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<br />Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress) <br /> <br />Page 4 of6 <br /> <br />Secretary, in cooperation with the Governance Committee, may-- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(1) enter into agreements and contracts with Federal and non-Federal <br />entities; <br /> <br />(2) acquire interests in land, water, and facilities from willing sellers <br />without the use of eminent domain; <br /> <br />(3) subsequently transfer any interests acquired under paragraph (2); <br />and <br /> <br />(4) accept or provide grants. <br /> <br />SEC. 103. COST-SHARING CONTRIBUTIONS. <br /> <br />(a) In General- The States shall contribute not less than 50 percent of the <br />total contributions necessary to carry out the Program. <br /> <br />(b) Non-Federal Contributions- The following contributions shall constitute the <br />States' share of the Program: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(1) $30,000,000 in non-Federal funds, with the balance of funds <br />remaining to be contributed to be adjusted for inflation on October 1 of <br />the year after the date of enactment of this Act and each October 1 <br />thereafter. <br /> <br />(2) Credit for contributions of water or land for the purposes of <br />implementing the Program, as determined to be appropriate by the <br />Secretary. <br /> <br />(c) In-Kind Contributions- The Secretary or the States may elect to provide a <br />portion of the Federal share or non-Federal share, respectively, in the form of <br />in-kind goods or services, if the contribution of goods or services is approved <br />by the Governance Committee, as provided in Attachment 1 of the Agreement. <br /> <br />SEC. 104. AUTHORITY TO MODIFY PROGRAM. <br /> <br />The Program may be modified or amended before the completion of the First <br />Increment if the Secretary and the States determines that the modifications <br />are consistent with the purposes of the Program, <br /> <br />SEC. 105. EFFECT. <br /> <br />(a) Effect on Reclamation Laws- No action carried out under this title shall, <br />. with respect to the acreage limitation provisions of the reclamation laws-- <br /> <br />(1) be considered in determining whether a district (as the term is <br /> <br />http://thomas.1oc.gov/cgi-binlquery/C?cll0:.Itemp/-c 11 02fzdG5 <br /> <br />5/11/2007 <br />