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[H.R. 4129 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.4129

                      One Hundred Seventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
          the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two


                                 An Act


 
    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 
following paragraph (2) by inserting the following: ``All amounts 
previously expended in planning and developing the projects and 
features described in this subsection 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) in the first sentence--
            (A) 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,'';
            (B) by inserting ``relating to the Bonneville Unit of the 
        Central Utah Project including oversight for all phases of the 
        Bonneville Unit, the administration of all prior and future 
        contracts, operation and maintenance of previously constructed 
        facilities'' before ``and may not delegate'';
            (C) by striking ``his responsibilities under this Act'' and 
        inserting ``such responsibilities''; and
            (D) by striking 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 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.'';
        (2) in the second sentence--
            (A) by inserting ``technical'' before ``services''; and
            (B) by inserting ``for engineering and construction work'' 
        before ``on any project features''; and
        (3) by inserting at the end thereof the following new 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 ``and municipal and industrial water'' after 
the word ``basin''.
    (d) Use of Unexpended Budget Authority.--Section 202(c) of the 
Central Utah Project Completion Act (106 Stat. 4611) is amended to read 
as follows: ``The Secretary is authorized to utilize all unexpended 
budget authority for units of the Central Utah Project up to 
$300,000,000 and the balance of such budget authority in excess of this 
amount is deauthorized. Such $300,000,000 may be used to provide 65 
percent Federal share pursuant to section 204, to acquire water and 
water rights for project purposes including instream flows, to complete 
project facilities authorized in this title and title III, to implement 
water conservation measures under section 207, including use of reverse 
osmosis membrane technologies, water recycling, and conjunctive use, to 
stabilize high mountain lakes and appurtenant facilities, to develop 
power, and for other purposes. In addition, funds may be provided by 
the Commission for fish and wildlife purposes. The District shall 
comply with the provisions of sections 202(a)(1), 205(b), and Title VI 
with respect to the features to be provided for in this subsection.''.
    (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.

SEC. 2. USE OF PROJECT FACILITIES FOR NONPROJECT WATER.

    The Secretary of the Interior may enter into contracts with the 
Provo River Water Users Association or any of its member unit 
contractors for water from Provo River, Utah, under the Act of February 
21, 1911 (43 U.S.C. 523), for--
        (1) the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water 
    for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes, 
    using facilities associated with the Provo River Project, Utah; and
        (2) the exchange of water among Provo River Project 
    contractors, for the purposes set forth in paragraph (1), using 
    facilities associated with the Provo River Project, Utah.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.