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 104 STAT. 3318 PUBLIC LAW 101-618—NOV. 16, 1990 Reports. Reports. Reports. (2) The Secretary shall consider the effects of the measures required to achieve such efficiency on groundwater resources and wetlands in the Newlands Project area. The Secretary shall report the results of such study 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 title. (d) WATER BANK.—The Secretary, in consultation with the State of Nevada and the operator of the Newlands Project, is authorized to use and enter into agreements to allow water right holders to use Newlands Project facilities in Nevada, where such facilities are not otherwise committed or required to fulfill project purposes or other Federal obligations, for supplying carryover storage of irrigation and other water for drought protection and other purposes, consistent with subsections (a) and (b) of this section. The use of such water shall be consistent with and subject to applicable State laws. (e) RECREATION STUDY.— The Secretary, in consultation with the State of Nevada, is authorized to conduct a study to identify administrative, operational, and structural measures to benefit recreational use of Lahontan Reservoir and the Carson River downstream of Lahontan Dam. Such study shall be reported to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives. (f) EFFLUENT REUSE STUDY.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the State of Nevada, and appropriate local entities, shall study the feasibility of reusing municipal wastewater for the purpose of wetland improvement or creation, or other beneficial purposes, in the areas of Fernley, Nevada, the former Lake Winnemucca National Wildlife Refuge, and the Lahontan Valley. The Secretary shall coordinate such studies with other efforts underway to manage wastewater from the Reno and Sparks, Nevada, area and to improve Truckee River and Pyramid Lake water quality. Such study 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. (g) REPAYMENT CANCELLATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may cancel all repayment obligations owing to the Bureau of Reclamation by the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. As a precondition for the Secretary to cancel such obligations, the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District shall agree to collect all such repayment obligations and use such funds for water conservation measures. For the purpose of this subsection and paragraph 209(h)(2), the term "water conservation measures" shall not include repair, modification, or replacement of Derby Dam. (h) SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.— (1) The provisions of subsections 209(d), (e), (f), and (g) of this section shall not become effective unless and until the Truckee- Carson Irrigation District has entered into a settlement agreement with the Secretary concerning claims for recoupment of water diverted in excess of the amounts permitted by applicable operating criteria and procedures.

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