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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1986

100 STAT. 3666

43 USC 390b " ^ en > a-sH r

California.

PUBLIC LAW 99-655—NOV. 14, 1986

marketable obligations of the United States with remaining periods to maturity comparable to the applicable reimbursement period of the project, adjusted to the nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum, allocated to non-Federal interests for domestic, municipal, industrial, and recreational purposes as identified in the cost allocation study prepared under subsection (a)(1): Provided, That the terms and provisions of such contracts and repayment shall be governed by the provisions of the Water Supply Act of 1958 which were in effect on January 1, 1986; (3) the Secretary has entered into a contract or contracts with non-Federal interests for payment of 100 per centum of the costs allocated to such non-Federal interests for the operation, maintenance, and replacement of the project on a current basis; and (4) the Secretary has transmitted to Congress the final planning report/environmental assessment on the Lower Colorado Water Supply Project. (b) Any Contracts executed by the Secretary to fulfill the requirements of subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section must be with persons, or Federal or non-Federal governmental entities whose lands or interests in lands are located adjacent to the Colorado River in the State of California who do not hold rights to Colorado River water or whose rights are insufficient to meet their present or anticipated future needs, as determined by the Secretary. Such persons, or Federal or non-Federal governmental entities shall include the city of Needles, the town of Winterhaven, and other domestic, municipal, industrial, and recreational water users along the Colorado River in the State of California.

r SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated for the construction through September 30, 1993, of the Lower Colorado Water Supply Project the sum of $1,800,000 plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary cost indices applicable to the types of construction involved therein and in addition thereto such sums as may be required for operation, maintenance and replacement of that portion of the project used to supply domestic, municipal, industrial, or recreational water supplies for lands managed by the Federal Government. No funds are authorized to be appropriated for payment of the operation, maintenance, or replacement costs allocated to non-Federal beneficiaries as determined by the study undertaken under authority of section 2(a)(l). SEC. 4. CONTRIBUTION OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

The Secretary is authorized to accept monetary contributions from the city of Needles and other incorporated cities for the construction of project features of the Lower Colorado Water Supply Project allocated to the provision of water supplies to the city of Needles and other incorporated cities: Provided, That, such contributions shall be credited toward the reimbursable costs to be repaid by the city of Needles and other incorporated cities pursuant to the contracts entered into pursuant to section 2 of this Act. Such contributions by the city of Needles and other incorporated cities shall be contributed during the construction of the appropriate project features and shall constitute 20 percent of the costs of such project features allocated to the city of Needles and other incorporated cities for repayment.