[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 391 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 391

   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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 2005

  Mr. Leach introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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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 (in this section referred to as the 
``Water Association'').
    (b) Construction of Visitors Center Complex.--Notwithstanding the 
Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b), the Water Association shall 
pay for the water supply storage allocation to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) by constructing a regional lighthouse visitors center 
complex on Federal lands at Rathbun Lake.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--Before conveying the water supply 
storage allocation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall enter into 
an agreement with the Water Association under which the Water 
Association shall agree to--
            (1) in accordance with designs approved by the Chief of 
        Engineers, construct a visitors 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) be responsible for operating and maintaining the 
        visitors center complex;
            (3) pay all operation and maintenance costs allocated to 
        the water supply storage space;
            (4) use any revenues generated at the visitors center 
        complex that are above those 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) such other terms and conditions as the Secretary 
        considers necessary to protect the interests of the United 
        States.
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