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<br />Talking points re: Why Amend the Warren Aet <br /> <br />1. Passed in 1911, the Warren Aet only addresses use of project spaee for non-projeet purposes <br />for irrigation <br /> <br />2. Sinee 1939 Reclamation Projeet Aet, multi-purpose projeets have been the norm. <br /> <br />3. The communities and areas near to and served by Reclamation Projects are changing in their <br />water needs. The operating organizations and beneficiaries of these Reclamation projects <br />belong to and care deeply about the communities where they live. This amendment is <br />designed to provide authority to use Reclamation projects and facilities to store and deliver <br />nonprojeet municipal and industrial water in excess capacity, where project sponsors agree <br />that this use will not be detrimental to the primary project purposes. <br /> <br />4. Amendments are needed to assure the revenue from the sale of surplus water and storage <br />under Warren Act contracts is applied to project construction repayment, operation and <br />maintenance costs, instead of going to the general Reclamation fund. <br /> <br />5. <br /> <br />Amendments are needed to allow project beneficiaries reasonable participation in the Warren <br />Act contracting process; , <br /> <br />6. A minor point is that amendments are needed to make the acreage limitation in the Warren <br />Act consistent with those in the Reclamation Reform Act. <br /> <br />. " <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />