WSPC02897

• File Number: 8200.500
• Description: Colorado River - Colorado River Basin - Colorado River Basin General Strategy
• State: CO
• Date: 4/12/1983
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Outline of CRSP Power Revenue Issues
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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THE BASIN FUNDS

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~ederal water development p:Qj~CtS i~ Color~co a:e suQjec~,

~~der present feaera~ law, to three main ~rovisions concerning the

repayment of cQ~s~r~cticn costs, i~cl~~i~S i~ea=ast e~=i~; co~-

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struction, to ~~e ~nited States:

(1) Irrigators ara ~esponsible for ~~e ccs~s allocaQle

to irrigation only to the extent of their ability to

repay, and ehat at no interest;
(2) Municipal and industrial users repay all of t.~e
costs allocable to those pUr?oses wit.~ interest; ~~d
(3) Fish and wildlife mitigation measures and the recrea-
tional features of the Colorado River Storage ?roiec~ (C?~?)

participa~~g projects are a 100 percent federal cost.

The maximum repayment ~eriod for the ~a=tici~a:~~q prQjec~s of

CRS? is 50 years, while other reclamation proiec~s are s~ject

eo 40-yea.'repayment periods.
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"Front-end" cash ?ayable =~.... :"~C~-

federal entities at the time a project is constructed is noe

presently required by federal law for any reason or pUr?ose.

With respect to the payment of annual o?e:a~ion and wainte-

nance cha:ges, irrigatocs and munici~al and incus~~ial ~S;=3 ~ust

;ay 100 percent of these costs.

Uooer Colorado River Basin Fu~d
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Although the Recl~matio~ ?=oject Act 0: L939 r:liev~c