To terminate new water projects of the Bureau of Reclamation, and for other purposes.

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from designing, constructing, or acquiring interests in land for any unit of a reclamation project for which funds have not been previously appropriated and obligated. Authorizes the Secretary to suspend design and construction activities of a project the continuance of which would result in a net loss to the United States.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) transfer the operation, maintenance, and replacement of reclamation projects to the water districts which benefit from them; (2) contract for the management of any reclamation project not so transferred; and (3) study and report to the Congress on the true value of water provided from water reclamation projects.

[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1858 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1858

 To terminate new water projects of the Bureau of Reclamation, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 1993

 Mr. Inglis of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To terminate new water projects of the Bureau of Reclamation, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF NEW WATER PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--After the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior may not design, construct, or acquire 
interests in land for any unit of a reclamation project for which funds 
have not been appropriated and obligated before the date of enactment 
of this Act.
    (b) Authority to Suspend Projects.--The Secretary shall suspend 
design and construction activities and the acquisition of interests in 
land for any unit of a reclamation project with respect to which the 
Secretary determines that continuing the unit of the project would 
result in a net loss to the United States, taking into account the 
benefits of the project as well as the costs (including the costs (if 
any) of suspending the project), determined on a dollar basis. The 
Secretary shall review each reclamation project to determine if the 
project should be terminated under this subsection.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPLACEMENT 
              RESPONSIBILITY.

    The Secretary of the Interior shall seek to transfer the 
responsibility for operating, maintaining, and replacing reclamation 
projects to the water districts which benefit from the projects. Any 
such transfer may include the transfer of all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the reclamation project or a 
portion thereof. The Secretary shall adjust the obligation to repay the 
United States to reflect each such transfer.

SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT OF RECLAMATION PROJECTS REMAINING UNDER FEDERAL 
              CONTROL.

    The Secretary of the Interior shall seek to enter into contracts 
for the management of any reclamation project or portion thereof not 
transferred under section 2. Each such contract shall contain such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary determines will carry out this 
Act and protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 4. COST OF WATER PROVIDED FROM RECLAMATION PROJECTS.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a study and submit a report to 
the Congress on the true value of water provided from water reclamation 
projects. The study shall take into account alternate sources of water 
and the value of the water to the user. The Secretary shall include in 
the report recommendations for charging the recipient of water from a 
water reclamation project the true value of the water received.

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