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' APPENDIX F <br />the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program shall expire in 2007 unless <br />reauthorized by an Act of Congress. <br />' (c) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAPITAL PROJECTS- (1) The Secretary, acting <br />through Reclamation, may enter into agreements with the Upper Division States, political <br />subdivisions, or organizations within the Upper Division States which contribute to the payment <br />' of capital project costs. Such non-Federal contributions shall not exceed $17,000,000. <br />(2) In addition to the contribution described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may utilize power <br />' revenues collected pursuant to the Colorado River Storage Project Act to carry out the purposes of <br />this Act. Such funds shall be treated as reimbursable costs assigned to power for repayment under <br />section 5 of the Colorado River Storage Project Act. This additional contribution shall not exceed <br />$17,000,000. Such funds shall be considered a non-Federal contribution for the purposes of this <br />Act. The additional funding provided pursuant to this provision may be provided through a loan or <br />loans from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund (37-60-121 C.R.S.) to the <br />Secretary of Energy to replace revenues which would otherwise be used for project repayments. <br />i The Secretary is authorized to repay such loan or loans from power revenues, subject to an <br />agreement between the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Secretary of Energy. The <br />agreement shall include provisions designed to minimize future increases in electrical power rates <br />and ensure that a lump sum repayment, which includes principal and interest, is paid to the <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board no later than October 31, 2057. <br />(3) All contributions made pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be in addition to the cost of <br />' replacement power purchased due to modifying the operation of the Colorado River Storage <br />Project and the capital cost of water from Wolford Mountain Reservoir in Colorado. Such costs <br />shall be considered as non-Federal contributions, not to exceed $20,000,000. <br />' (d) BASE FUNDING- (1) The Secretary may utilize power revenues collected pursuant to the <br />Colorado River Storage Project Act for the annual base funding contributions to the Recovery <br />Implementation Programs by Reclamation. Such funding will be treated as being nonreimbursable <br />' and as having been repaid and returned to the general fund of the Department of the Treasury as <br />costs assigned to power for repayment under section 5 of the Colorado River Storage Project Act. <br />' (2) For the Recovery Implementation Program for the endangered fish species in the Upper <br />Colorado River Basin, such contributions shall not exceed $4,000,000 per year. <br />(3) For the San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program, such contributions shall not exceed <br />$2,000,000 per year. <br />(4) These limits on the annual contributions to base funding will be adjusted for inflation. Any <br />' transfer of funds within these limits to the Service shall not be subject to transfer fees. No later <br />than December 31, 2010, the Secretary shall submit a report on the utilization of power revenues <br />to the Subcommittees on Energy and Water Development for the Senate and the Committee on <br />Appropriations of the House of Representatives. The Secretary shall also make a recommendation <br />regarding the need for additional funding that may be required to fulfill the goals of the Recovery <br />Implementation Programs. Nothing in this Act shall otherwise modify or amend existing <br />' agreements among participants regarding base funding and depletion fees for the Recovery <br />Implementation Programs. The Secretary of Energy and Reclamation shall maintain sufficient <br />revenues in the Colorado River Basin Fund to meet their obligations to provide base funding in <br />accordance with this provision. <br />' (e) AUTHORITY TO RETAIN APPROPRIATED FUNDS- At the end of each fiscal year, any <br />unexpended appropriated funds for capital projects shall be retained for use in future fiscal years. <br />' Unexpended funds which are carried over shall continue to be used to implement the capital <br />projects needed for the Recovery Implementation Programs. <br />(f) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY- The Secretary may enter into agreements and contracts with <br />:)f 4 <br />I4/7/98 1:57 AM