[109th Congress Public Law 48]
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Public Law 109-48
109th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the city of 
 Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the storage of the city's water in the Kendrick 
        Project, Wyoming. <<NOTE: Aug. 2, 2005 -  [H.R. 1046]>> 

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

SECTION 1. WATER STORAGE CONTRACTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``city'' means--
                    (A) the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming;
                    (B) the Board of Public Utilities of the city; and
                    (C) any agency, public utility, or enterprise of the 
                city.
            (2) Kendrick project.--The term ``Kendrick Project'' means 
        the Bureau of Reclamation project on the North Platte River that 
        was authorized by a finding of feasibility approved by the 
        President on August 30, 1935, and constructed for irrigation and 
        electric power generation, the major features of which include--
                    (A) Seminoe Dam, Reservoir, and Powerplant; and
                    (B) Alcova Dam and Powerplant.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Wyoming.

    (b) Contracts.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into 1 or more 
        contracts with the city for annual storage of the city's water 
        for municipal and industrial use in Seminoe Dam and Reservoir of 
        the Kendrick Project.
            (2) Conditions.--
                    (A) Term; renewal.--A contract under paragraph (1) 
                shall--
                          (i) have a term of not more than 40 years; and
                          (ii) may be renewed on terms agreeable to the 
                      Secretary and the city, for successive terms of 
                      not more than 40 years per term.
                    (B) Revenues.--Notwithstanding the Act of May 9, 
                1938 (52 Stat. 322, chapter 187; 43 U.S.C. 392a)--
                          (i) any operation and maintenance charges 
                      received under a contract executed under paragraph 
                      (1) shall be credited against applicable operation 
                      and maintenance costs of the Kendrick Project; and
                          (ii) any other revenues received under a 
                      contract executed under paragraph (1) shall be 
                      credited to the

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                      Reclamation Fund as a credit to the construction 
                      costs of the Kendrick Project.
                    (C) Effect on existing contractors.--A contract 
                under paragraph (1) shall not adversely affect the 
                Kendrick Project, any existing Kendrick Project 
                contractor, or any existing Reclamation contractor on 
                the North Platte River System.

    Approved August 2, 2005.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1046:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005):
            May 16, considered and passed House.
            July 26, considered and passed Senate.

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