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<br />91st Congress. S. 3547
<br />August 28, 1970
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<br />To Buthorlze the S~ret.s.ry Qt the Interior to con\!.tru<.:t, u1.~I:8.te, and mB.\ntnlu
<br />the Narrows unit, Missouri River Basin project, Colorado, alld for other
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<br />Be it p,nacted by the Senate and House of Representath'ea of the
<br />United States oj America in CU1lflre88 fUsembled, That the Narrows
<br />unit, hel'etofore nuthorized as an mtegrn.1 part of the Mi~souri River
<br />Basin project by section 9 of the Flood Control Act of December 22,
<br />1944, as amended and supplemented, is hereb.y reauthorized as a unit
<br />of that project for the purposes of providing Irrigation water for one
<br />hundred and sixty-six thousand acres of land, flood control, fish and
<br />wildlife conservation and development, public outdoor recreation,
<br />potential future municipal and industrial supplies, and for other pur-
<br />poses. The construction, operation, and maintenance of the Narrow~ 64 STAT. B30
<br />unit shall be subject to the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 84 STAT. 831
<br />1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or sUfli'lementary 43 use 371
<br />thereto). The principal features of the Narrows unit shnl mclude the &nd note.
<br />Narrows Dam and Reservoir, fish hatchery Rnd rearing ponds, acquisi- Reoreation,
<br />tion and development of the existing Jackson Lake Reservoir, includ- fish end wild-
<br />ing some rehabilitation of Jackson Lake Dam, for public outdoor life faoilit1es.
<br />recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement, and other necessary
<br />works and facilities to effoot its purpose.
<br />The Narrows unit shall be operated in such manner that identifiable
<br />return flows of water will not CRUse the South Platte River to be in vio-
<br />lation of water quality standards established by the State of Colorado
<br />nnd approved by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Water
<br />Quality Act of1965 (79 Stat, 903), 33 use 466
<br />SEC. 2. The conservation and development of the fish and wildlife note~
<br />resources and the enhancement of recreation opportunities in connec-
<br />tion with the Narrows unit shnll be in accordance with provisions of
<br />the Federal Water Project Recreation Act (79 Stat. 213). 16 use 4601-12
<br />SEC. 3. The Narrows unit shall be integrated physically and finan- note.
<br />dally with the other Federal works constructed under the comprehen- Integl"l!l.tlon
<br />sive plan approved by section 9 of the Flood Control Act of with other Fed-
<br />December 22, 1944, as amended and supplemented: Provided, That ~:ral "or~.
<br />repayment contracts for the return of construction costB allocated to t~~en te~~-
<br />irrigation will be based on the irrigator's nbility to repay, as deter- ' .
<br />mined by the Secretary: Provided further, Th.t the terms of such
<br />contracts shall not exceed 50 years.
<br />SEC. 4. For 8. period of ten years from the date of enactment of this Water delivery,
<br />Act, no water from the unit authorized by this Act shl111 be delivered restriQtion~
<br />to any water user for the production on newly irrigated lands of any
<br />hasic agricultural commodity, as defined in the Agricultural Act of
<br />1949t or any amendment thereof, if the total supply of such commodity 63 Stat. 1051.
<br />for the marketing year in which the bulk of the crop would normally 7 use 1421 note~
<br />be marketed is in excess of the normal sUPPl as defined in section 301
<br />(bl (10) of the Agricultural Adjustment ct of 1938, as amended, 62 Stat. 1251.
<br />un ess the Secretar:}' of A~riculture calls for an increBBe in production 7 use 1301.
<br />of such commodity III the mterest of national security.
<br />SEC. 5. To the extent that project water constitutes a supplemental
<br />irrigation supply, the proviSIons of the Act of June 16, 1938, relating- 52 Stat. 764~
<br />to the Colorado-Big Thompson project in Colorado are hereby made 43 use 386.
<br />equally applicable to the Narrows unit.
<br />SEC. 6. The interest rate used for purposes of computing interest Interest rates.
<br />during construction a.nd interest on die unpaid balance of the capital
<br />costs allocated to interest-bearing features of the project shall be
<br />determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, as of the beginning of
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<br />Missouri River
<br />Basin proJeot,
<br />Colo.
<br />Narrows unit,
<br />eonstMlotlon
<br />authorize.t1on.
<br />58 Stat. 891.
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