PUBLIC LAW 106-566—DEC. 23, 2000 114 STAT. 2825 relocations contributed by the District to a project as a payment by the District of the costs of the project. SEC. 605. COSTS NONREIMBURSABLE. Amounts expended pursuant to this title shall be considered nonreimbursable for purposes of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388; 43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.), and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. SEC. 606. AGREEMENTS. Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may be made available to the District or a local agency only if the District or local agency, as applicable, has entered into a binding agreement with the Secretary— (1) under which the District or the local agency is required to pay the non-Federal share of the costs of construction required by section 604(a); and (2) governing the funding of planning, design, and compliance activities costs under section 604(b). SEC. 607. REIMBURSEMENT. For project work (including work associated with studies, planning, design, and construction) carried out by the District or by a local agency acting pursuant to the State statute in section 602 before the date amounts are provided for the project under this title, the Secretary shall, subject to amounts being made available in advance in appropriations Acts, reimburse the District or the local agency, without interest, an amount equal to the estimated Federal share of the cost of such work under section 604. SEC. 608. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with the District to assist the Secretary in carrying out the purposes of this title. (b) SUBCONTRACTING. —Under such cooperative agreements and contracts, the Secretary may authorize the District to manage and let contracts and receive reimbursements, subject to amounts being made available in advance in appropriations Acts, for work carried out under such contracts or subcontracts. SEC. 609. RELATIONSHIP TO RECLAMATION REFORM ACT OF 1982. Activities carried out, and financial assistance provided, under this title shall not be considered a supplemental or additional benefit for purposes of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1263; 43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.). SEC. 610. APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED. Within existing budgetary authority and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary is authorized to expend up to $25,000,000, plus such additional amount, if any, as may be required by reason of changes in costs of services of the t5^es involved in the District's projects as shown by engineering and other relevant indexes to carry out this title. Sums appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended.
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