[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 22720-22721]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



              BEND FEED CANAL PIPELINE PROJECT ACT OF 2000

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 2425) to authorize the 
Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the planning, design, and 
construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, Oregon, and for 
other purposes, which had been reported from the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources, with an amendment; as follows:
  (Omit the part in boldface brackets.)

                                S. 2425

       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 ``Bend Feed Canal Pipeline 
     Project Act of 2000''.

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     SEC. 2. FEDERAL PARTICIPATION.

       (a) The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the 
     Tumalo Irrigation District (referred to in this section as 
     the ``District''), is authorized to participate in the 
     planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal 
     Pipeline Project, Oregon.
       (b) The Federal share of the costs of the project shall not 
     exceed 50 per centum of the total, and shall be non-
     reimbursable. The District shall receive credit from the 
     Secretary toward the District's share of the project for any 
     funds the District has provided toward the design, planning 
     or construction prior to the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Funds received under this Act shall not be considered a 
     supplemental or additional benefit under the Act of June 17, 
     1902 (82 Stat. 388) and all Acts amendatory thereof or 
     supplementary thereto.
       (d) Title to facilities constructed under this Act will be 
     held by the District.
       (e) Operations and maintenance of the facilities will be 
     the responsibility of the District.
       (f) There are authorized to be appropriated $2.5 million 
     for the Federal share of the activities authorized under this 
     Act.
       [(g) The Bureau of Reclamation shall not charge the 
     District more than one percent of the project cost for 
     carrying out administrative or oversight activities under 
     this Act.]

  The committee amendment was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 2425), as amended, was read the third time, and passed, 
as follows:

                                S. 2425

       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 ``Bend Feed Canal Pipeline 
     Project Act of 2000''.

     SEC. 2. FEDERAL PARTICIPATION.

       (a) The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the 
     Tumalo Irrigation District (referred to in this section as 
     the ``District''), is authorized to participate in the 
     planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal 
     Pipeline Project, Oregon.
       (b) The Federal share of the costs of the project shall not 
     exceed 50 per centum of the total, and shall be non-
     reimbursable. The District shall receive credit from the 
     Secretary toward the District's share of the project for any 
     funds the District has provided toward the design, planning 
     or construction prior to the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Funds received under this Act shall not be considered a 
     supplemental or additional benefit under the Act of June 17, 
     1902 (82 Stat. 388) and all Acts amendatory thereof or 
     supplementary thereto.
       (d) Title to facilities constructed under this Act will be 
     held by the District.
       (e) Operations and maintenance of the facilities will be 
     the responsibility of the District.
       (f) There are authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 for 
     the Federal share of the activities authorized under this 
     Act.

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