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 92 STAT. 2472 Salt River Project, reimbursement.

PUBLIC LAW 95-578—NOV. 2, 1978 SEC. 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to reimburse the Salt River Project for expenses incurred to modify the Bartlett Dam spillway and outfall channel, undertaken for safety of dam purposes pursuant to the provisions of this Act. FEDERAL RECLAMATION DAMS SAFETY

American Falls Dam costs, payment and contracts.

91 Stat. 227.

Investigation and study.

Submittal to President and Congress.

43 USC 1511.

SEC. 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to pay and discharge that portion of the costs associated with the replacement of the American Falls Dam which the irrigation spaceholder contracting entities are obligated to pay pursuant to the implementation of the act of December 28, 1973 (87 Stat. 904), to treat such costs as costs incurred under this act, and to enter into contracts with the irrigation spaceholder contracting entities to accomplish the payment and discharge of such costs. SEC. 8. The Congress hereby finds that the oversight provided for in section 3 of Public Law 95-46 has been accomplished with respect to the three temporary water service contracts between the United States and the Westlands Water District, as forwarded to Congress on October 4, 1978. SEC. 9. (a) The Secretary of the Interior, after October 1, 1979, shall make a full investigation and study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project to rehabilitate and improve the existing Santa Cruz Dam and Eeservoir, Santa Cruz Irrigation District, New Mexico, including-— (1) repairing and stabilizing the face of the dam; (2) enlarging spillway capacity to insure the safety of the dam; and (3) raising the dam to increase the storage capacity of Santa Cruz Reservoir. (b) In carrying out the investigation and study authorized by subsection (a) the Secretary shall give full consideration to the potential for developing the Santa Cruz Dam and Reservoir as a unit or part of the San Juan-Chama project. (c) The Secretary shall submit to the President and the Congress as soon as practicable the results of such investigation together with his recommendations. (d) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this bill. SEC. 10. The fourth sentence of section 201 of the Act of September 30, 1968 (Public Law 90-537) is amended by striking out "from the date of this Act" and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: "from the date of the enactment of the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978".

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