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 PUBLIC LAW 98-569—OCT. 30, 1984 Public Law 98-569 98th Congress

98 STAT. 2933

An Act

To amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize certain additional measures to assure accomplishment of the objectives of title II of such Act, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. Section 201(b) of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act (43 U.S.C. 1591(b)), hereinafter referred to as the 'Act", is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "In determining the relative priority of implementing additional units or new self-contained portions of units authorized by section 202, the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be, shall give preference to those additional units or new selfcontained portions of units which reduce salinity of the Colorado River at the least cost per unit of salinity reduction.". SEC. 2. (a) Section 202 of the Act (43 U.S.C. 1592) is amended by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 202.". (b) Section 202(a) of such Act, as amended by subsection (a), is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ", and consisting of measures to replace incidental fish and wildlife values foregone"; (2) in the second sentence of paragraph (2) by inserting "replacing canals and laterals with pipe," after "canals and laterals," and by inserting "implementing other measures to reduce salt contributions from the Grand Valley to the Colorado River, and implementing measures to replace incidental fish and wildlife values foregone." after "efficient facilities"; (3) in the third sentence of paragraph (2) by inserting ", or portion thereof," after "Grand Valley unit", by striking out "agencies" and inserting in lieu thereof "non-Federal entities", by inserting ", or portions thereof," after "water distribution systems", and by striking out "all obligations" and inserting in lieu thereof "the obligations specified in subsection (b)(2)"; (4) in paragraph (2) by striking out the fourth, fifth, and sixth sentences; (5) by striking out paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); (6) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated) by deleting the period at the end thereof and inserting ", and consisting of measures to replace incidental fish and wildlife values foregone."; and (7) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(4) Stage I of the Lower Gunnison Basin unit, Colorado, consisting of measures and all necessary appurtenant and associated works to reduce seepage from canals and laterals in the Uncompahgre Valley, and consisting of measures to replace incidental fish and wildlife values foregone, essentially as described in the feasibility report and final environmental statement dated February 10, 1984. Prior to initiation of construction

Oct. 30, 1984 [H.R. 2790]

Conservation. Water. Fish and fishing. Wildlife.

Contracts with U.S.

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