[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5009 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5009

   To extend water contracts between the United States and specific 
 irrigation districts and the City of Helena in Montana, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 7, 2004

 Mr. Rehberg introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To extend water contracts between the United States and specific 
 irrigation districts and the City of Helena in Montana, 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 ``Montana Water Contracts Extension 
Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF WATER CONTRACTS.

    (a) Authority to Extend.--The Secretary of the Interior may extend 
each of the water contracts listed in subsection (b) until the earlier 
of--
            (1) the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the 
        date on which the contract would expire but for this section; 
        or
            (2) the date on which a new long-term water contract is 
        executed by the parties to the contract listed in subsection 
        (b).
    (b) Extended Contracts.--The water contracts referred to in 
subsection (a) are the following:
            (1) Contract Number 14-06-600-2078, as amended, for 
        purchase of water between the United States of America and the 
        City of Helena, Montana.
            (2) Contract Number 14-06-600-2079, as amended, between the 
        United States of America and the Helena Valley Irrigation 
        District for water service.
            (3) Contract Number 14-06-600-8734, as amended, between the 
        United States of America and the Toston Irrigation District for 
        water service.
            (4) Contract number 14-06-600-3592, as amended, between the 
        United States and the Clark Canyon Water Supply Company, Inc., 
        for water service and for a supplemental supply.
            (5) Contract number 14-06-600-3593, as amended, between the 
        United States and the East Bench Irrigation District for water 
        service.
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