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 PUBLIC LAW 109–299—OCT. 5, 2006

120 STAT. 1473

Public Law 109–299 109th Congress An Act To amend the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes’’ to authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2005’’.

Oct. 5, 2006 [S. 1025]

Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2005.

SEC. 2. EQUUS BEDS DIVISION.

The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes’’ (Public Law 86–787; 74 Stat. 1026) is amended by adding the following new section: ‘‘SEC. 10. EQUUS BEDS DIVISION.

‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Interior may assist in the funding and implementation of the Equus Beds Aquifer Recharge and Recovery Component which is a part of the ‘Integrated Local Water Supply Plan, Wichita, Kansas’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Equus Beds Division’). Construction of the Equus Beds Division shall be in substantial accordance with the plans and designs. ‘‘(b) OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPLACEMENT.—Operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Equus Beds Division, including funding for those purposes, shall be the sole responsibility of the City of Wichita, Kansas. The Equus Beds Division shall be operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. ‘‘(c) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Interior may enter into, or agree to amendments of, cooperative agreements and other appropriate agreements to carry out this section. ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—From funds made available for this section, the Secretary of the Interior may charge an appropriate share related to administrative costs incurred. ‘‘(e) PLANS AND ANALYSES CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL LAW.— Before obligating funds for design or construction under this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall work cooperatively with the City of Wichita, Kansas, to use, to the extent possible, plans, designs, and engineering and environmental analyses that have already been prepared by the City for the Equus Beds Division. The Secretary of the Interior shall assure that such information is used consistent with applicable Federal laws and regulations.

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