[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 19690-19691]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           AINSWORTH UNIT, NEBRASKA WATER CONTRACT EXTENSION

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass 
the bill (H.R. 5016) to extend the water service contract for the 
Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
Nebraska.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 5016

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

     SECTION 1. AINSWORTH UNIT, SANDHILLS DIVISION, PICK-SLOAN 
                   MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall extend 
     for the period described in subsection (b) the water service 
     contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-
     Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Nebraska, consisting of--
       (1) the water service contract entered into by the 
     Secretary of the Interior under--
       (A) section 9(e) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 
     U.S.C. 485h(e));
       (B) section 9(c) of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 
     887, chapter 665);
       (C) the Act of August 21, 1954 (68 Stat. 757, chapter 781); 
     and
       (D) the Act of May 18, 1956 (70 Stat. 160, chapter 285); 
     and
       (2) the water service contract for the set project located 
     in Cherry, Brown, and Rock Counties, Nebraska, for the use of 
     a part of the waters of the Snake River, a tributary of the 
     Niobrara River.
       (b) Period of Extension.--The water service contract 
     described in subsection (a) shall

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     be extended for 4 years after the date on which the contract 
     expires under the water service contract and law in existence 
     before the date of enactment of this Act.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Radanovich) and the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. 
Grijalva) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California (Mr. Radanovich).
  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume. H.R. 5106, authored by the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. 
Osborne), authorizes the extension of water service contracts between 
the Bureau of Reclamation and the Ainsworth Irrigation District for up 
to 4 years.
  The district has requested the transfer of project facilities from 
Federal ownership to the district. The 4-year extension would allow the 
district ample time to complete the necessary actions for finalizing 
the facility transfer. The contract extension would provide for 
continued water service during the title transfer process under current 
terms and conditions.
  Madam Speaker, I urge the adoption of the bill.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, we have no objection to the consideration of this 
measure.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Radanovich) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5016.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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