PUBLIC LAW 102-575—OCT. 30, 1992 106 STAT. 4613 (d) NON-FEDERAL OPTION.— In lieu of construction by the Secretary, the features described in subsection (a), paragraphs (1) through (5) shall be constructed by the District under the program guideUnes authorized by the Drainage Facilities and Minor Construction Act (Act of June 13, 1956, 70 Stat. 274, 43 U.S.C. 505). The sixty-d^ congressional notification of the Secretary intent to use the Drainage Facilities and Minor Construction Act program is hereby waived with respect to construction of the features authorized in section 203(a). Any such feature may be operated, maintained, and repaired by the District in accordance with repayment contracts and operation and maintenance agreements previously entered into between the Secretary and the District. The United States shall not be liable for damages resulting from the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement by the District of the features specified in subsection (a) of this section. (e) WATER RIGHTS.— To make water rights available for any of the features constructed as authorized in this section, the Bureau shall convey to the District in accordance with State law the water rights evidenced by Water Right No. 43-3825 (Application No. A36642) and Water Right No. 43-3827 (Application No. A36644). (f) UINTAH INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT.— (1) Notwithstanding Contracts. any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized and directed to enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to the Uintah Indian Irrigation Project Operation and Maintenance Company, or any other organization representing the water users within the Uintah Indian Irrigation Project area, to enable such organization to— (A) administer the Uintah Indian Irrigation Project, or part thereof, and (B) operate, maintain, rehabilitate, and construct all or some of the irrigation project facilities using the same administrative authority and management procedures as used by water user organizations formed under State laws who administer, operate, and maintain irrigation projects. (2) Title to Uintah Indian Irrigation Project rights-of-way and facilities shall remain in the United States. The Secretary shall retain any trust responsibilities to the Uintah Indian Irrigation Rroject. (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall use funds received from assessments, carriage agreements, leases, and all other additional sources related to the Uintcdi Indian Irrigation Project exclusively for Uintah Indian Irrigation Project administration, operation, maintenance, rehabilitation, and construction where appropriate. Upon receipt, the Secretary shall deposit such funds in an account in the Treasury of the United States. Amounts in the account not currently needed shall earn interest at the rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration ciirrent market yields on outstanding obligations of the United States with remsdning periods to maturity comparable to the period for which such funds are not currently needed. Amounts in the account shall be available without further authorization or appropriation by Congress. Such amounts shall be treated as private funds to be held in trust for landowners of the irrigation project and shall not be treated as public or appropriated funds.
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