BOARD02572

• Board Meeting Date: 1/24/2001
• Description: Adoption of Resolution Supporting Proposed Federal Legislation to Authorize Additional Feasibility Studies Pursuant to the PSOP - Attachment
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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such manner as the Southeastem Colorado Water Activity Enterprise may direct.

"Sec. 10. All revenue generated pursuant to contract~ executed under section 8, except

for those revenues generated pursuant to the surcharges described in section 9, shall be credited

first to lllIDUa! operatiolls and mai ntenancc costs and thcn to repayment ofthe project in the year

thc contract revenue is generated; Provided, however, that the revenues so credited shall not be

applied so as to reduce the lllnounl of the current annual payments due to the Secretary from the

project contractors or any other parties which are responsible for paying outstanding

reimbursable construction costs."

"Sec. 11. Non-project water diverted, stored, impounded, pumpcd. or conveyed under a

contract entered into pursuunt to section 8 shall be exempt from any acreage limitation provisions

of the Act ofJune 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary

thereto, including, but nat limited to, the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1263, 43

D.S.C. 99390aa - 390zz-l) and from any farm unit size limitations established pursuant to 16

U.S.C. 9590z-2(c)(5); Provided. however. that in the event such non-project water is

commingled wilh project water in Reclanlation project facilities, and the resulting commingled

supply is used la irrigate lands in a projcct contractor's service area, then such commingled water

shall bear the same acreage limitations or farm unit size limitations as the project waler unless--

(a) contract provisions are in et'tect which provide that project or non-project water, or

both, will be accounted for on a quantitative basis, that project water will not be delivered to

ineligible land, und lhat appropriate charges, as determined by the Secretury, will h", paid Lor th",

project water; and

(b) the charges for the use of the excess capacity include an 3ppropriatc interest

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Drqft January / /,2001 (if.:49pm)