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. . . " The sale of 133,000 acre-feet of project water at this rate will generate $724,850 annually toward repayment of project costs allocated to irrigation. In addition, House Document 320. contemplated that a contract between the owners of Jackson Lake and the United States will specify a service charge to be paid by the former of $10,000 annually. That service charge will be based on savings in annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs currently est.imated to be $21,800 annually. These savings will result from providing replacement service to the present users cf the Jackson Lake water supply from Narrows Dam and Reservoir. The $10,000 annual service charge will be applied to the repayment of the' irrigation constructfon allocation and will be in addition to the $724,850 annual payment made by the Lower South Platte and Central Colorado Hater Conservancy Districts. Prior to contract negotiations with the Jackson Lake interests, the O&M savings and the proposed service charge will be reevaluated based on current cost levels. The fo 11 owi ng tabul at i on summari zes the repayment of the construction costs: Potential repayment by water sales--50 years Service charge (Jackson Lake interests-- 50 years) Total $36,250,000 500,000 $36,750,000 As provided in Section 3 of the authorizing act (Public Law 91-389) assistance from Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program power revenues will be required to repay the balance of the project costs allocated to irrigation. Based on July 1975 prices, the irrigation allocation is $77,145,000; therefore, $40,395,000 will be required from P-SMBP power revenues to repay the entire allocation. The most recent rate and repayment study for the Pi ck-Sl oan Mi ssolJri Bas in Pro~ram shows tha.t the required revenues for power assistance will be available at the time they become due. Recreation and Fish and Wildlife The terms of the Federal Hater Project Recreation Act and the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (Public Laws 89-72 and 93-251, respectively) provide for repayment of one-half of the separable costs allocated to recreation and one-fourth of the separable costs allocated to fish and wildlife enhancement. All of the separable operation, . maintenance, and replacement costs allocated to these purposes are to be borne by the involved Federal agencies. By a letter dated 25