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101 STAT. 1329-118
PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1987
101 STAT. 1329-118

PUBLIC LAW 100-202—DEC. 22, 1987

101 STAT. 1329-118

associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members. SEC. 205. In accordance with repayment contract No. 9-07-70W0363, entered into August 29, 1979, as amended December 18, 1981, for the Farwell Irrigation District, contractual party with the Farwell Unit, Middle Loup Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and entitled "Contract between the United States of America and the Farwell Irrigation District for Additional Drainage Facilities", the costs of such project allocated to irrigation and drainage shall not be reimbursable. Payments already made under such contract shall be credited against overall payments due the United States. SEC. 206. Of the appropriations for the Central Utah project, in this or any other Act, not more than $18,500,000 of the total in any one fiscal year may be expended by the Secretary for all administrative expenses: Provided, That the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall annually audit expenditures by the Bureau of Reclamation to determine compliance with this section: Provided further, That none of the Bureau of Reclamation's appropriations shall be used to fund the audit: Provided further. That the Bureau of Reclamation shall not delay or stop construction of the project due to this limitation and shall apply all the remaining appropriations to completion of this project, unless continuation of work on the Central Utah project would cause administrative expenses attributable to the Central Utah project to be paid from funds available for other Bureau of Reclamation projects and thereby delay their construction. SEC. 207. The Secretary of the Interior is directed to use not to exceed $70,000 in fiscal year 1988 for soil classification studies required to complete the integration of the Hilltop Irrigation District as a Federal unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program. SEC. 208. (a) Notwithstanding title II of the Reclamation Authorization Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-228), the city of Dickinson, North Dakota, is forgiven all obligations incurred by such city under the contract (numbered 9-07-60-WR052) entered into with the Secretary of the Interior or his delegatee. (b)(1) The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, is authorized to enter into a new repayment contract with the city of Dickinson the terms of which shall entitle the city of Dickinson to water supply benefits provided by the bascule gate project authorized by title II of the Reclamation Authorization Act of 1975 in consideration for repayment of the costs of the bascule gate project as provided in paragraph (2). (2) Repayment terms of the new contract shall provide for— (A) repayment by the city of Dickinson of the capital cost of the bascule gate project of $1,625,000 over a period of 40 years at an interest rate of 7.21 per centum per annum; and (B) payment of the annual operation, maintenance, and ' replacement costs of the project facilities. SEC. 209. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the city of Minot, North Dakota, is relieved of all liability for repayinent to the United States of the sum of $1,026,489.29 associated with the excess capacity of the Minot Pipeline resulting from enactment of the Garrison Diversion Unit Reformulation Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-294).