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PUBLIC LAW 101-438—OCT. 18, 1990 104 STAT. 1003 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)-1982-84- 100 Index. In the event the funds contributed by the El Paso County Water Improvement District Number 1 pursuant to this paragraph are not utilized during any given year, the funds shall be carried over to the succeeding years in a contingency fund for necessary preventative and routine maintenance work to be performed by the United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission, (f) REPEAL OF PREVIOUS CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION. —Title IV of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize various Federal reclamation projects and programs, and for other purposes", approved September 28, 1976 (Public Law 94-423; 90 Stat. 1327), is repealed. SEC. 4. STUDY OF SUBSIDENCE DAMAGE. The Secretary— (1) shall conduct a study to determine the likelihood and extent of any damage to property adjacent to the American Canal which would be caused by subsidence related to the Canal extension provided for in section 3(a), and (2) shall submit a report to the Congress detailing his findings not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated— (1) $42,000,000 to construct the extension of the American Canal provided for in section 3(a); and (2) such sums as may be necessary to operate and maintain that extension and to conduct the study required by section 4. SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Act— (1) the term "American Canal" means the Rio Grande American Canal constructed pursuant to the Act of August 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 961); (2) the term "United States Commissioner" means the United States Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; and (3) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of State, acting through the United States Commissioner. Approved October 18, 1990. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4758: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990): June 12, considered and passed House. Oct. 4, considered and passed Senate.