BOARD01862

• Board Meeting Date: 11/23/1998
• Description: CF Section - Special Purpose Accounts - Colorado River Recovery Program Loan Account - Additional Funds
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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1 for use in future fiscal years. Unexpended funds which are
2 carried over shall continue to be used to implement the
3 capital projects needed for the Recovery Implementation
4 Programs.
5 (f) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.-The Secretary may
6 enter into agreements and contracts with Federal and
7 non-Federal entities; acquire and transfer interests in
8 land, water and facilities; and accept or give grants in
9 order to carry out the purposes of this Act.

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10 (g) L"-"DIA.'\ TRUST .A..ssETs.-As much of the poten-
11 tial water development in the San Juan River Basin is
12 for the benefit of Indian tribes and most of the federally
13 designated critical habitat for the endangered fish species
e 14 in the basin is on Indian trust lands, nothing in this .Act .
15 shall be construed to restrict the Secretary from funding
16 activities or capital items in accordance with the Federal
17 Government's Indian trust responsibility.
18 SEC. 5. EFFECT ON RECLAMATION LAW.

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19 Construction of facilities and acquisition of land and
20 water interests as contemplated herem shall not render
21 these facilities or land and water interests or associated
22 processes and procedures subject to the Reclamation .Act
23 of 1902, as amended.

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