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 12 2 STA T . 1 8 18 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 46—J U NE 18, 2008 (2)Section 2 05 o f t h e C o l o rad o R i v er B a s in Salinit y Control A ct( 43U. S.C. 1 5 9 5)isa m ended b y stri k in g s u bsection (f) and inserting the follo w ing new subsection

‘(f) U P-FRONT CO S TS HA R E . — ‘‘(1) I N G ENERA L .— E ffective beginning on the date of enact- ment of this p aragraph , sub j ect to paragraph (3), the cost share obligations re q uired by this section shall be met through an up-front cost share from the Basin Funds, in the same proportions as the cost allocations required under subsection (a), as provided in paragraph (2). ‘‘(2) BAS I N STATES PROGRA M .— T he Secretary shall e x pend the required cost share funds described in paragraph (1) through the Basin States P rogram for salinity control activities established under section 202(a)( 7 ). ‘‘(3) E X ISTING SALINIT YC ONTROL ACTI V ITIES.—The cost share contribution required by this section shall continue to be met through repayment in a manner consistent with this section for all salinity control activities for which repayment was commenced prior to the date of enactment of this para- graph. ’ ’. SEC.2807 . D ESE RT TER MINAL LA K ES. Section 2507 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (43 U.S.C. 2211 note Public L aw 107 – 171) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘ $ 200,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) TRANS F ER.—Subject to subsection (b) and paragraph (1) of section 207(a) of Public Law 10 8 –7 (117 Stat. 14 6 ), notwithstanding paragraph (3) of that section, on the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer $175,000,000’’; and (B) by striking the quotation marks at the beginning of paragraphs (1) and (2); and (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection: ‘‘(b) PERMITTE D USES.—In any case in which there are willing sellers, the funds described in subsection (a) may be used— ‘‘(1) to lease water; or ‘‘(2) to purchase land, water appurtenant to the land, and related interests in the W alker River Basin in accordance with section 208(a)(1)(A) of the Energy and Water D evelopment Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–103; 119 Stat. 2268).’’. Subti t leJ—M i sc ell an e o us C onse rv ation P rovisions SEC. 2 9 0 1 . H I G H P LAINS W ATER ST U D Y. N otwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no person shall become ineligible for any program benefits under this Act or an amendment made by this Act solely as a result of participating in a 1-time study of recharge potential for the O gallala Aquifer in the H igh Plains of the State of Texas. Texas.Ef fe ctiv e d ate.

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