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When the above off-line procedure is completed, the amounts due to the participating projects from CRSP are inserted into the CRSP PRS as revenue requirements. As the CRSP PRS solves for a rate, it will ensure that enough money is available to meet all required payments in a timely manner. Appendix R shows all CRSP authorized participating projects, their present construction status, the fiscal year of initial service, and the construction cost allocated to be repaid by CRSP as of FY 1989. I ! I Prior to FY 1981, the actual historical costs, together with budgeted and estimated future costs, of all authorized participating projects were included in the CRSP PRS rate- setting years. The procedure has changed so that repayment is now scheduled during the rate-setting years for only those participating projects which have been or are likely to be built. To be considered "likely to be built," a participating project must meet certain defined criteria. Any participating project that is authorized by Congress but does not meet the criteria, is moved beyond the rate-setting years in the CRSP PRS to prevent it from affecting the rate. The criteria also allow the scheduling of repayment of irrigation blocks that are not likely to be completed, although the participating project of which they are a part may be SUbstantially constructed, beyond the CRSP PRS rate-setting years. Using the criteria, repayment due dates for the Fruitland Mesa, West Divide, San Miguel, Savery-Pot Hook, and La Barge partici- pating projects; as well as the Uinta and Upalco Units and part of the Bonneville Unit, which are part of the CUP; have been moved to 2090 and do not impact the proposed firm power rate. The rest of the projects or features are completed, are nearing completion, or are specifically excepted (such as the Animas-La Plata project). The construction costs of these projects, along with apportioned revenue requirements, are scheduled to be repaid within the rate-setting years and have a direct impact on the Integrated Projects firm power rate. 5. Agreement on CRSP PRS. Through the late 1970s and early 1980s, it became apparent that several of the participating projects probably would not be built. Because these projects remained fully authorized by Congress, they had to stay in the CRSP PRS. To resolve the problem of having the CRSP power rates affected by an obligation which probably would never exist, Reclamation began to reschedule the repayment due dates for the uncertain participating projects beyond the rate-setting years of the CRSP PRS. This meant that their repayment, while still provided for, did not impact the CRSP power rates. 20