[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
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Public Law 115-429
115th Congress

An Act


 
To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation
within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of
Nebraska. <>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EARLY REPAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 213 of the Reclamation
Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390mm), any landowner within the Northport
Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska (referred to in this
section as the ``District'') may repay, at any time, the construction
costs of project facilities allocated to the landowner's land within the
District.
(b) Applicability of Full-Cost Pricing Limitations.--On discharge,
in full, of the obligation for repayment of all construction costs
described in subsection (a) that are allocated to all land the landowner
owns in the District in question, the parcels of land shall not be
subject to the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations under Federal
reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093),
and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et
seq.), including the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (13 U.S.C. 390aa et
seq.).
(c) Certification.--On request of a landowner that has repaid, in
full, the construction costs described in subsection (a), the Secretary
of the Interior shall provide to the landowner a certificate described
in section 213(b)(1) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C.
390mm(b)(1)).
(d) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
(1) modifies any contractual rights under, or amends or
reopens, the reclamation contract between the District and the
United States; or
(2) modifies any rights, obligations, or relationships
between the District and landowners in the District under
Nebraska State law.

Approved January 10, 2019.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4689:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-700 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):
Sept. 12, considered and passed House.
Dec. 22, considered and passed Senate.