118 STAT. 3560 PUBLIC LAW 108–451—DEC. 10, 2004 Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund to pay those costs; ‘‘(C) the costs of acquisition and delivery of water from alternative sources under section 305; and ‘‘(D) any compensation provided by the Secretary under section 305(d). ‘‘(2) EXPENDITURE OF INTEREST.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary may expend only interest income accruing to the cooperative fund, and that interest income may be expended by the Secretary, without further appropria- tion. ‘‘(3) EXPENDITURE OF REVENUES.—Revenues described in subsection (a)(2)(E) shall be available for expenditure under paragraph (1). ‘‘(c) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion of the cooperative fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, required to meet current withdrawals determined by the Secretary. Investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United States. ‘‘(2) CREDITS TO COOPERATIVE FUND.—The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the cooperative fund shall be credited to and form a part of the cooperative fund. ‘‘(d) TRANSFERS OF AMOUNTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts required to be transferred to the cooperative fund under this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the cooperative fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury. ‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENTS.—Proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred. ‘‘(e) DAMAGES.—Damages arising under this title or any con- tract for the delivery of water recognized by this title shall not exceed, in any given year, the amounts available for expenditure in that year from the cooperative fund. ‘‘SEC. 311. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY; WATER QUALITY; STUDIES; ARID LAND ASSISTANCE. ‘‘(a) FUNCTIONS OF SECRETARY.—Except as provided in sub- section (f), the functions of the Secretary (or the Commissioner of Reclamation, acting on behalf of the Secretary) under this title shall be subject to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) to the same extent as if those functions were carried out by the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. ‘‘(b) SAN XAVIER DISTRICT AS CONTRACTOR.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the consent of the Nation and other requirements under section 307(a)(1)(E), the San Xavier District shall be considered to be an eligible contractor for purposes of this title. ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide to the San Xavier District technical assistance in carrying VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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