[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.R. 1046 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1046
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five
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.
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
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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.