (2) by inserting after 
``subsection'' the following: ``including amounts previously expended 
for investigation of power features in the Bonneville Unit shall be 
considered non-reimbursable and non-returnable.''
    (b) Clarification of Secretarial Responsibilities.--Section 201(e) 
of the Central Utah Project Completion Act (106 Stat. 4608) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``identified in this Act,'' and inserting 
        ``identified in this title and the Act of April 11, 1956 
        (Chapter 203; 70 Stat. 110 et seq.), popularly known as the 
        Colorado River Storage Project Act, relating to the Central 
        Utah Project including oversight for all phases of the Central 
        Utah Project, the administration of all prior and future 
        contracts, and operation and maintenance of previously 
        constructed facilities,''; and,
            (2) by striking ``his responsibilities under this Act'' and 
        inserting ``such responsibilities''; and
            (3) by removing the period after ``Reclamation'' and 
        inserting: ``, except through the pilot management program 
        hereby authorized. The pilot management program will exist for 
        a period not to exceed 5 years from the date of enactment and 
        shall provide a mechanism for the Secretary and the District to 
        create a mutually acceptable organization within the Bureau of 
        Reclamation to assist the Secretary in his responsibilities for 
        the long term management of the Bonneville Unit. Such pilot 
        management program may be extended indefinitely by mutual 
        agreement between the Secretary and the District,''; and
            (4) by inserting ``technical'' before the word 
        ``services''; and
            (5) by inserting ``for engineering and construction work'' 
        before ``on any project features''; and
            (6) by inserting after ``on any project features.'' the 
        following sentence: ``These provisions shall not affect the 
        responsibilities of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Western 
        Area Power Administration regarding all matters relating to all 
        Colorado River Storage Project power functions, including all 
        matters affecting the use of power revenues, power rates, and 
        ratemaking.''.
    (c) Municipal and Industrial Water.--Section 202(a)(1)(B) of the 
Central Utah Project Completion Act (106 Stat. 4608) is amended in the 
last sentence by inserting ``municipal'' before ``irrigation'' and 
deleting ``to lands in the Utah Lake drainage basin''.
    (d) Use of Unexpended Budget Authority.--Section 202(c) of the 
Central Utah Project Completion Act (106 Stat. 4611) is amended in the 
first sentence--
            (1) by striking ``in this title up to $60,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``for units of the Central Utah Project''; and
            (2) by inserting ``including use of reverse osmosis 
        membrane technologies, water recycling, and conjunctive use, to 
        stabilize high mountain lakes and appurtenant facilities, to 
        develop power,'' after ``conservation measures''.
    (e) Prepayment of Repayment.--Section 210 of the Central Utah 
Project Completion Act (106 Stat. 4624) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence--
                    (A) by inserting ``or any additional or 
                supplemental repayment contract'' after ``1985,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``of the Central Utah Project'' 
                after ``water delivery facilities''; and
            (2) by striking ``The District shall exercise'' and all 
        that follows through the end of that sentence.
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