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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />T.,....... <br /> <br />....,r,-.:.O-.l.;;1.. .I;)o;;~ r"I"'l;UI'1 J.JI-1I'IJt:..... ti. !~l"<Ht:.L, p.C. <br /> <br />IU <br /> <br />1 371<l88404S8 <br /> <br />P,lil4 <br /> <br />H.R. 3687 authorizes the prepayment by the Canadian River Authority of the amounts due under <br />Bureau ofReclarnation contract number 14-06-500-485 for the Canadian River Project in Texas. <br /> <br />Mr. Chairman, we could support this legislation with technical amendments. <br /> <br />The Canadian River Project located in the northwest comer ofTexas provides municipal and <br />industrial water for eleven cities and towns throughout the High Plains. This project was <br />authorized b)' Public Law 81-898 in December 1950. The Canadian River Project's principle <br />structure is Sanford Dam, which is 8 miles ....-est of Borger, Texas on the Canadian River. It also <br />includes 322 miles of pipeline, ten pumping plants, several small regulating reservoirs 1.\1 the high <br />pointS of the system near Amarillo, Lubbock, and Borger, and the headquarters building in the <br />to''''' of Sanford. The Camldhn River Authority has conduet~d ...11 of the Ol"p.."t;f.ln "nr.t <br />maintenance activities for this project since 1968, and .has more than :l.dequately maintained the <br />project facilities <br /> <br />In addition to authorizing construction of the project, P.L, 81-898 directed that "title to such <br />portions of the pipeline and related facilities shall in like manner pass to the contract holder or its <br />designee or designees upon payment to the United States of all obligations arising under this <br />Act." <br /> <br />Passage ofH.R. 3687 will enable the Canadian River Water Authority to prepay the present <br />value, as determined by the Secretary, of their contractual obligation to the United States and, <br />pursuant to Public Law 8]-898, receive title to the pipeline and the other related facilities, <br /> <br />It is important to note that Sanford Dam will continue to be owned by the: Unite:d States and that <br />Llill.e IVlerel.ll\l1. \Vl1lcl1l~ \.lIe r~crVOlr l\J1"1IIt;\l, \Jy ltll:; ;'l1IUUII.t 0<11", ",11I ,","lItWU,", ,,, t,~ <br />administered by the: National Park Service pursuant to PL, 101.628. <br /> <br />The: facilities that would be transfem:d after the prepayment proposed in this legislation are good <br />candidates for title transfer since there is no need for continued Federal involvement in the <br />management or operation of these facilities. Transferring these facilities will allow Reclamation <br />to redirect staff time to other important activities <br /> <br />Mr, Chairman, we have worked closely with the Authority and belie:ve that both the United <br />States and the citizms of the communities served by the Project win benefit from this <br />transaction. As such, we could support passage of this bill with two changes. First, Section l(a) <br />should be amended to add after Secretary of the Intmor, "in consultation with the Secretary of <br />tho T."uury." Second, Section I(b) should be 2m.end~d by ~r.ldine the followine laneuae:e: "Any <br />funds paid by the District pursuant to this Section shall not be financed by the: proceeds of <br />obligations that qualify as federally tax-exempt obligations under Section 103 of the Internal <br />Revenue Code, as amended." <br /> <br />H.R. 3715 Conveyance of the Pine River Project. <br /> <br />.1 <br /> <br />O-=:.-.no.....OQo"'"I,c <br /> <br />........,.1&..1.....,............. '\J~..,." """......J '.1"'" &.,~......... ........--.l .,'-~......_I...I.I <br /> <br />.. <br />