[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1071 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1071

   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of 
  Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on a water conservation 
project within the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in the State of New 
                    Mexico, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 15, 2003

 Mr. Bingaman 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 Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of 
  Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on a water conservation 
project within the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in the State of New 
                    Mexico, 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. STUDY AUTHORIZATION.-

    (a) Authorization.--Pursuant to reclamation laws, the Secretary of 
the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, and in consultation 
and cooperation with the Arch Hurley Conservancy District and the State 
Engineer in New Mexico, is authorized to conduct a study to determine 
the feasibility of implementing a water conservation project that will 
minimize water losses from the irrigation conveyance works of the Arch 
Hurley Conservancy District, and to consider--
            (1) options for utilizing any saved water made available 
        from the conservation project including the possible conveyance 
        of such water, in accordance with State law, to the Pecos River 
        basin to address water supply issues in that basin;
            (2) the impacts that the conservation project could have on 
        the local water supply in and around the Arch Hurley 
        Conservancy District and any appropriate mitigation that may be 
        necessary if the project is implemented; and
            (3) appropriate cost-sharing options for implementation of 
        the project based on the use and possible allocation of any 
        conserved water.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) Upon completion of the feasibility study authorized by 
        this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall transmit to 
        Congress a report containing the results of the study.
            (2) In developing the report, the Secretary shall utilize 
        reports or any other relevant information supplied by the Arch 
        Hurley Conservancy District or the State Engineer in New 
        Mexico.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Amount.--There are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 to 
carry out this Act.
    (b) Cost share.--
            (1) The Federal share of the costs of the feasibility study 
        shall not exceed 50 percent of the total, except that the 
        Secretary of the Interior is authorized to waive or limit the 
        required non-Federal cost share for the feasibility study if 
        the Secretary determines, based upon a demonstration of 
        financial hardship on the part of the Arch-Hurley Conservancy 
        District, that the District is unable to contribute such 
        required share.
            (2) The Secretary of the Interior may accept as part of the 
        non-Federal cost share the contribution of such in-kind 
        services by the Arch Hurley Conservancy District as the 
        Secretary determines will contribute substantially toward the 
        conduct and completion of the study.
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