[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 454 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 454

   To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey the remaining water 
    supply storage allocation in Rathbun Lake, Iowa, to the Rathbun 
                      Regional Water Association.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 26, 2003

  Mr. Harkin (for himself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey the remaining water 
    supply storage allocation in Rathbun Lake, Iowa, to the Rathbun 
                      Regional Water Association.

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

SECTION 1. RATHBUN LAKE, IOWA.

    (a) Conveyance.--The Secretary of the Army shall convey the 
remaining water supply storage allocation in Rathbun Lake, Iowa, to the 
Rathbun Regional Water Association (referred to in this section as the 
``Water Association'').
    (b) Construction of Visitor Center Complex.--Notwithstanding the 
Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b), in exchange for the water 
supply storage allocation to be conveyed under subsection (a), the 
Water Association shall construct, in accordance with subsection (c), a 
regional lighthouse visitor center complex on Federal land at Rathbun 
Lake.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--Before conveying the water supply 
storage allocation under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army 
shall enter into an agreement with the Water Association under which 
the Water Association shall agree--
            (1) in accordance with designs approved by the Chief of 
        Engineers, to construct a visitor center complex that has a 
        value equal to or greater than the amount that otherwise would 
        be paid to the Federal Government for the costs of the water 
        supply storage under the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 
        390b);
            (2) to be responsible for operating and maintaining the 
        visitor center complex;
            (3) to pay all operation and maintenance costs allocated to 
        the water supply storage space;
            (4) to use any revenues generated at the visitor center 
        complex that are in excess of the revenues required to operate 
        and maintain or improve the complex to undertake, subject to 
        the approval of the Chief of Engineers, activities that will 
        improve the quality of the environment in the Rathbun Lake 
        watershed area; and
            (5) to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary 
        considers necessary to protect the interests of the United 
        States.
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