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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />1'\." <br />czn <br /><0 <br />-.J <br /> <br />Oct. 30 COLORADO RIVER BASIN ACT, AMEND. P.L.98-,569 <br /> <br />has received funds to cover the amount thereof from appropriations <br />available for the purpose of carrying out this Ac:L <br />"(5) The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a report to Con- <br />gress by January I, 1988, and at each five-year interval thereafter, <br />concerning the operation of the program authorized by this subsec- <br />tion. Such report shall contain an evaluation of the operation of <br />such program and may include recommendations for such addi- <br />tional legislation as may be necessary to solve identified salinity <br />problems in areas designated by the Secretary of Agriculture and <br />may include recommendations to utilize new technology and re- <br />search related to such problems," <br />SEC3. Section 203(b) of the Act (43 U.s,C. 1593(b)) is amended <br />by- <br />(1) striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) and <br />inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and <br />(2) inserting at the end thereof the followmg new paragraphs: <br />"(3) to develop a comprehensive program for minunizing salt <br />contributions to the Colorado River from lands 'administered by <br />the Bureau of Land Management and submit a'report which <br />de$Cribes the program' andreconunended implementation ac- <br />tions to the Congress .and to the . members of the advisory <br />councile;stablished by section 204(a) of this title by July I, 1987; <br />"(4) to Undertake feasibility investigations of saline water use <br />lihd diSposal opportunities. including measures and all neces- <br />sary appurtenant and associated works, to demonstrate saline <br />water use technology and to beneficially use and dispose of <br />saline and brackish waters of the Colorado River Basin in' joint <br />ventures with current arid future industrial water users, using, <br />but 'not limited to, the concepts generally described' in the <br />Bureau or. Reclamation Special Report of September 1981, enti- <br />tled "Salliie water use alid disposal opportunities"; and <br />"(5) to Undertake advance planning activities on the Sinbad <br />Valley' Unit, Colorado, as described in the Bureau of Land <br />Management Salinity Status Report, covering the period 1978- <br />1979 and dated February 1980.". <br />SEC.' 4. (a) Section 205(a) ofthe Act (43 U,S,C, 1595(a)) is amended <br />by inserting "(a)" after "section 202" and by inserting after "total <br />~" the following: "(excluding.costs borne by non-Federal partici- <br />pants pursuant to. section 202(cX2XC)). of the on-farm measures <br />authorized by section 202(c). of all measures tn replace incidental <br />fish and wildlife values foregone, and". <br />(b) SeCtion 205(aXl) of such Act is amended by inserting before <br />"shall be nonreimbursable." the words "authorized by section 202(a) <br />(1), (2), and (3). including 75 per centum of the total costs of con- <br />struction, operation, and maintenance of the associated measures <br />to replace incidental fISh and wildlife values. foregone, 70 per <br />centum of the total costs of construction, operation. maintenance. <br />and replacement of each unit, or separable feature thereof author- <br />ized by section 202(a) (4) and (5), including 70 per centum of the total <br />costs of construction, operation. and maintenance of the associated <br />measures to replace incidental fISh and wildlife values foregone. and <br />70 per centum of the total costs of implementation of the on.farm <br />measures authorized by section 202(c), including 70 per centum of <br />the total costs of the associated measures to replace incidental fish <br />and wifdlife values foregone,". Section 205(a)(1) of such Act is fur- <br />ther amended by adding at the end thereof "The total costs remain- <br /> <br />98 STAT, 2937 <br />