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 PUBLIC LAW 94-181—DEC. 27, 1975

89 STAT. 1049

Public Law 94-181 94th Congress An Act To amend the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956, as amended. Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, the Small Eeclamation Projects Act of 1956 (70 Stat. 1044) as amended, is further amended as follows: (a) Subsection 2(d) of the Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows: " (d) The term 'project' shall mean (i) any complete irrigation project, or (ii) any multiple-purpose water resource project that is authorized or is eligible for authorization under the Federal reclamation laws, or (iii) any distinct unit of a project described in clause (i) and (ii) or (iv) any project for the drainage of irrigated lands, without regard to whether such lands are irrigated with water supplies developed pursuant to the Federal reclamation laws, or (v) any project for the rehabilitation and betterment of a project or distinct unit described in clauses (i), ( i i), (iii), and (iv): Provided, That the estimated total cost of the project described in clause (i), ( i i), (iii), ( i v), or (v) does not exceed the maximum allowable estimated total project cost as determined by subsection (f) hereof: Provided further, That a project described in clause (i), ( i i), or (iii) may consist of existing facilities as distinct from newly constructed facilities, and funds made available pursuant to this Act may be utilized to acquire such facilities subject to a determination by the Secretary that such facilities meet standards of design and construction which he shall promulgate and that the cost of such existing facilities represent less than fifty per centum of the cost of the project. JSTothing contained in this Act shall preclude the making of more than one loan or grant, or combined loan and grant, to an organization so long as no two such loans or grants, or combinations thereof, are for the same project, as herein defined.". (b) Section 2, as amended, is further amended by adding a new subsection (f) as follows: " (f) The maximum allowable estimated total project cost of a proposal submitted during any given calendar year shall be determined by the Secretary using the Bureau of Reclamation composite construction cost index for January of that year with $15,000,000 as the January 1971 base.". (c) Section 4, as amended, is further amended by adding a new subsection (d) as follows: " (d) A t the time of his submitting the project proposal to the Congress, or at any subsequent time prior to completion of construction of the project, including projects heretofore approved, the Secretary may increase the amount of the requested loan and / o r grant to an amount within the maximum allowed by subsection (a) of section 5 of the Act as herein amended, to compensate for increases in construction costs due to price escalation.".

Dec. 27. 1975 [H.R. 6874] Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956, amendments. 43 USC 4221i. "Project." 43 USC 422b.

Project cost, maximum amount.

Project proposal, submittal to Congress. 43 USC 422d.

43 USC 422e.

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