Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/1062

 108 STAT. 4552 PUBLIC LAW 103-434—OCT. 31, 1994 basin irrigators, and other interested parties, shall establish and administer a Yakima River Basin Water Conservation Program for the purpose of evaluating and implementing measures to improve the availability of water supplies for irrigation and the protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources, including wetlands, while improving the quality of water in the Yakima Basin. The Secretary may make grants to eligible entities for the purposes of carrying out this title under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. Such terms and conditions shall include a requirement that all water districts, irrigation districts, individuals, or other entities eligible to participate in the Basin Conservation Program must equip all surface water delivery systems within their boundaries with volumetric water meters or equally effective water measuring methods within 5 years of the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Conserved water resulting in whole or in part from the expenditure of Federal funds shall not be used to expand irrigation in the Yakima Basin, except as specifically provided in section 1204(a)(3) on the Yakama Indian Reservation. (3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the Yakama Indian Nation except as to any funds specifically applied for from the Basin Conservation Program. (b) FOUR PHASES OF PROGRAM.—The Basin Conservation Program shall encourage and provide funding assistance for four phases of water conservation, which shall consist of the following: (1) The development of water conservation plans, consistent with applicable water conservation guidelines of the Secretary, by irrigation districts, conservation districts, water purveyors, other areawide entities, and individuals not included within an areawide entity. (2) The investigation of the feasibility of specific potential water conservation measures identified in conservation plans. (3) The implementation of measures that have been identified in conservation plans and have been determined to be feasible. (4) Post implementation monitoring and evaluation of implemented measures. (c) CONSERVATION ADVISORY GROUP.— (1) Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the State of Washington, the Yakama Indian Nation, Yakima River basin irrigators, and other interested and related parties, shall establish the Yakima River Basin Conservation Advisory Group. (2) Members of the Conservation Advisory Group shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall be comprised of— (A) one representative of the Yakima River basin nonproratable irrigators, (B) one representative of the Yakima River basin proratable irrigators, (C) one representative of the Yakama Indian Nation, (D) one representative of environmental interests, (E) one representative of the Washington State University Agricultural Extension Service, (F) one representative of the Department of Wildlife of the State of Washington, and (G) one individual who shall serve as the facilitator. (3) The Conservation Advisory Group shall—

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