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PUBLIC LAW 91-286-JUNE 23, 1970 "DEFINITION

"SEC. 304. As used in this title the term 'State' includes the District of Columbia.

"State."

"DEFECTIVE DATE

"SEC. 305. The provisions of title III shall take effect with respect to any primary or election held on or after January 1, 1971.'' Approved June 22, 1970.

Public Law 91-286 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the East Greenacres unit, Rathdrum Prairie project, Idaho, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purposes of providing irrigation water supplies, providing municipal and industrial water, the conservation and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources, and the enhancement of recreation opportunities, the Secretary of the Interior, acting pursuant to the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902; 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto), is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain the East Greenacres unit, Rathdrum Prairie project, Idaho. The principal works of the unit shall consist of wells, regulating reservoirs, the necessary water distribution systems, and related works. SEC. 2. (a) Irrigation repayment contracts shall provide for repayment of the irrigation construction costs assigned to the irrigators for repayment over a period of not more than fifty years, exclusive of any development period authorized by law. Construction costs allocated to irrigation beyond the ability of irrigators to repay shall be charged to and returned to the reclamation fund in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Act of June 14, 1966 (80 Stat. 200), as amended by section 6 of the Act of September 7, 1966 (80 Stat. 707), and from surplus municipal and industrial water revenues as provided by subsection 2(b) of this Act. (b) Municipal and industrial repayment contracts shall provide for repayment of the construction costs allocated to municipal and industrial water supply, with interest, by the municipal and industrial water users over a period of not more than fifty years from the date that water is first delivered for that purpose, pursuant to contracts with municipal corporations, organizations, or other entities as defined in section 2(g) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187): Provided,, That contracts for municipal and industrial water service shall provide that annual payments shall continue at the same rates as long as the irrigation repayment contracts are in effect: Provided further, That revenues in excess of those required to repay the allocated municipal and industrial water supply costs with interest and the portion of the annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs allocated to municipal and industrial water supply shall be returned to the reclamation fund and credited toward the repayment of the construction costs allocated to irrigation which are beyond the ability of the irrigators to repay. Such contracts may be entered into with a

June 23, 1970 [H. R. 9854]

East Greenacres unit, Rathdrum Prairie project, Idaho. Authorization.

43 USC 371 and note.

16 USC 835h8 35m.

43 USC 485a.

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