[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. 943 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                 S. 943


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2004

                 Referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the city of 
Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the storage of the city's water in the Kendrick 
                           Project, Wyoming.

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

SECTION 1. WATER STORAGE CONTRACTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``city'' means--
                    (A) the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming;
                    (B) the Board of Public Utilities of the city; and
                    (C) any agency, public utility, or enterprise of 
                the city.
            (2) Kendrick project.--The term ``Kendrick Project'' means 
        the Bureau of Reclamation project on the North Platte River 
        that was authorized by a finding of feasibility approved by the 
        President on August 30, 1935, and constructed for irrigation 
        and electric power generation, the major features of which 
        include--
                    (A) Seminoe Dam, Reservoir, and Powerplant; and
                    (B) Alcova Dam and Powerplant.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of 
        Reclamation.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Wyoming.
    (b) Contracts.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into 1 or more 
        contracts with the city for annual storage of the city's water 
        for municipal and industrial use in Seminoe Dam and Reservoir 
        of the Kendrick Project.
            (2) Conditions.--
                    (A) Term; renewal.--A contract under paragraph (1) 
                shall--
                            (i) have a term of not more than 40 years; 
                        and
                            (ii) may be renewed on terms agreeable to 
                        the Secretary and the city, for successive 
                        terms of not more than 40 years per term.
                    (B) Revenues.--Notwithstanding the Act of May 9, 
                1938 (52 Stat. 322, chapter 187; 43 U.S.C. 392a)--
                            (i) any operation and maintenance charges 
                        received under a contract executed under 
                        paragraph (1) shall be credited against 
                        applicable operation and maintenance costs of 
                        the Kendrick Project; and
                            (ii) any other revenues received under a 
                        contract executed under paragraph (1) shall be 
                        credited to the Reclamation Fund as a credit to 
                        the construction costs of the Kendrick Project.
                    (C) Effect on existing contractors.--A contract 
                under paragraph (1) shall not adversely affect the 
                Kendrick Project, any existing Kendrick Project 
                contractor, or any existing Reclamation contractor on 
                the North Platte River System.

            Passed the Senate May 19, 2004.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.