II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1576 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 29, 2005 Mr. Smith (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or within the Medford Irrigation District, and for other purposes.

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Early repayment

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 213 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390mm), any landholder in Oregon within the Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or within the Medford Irrigation District may repay, at any time, the construction costs of the project facilities allocated to a landholding within the district in question. Upon discharge of the obligation for repayment of the construction costs allocated to that landholding in the district in question, such lands shall not be subject to the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations of the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act, including the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 309aa et seq.).

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Certification

Upon the request of a landholder who has repaid the construction costs of the project facilities allocated to that landholder within the district, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide the certification provided for in subsection (b)(1) of section 213 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390mm(b)(1)).