1.This Act may be cited as the
North Unit Irrigation District Act of
2007
.
2.North Unit Irrigation
DistrictThe Act of August 10,
1954 (68 Stat. 679, chapter 663), is amended—
(1)in the first section—
(A)by inserting (referred to in this
Act as the District
)
after irrigation
district
; and
(B)by inserting (referred to in this
Act as the Contract
)
after 1953
;
and
(2)by adding at the end the following:
3.On approval of the District directors and
notwithstanding project authorizing legislation to the contrary, the Contract
is modified, without further action by the Secretary of the Interior, to
include the following modifications:
(1)In Article 8(a) of the Contract, by
deleting a maximum of 50,000
and inserting approximately
59,000
after irrigation service to
.
(2)In Article 11(a) of the Contract, by
deleting The classified irrigable lands within the project comprise
49,817.75 irrigable acres, of which 35,773.75 acres are in Class A and
14,044.40 in Class B. These lands and the standards upon which the
classification was made are described in the document entitled Land
Classification, North Unit, Deschutes Project, 1953
which is on file in
the office of the Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Boise, Idaho, and
in the office of the District
and inserting The classified
irrigable land within the project comprises 58,902.8 irrigable acres, all of
which are authorized to receive irrigation water pursuant to water rights
issued by the State of Oregon and have in the past received water pursuant to
such State water rights.
.
(3)In Article 11(c) of the Contract, by
deleting , with the approval of the Secretary,
after
District may
, by deleting the 49,817.75 acre maximum
limit on the irrigable area is not exceeded
and inserting
irrigation service is provided to no more than approximately 59,000
acres and no amendment to the District boundary is required
after
time so long as
.
(4)In Article 11(d) of the Contract, by
inserting , and may further be used for instream purposes, including
fish or wildlife purposes, to the extent that such use is required by Oregon
State law in order for the District to engage in, or take advantage of,
conserved water projects as authorized by Oregon State law
after
herein provided
.
(5)By adding at the end of Article 12(d) the
following: (e) Notwithstanding the above subsections of this Article or
Article 13 below, beginning with the irrigation season immediately following
the date of enactment of the North Unit Irrigation District Act of 2006, the
annual installment for each year, for the District, under the Contract, on
account of the District’s construction charge obligation, shall be a fixed and
equal annual amount payable on June 30 the year following the year for which it
is applicable, such that the District’s total construction charge obligation
shall be completely paid by June 30, 2044.
.
(6)In Article 14(a) of the Contract, by
inserting and for instream purposes, including fish or wildlife
purposes, to the extent that such use is required by Oregon State law in order
for the District to engage in, or take advantage of, conserved water projects
as authorized by Oregon State law,
after and incidental stock
and domestic uses
, by inserting and for instream purposes as
described above,
after irrigation, stock and domestic
uses
, and by inserting , including natural flow rights out of
the Crooked River held by the District
after irrigation
system
.
(7)In Article 29(a) of the Contract, by
inserting and for instream purposes, including fish or wildlife
purposes, to the extent that such use is required by Oregon State law in order
for the District to engage in, or take advantage of, conserved water projects
as authorized by Oregon State law
after provided in article
11
.
(8)In Article 34 of the Contract, by deleting
The District, after the election and upon the execution of this
contract, shall promptly secure final decree of the proper State court
approving and confirming this contract and decreeing and adjudging it to be a
lawful, valid, and binding general obligation of the District. The District
shall furnish to the United States certified copies of such decrees and of all
pertinent supporting records.
after for that
purpose.
.
4.Future authority to
renegotiateThe Secretary of
the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) may in the future
renegotiate with the District such terms of the Contract as the District
directors determine to be necessary, only upon the written request of the
District directors and the consent of the Commissioner of
Reclamation.
.
February 16, 2007
Reported without amendment