PUBLIC LAW 101-618—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3309 (A) use, modify, or extend, on a non-reimbursable basis, Federal water diversion, storage, and conveyance systems to deliver water to wetlands referenced in paragraph (a)(1) of this subsection, including the Fernley Wildlife Management Area; (B) reimburse non-Federal entities for reasonable and customary costs for operation and maintenance of the Newlands Project associated with the delivery of water in carrying out the provisions of this subsection; and (C) enter into renewable contracts for the payment of reasonable and customary costs for operation and maintenance of the Newlands Project associated with the delivery of water acquired by the Secretary to benefit the Lahontan Valley wetlands. The contracts shall be for a term not exceeding 40 years. Any such contract shall provide that upon the failure of the Secretary to pay such charges, the United States shall be liable for their payment and other costs provided for in applicable provisions of the contract, subject to the availability of appropriations. (4) Consistent with fulfillment of this subsection and not as a Reports precondition thereto, the Secretary shall study and report on the social, economic, and environmental effects of the water rights purchase program authorized by this subsection and the water management measures authorized by subsection 206(c). This study may be conducted in coordination with the studies authorized by paragraph 207(c)(5) and subsection 209(c) of this title, and shall be reported to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources, Environment and Public Works, and Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs, Merchant Marine and Fisheries, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives not later than three years after the date of enactment of this Act. Ob) EXPANSION OF STILLWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.— (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall manage approximately 77,520 acres of Federal land in the State of Nevada, as depicted upon a map entitled "Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge," dated July 16, 1990, and available for inspection in appropriate offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. (2) The lands identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be known as the Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge and shall be managed by the Secretary through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the purposes of: (A) maintaining and restoring natural biological diversity within the refuge; (B) providing for the conservation and management of fish and wildlife and their habitats within the refuge; (C) fulfilling the international treaty obligations of the United States with respect to fish and wildlife; and (D) providing opportunities for scientific research, environmental education, and fish and wildlife oriented recreation. (3) The Secretary shall administer all lands, waters, and interests therein transferred under this title in accordance with the provisions of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended, except that any activity pro- 16 USC 668dd note. 39-194O- 91-32:QL3Part4
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