WSP09434

• File Number: 2100
• Description: Laws-Acts-Policy Rulings Affecting CWCB and Colorado Water - Federal
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 1/1/1939
• Author: Unknown
• Title: Analysis of Proposed Repayment Legislation - Reclamation Project Act of 1939
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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ALLOCATIOK OF COSTS AlID REPATI'~IT

Provision is made for the return to the United States of the costs
allooated by the Secretary of the Interior to irrigation, power and
miscellaneous purposes. The contracts covering return of the costs
allocated to irrigation could be made, i.n general, on either of the
alternative plans provided in Sections 3 and 4 for existing projects.
Where the new project is for reclamation of raw lands, a development period
of not to exceed ten years may be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior.
During the dGVelopmant period water would be delivered on a toll oharge
basis. Regular construction charges would canmence the year after the
end of the periOd, This provision will mean much to settlers who start
with sage brush land,

Sections 10-14 permit mere economical and orderly construction and
operation of reclamation projects than is possible under existing laws.

Seotions 15-16 provide for administrative rules and regulations and for
continuing the force and effeot of existing; laws not inoonsistent with the
proposed legislation,

TE2>!PORARY RELIEF PERIOD EXTENDED

Section 17 (a) permits modifioation of existing oontraots under Seotions
3 and 4 within five years from date of enaotment in order to allow time for
negotiating and consummating the new contracts. Seotion 17 (b) extends
for five years the authority of the Seoretary of the Interior to grant
temporary relief proposed by enaotment of H. R. 5076, passed at this
session of the Congress.

Section 18 excludes the Boulder Canyon projoct from the scope of the
proposed legislation,

Section 19 authorizes citation of tho proposed legislation as the
"Reclarna tion P roj ect Act of 1939."

Much of tho above description of the proposed legislation is taken
directly from the offioial letter of oxolanation by whioh the Seoretary of
the Interior submitted the matter to Congress.

Respectfully submitted,

NATlWAL RECLAUATION ASSOCIATION,
J. M. Lampert, Chairman, Legislative Committee;
and Chairman, Special Committee on Repayment
Legislation.
O. S. Warden, Presidont
F. O. Hagie, Socretary-Manager.