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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1072 DRAFT the surcharges described in section 8(d)(4), shall be credited first to annual operations and maintenance costs and then to the Reclamation fund, to be used exclusively for the purpose of financing extraordinary operations and maintenance, rehabilitation and replacements of project facilities." "Sec. 10. Non-project water diverted, stored, impounded, pumped, or conveyed under a contract entered into pursuant to section 8 shall be exempt from any acreage limitation provisions of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, including, but not limited to, the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1263,43 U.S.c. 99390aa - 390zz-I) 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 with project water in Reclamation project facilities, and the resulting commingled supply is used to irrigate lands in a project contractor's service area, then such commingled water shall bear the same acreage limitations or farm unit size limitations as the project water unless-- (a) contract provisions are in effect 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, and that appropriate charges, as determined by the Secretary, will be paid for the project water; and (b) the charges for the use of the excess capacity include an appropriate interest component, as determined by the Secretary." "Sec. II. Excess water storage capacity in certain east slope facilities to divert, store, impound, pump or convey non-project water made available under contracts executed pursuant to BURECOP I