[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 997 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 997

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend a water contract 
   between the United States and the East Bench Irrigation District.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 12, 2011

  Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend a water contract 
   between the United States and the East Bench Irrigation District.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``East Bench Irrigation District Water 
Contract Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO EXTEND WATER CONTRACT.

    The Secretary of the Interior may extend the contract for water 
services between the United States and the East Bench Irrigation 
District, numbered 14-06-600-3593, until the earlier of--
            (1) the date that is 4 years after the date on which the 
        contract would have expired if this Act had not been enacted; 
        or
            (2) the date on which a new long-term contract is executed 
        by the parties to the contract.
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