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<br />8116/99 USBR Staff Draft <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(5) The term "Reclamation project facilities" shaIl mean any water diversion, delivery, <br />conveyance, pumping, hydropower generation, or storage facilities, and all appurtenant works, <br />constructed or acquired by the United States acting through the Secretary pursuant to the Act of <br />June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, or <br />pursuant to the Act of August I 1,1939 (16 U.S.C. ~~590y - 590z-1O), so long as the United <br />States holds title to, or some other property interest in, such facilities. <br /> <br />(6) The term "Seeretary" shaIl mean the Secretary of the Interior or his or her duly <br />designated representative. <br /> <br />TITLE I-WARREN ACT CONTRACTS <br /> <br />Section 101. Prohibition on Further Warren Act Contracts. <br /> <br />After the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shaIl not enter into any contracts <br />under the authority of the Act of February 21,1911 (43 U.S.Co ~~523-525). <br /> <br />Section 102. Ratification of Existing Warren Act Contracts. <br /> <br />AIl contracts entered into prior to or on the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to the . <br />authority of either or both of the statutes identified in Section 101 of this title, whether for the <br />sale or rental of project water or of surplus project water from Reclamation project facilities, for <br />the use of excess capacity in Reclamation project facilities for the impoundment, storage, or <br />carriage of non-project water, for the contribution of non-Federal monies towards the <br />construction of Reclamation project facilities, for any other purpose, or for some combination of <br />purposes, are hereby ratified and shaIl remain in fuIl force and effect except as provided in <br />section 103; Provided,however, that the expiration date, if any, of any such contract shall not be <br />extended by amendment nor shaIl such contracts be renewed at their expiration. <br /> <br />Section 103. Application of Acreage Limitation Provisions to Existing Warren Act <br />Contracts. <br /> <br />Notwithstanding the provisions of any contracts entered into prior to the date of <br />enactment of this Act pursuant to the authority of either or both of the statutes identified in <br />Section 101 of this title for the use of excess capacity in Reclamation project facilities for the <br />impoundment, storage, or carriage of non-project water, such non-project water shall be exempt, <br />after the date of enactment of this Act, from the application of any acreage limitation provisions <br />of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary <br />thereto, including, but not limited to, the Act of February 21,191 I (43 U.S_C. ~~523-525) and <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />. <br />