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Kingman project, on the Colorado River and near the city of Kingman, Arizona;

Moapa Valley pumping project in the Muddy River Basin in southern Nevada;

San Pedro-Santa Cruz project in the San Pedro and Santa Cruz River Basins in southeastern Arizona;

Upper Gila River project on the Gila River and its tributaries in western New Mexico and eastern Arizona.

Region 4

Bear River project, second phase, on the Bear River and its tributaries in north-central Utah and southeastern Idaho;

Central Utah project, ultimate phase, Uintah unit, on the Whiterock and Uinta Rivers in northeastern Utah.

Region 5

Brantley project on the Pecos River upstream from Carlsbad, New Mexico;

Cibolo project on Cibolo Creek in the San Antonio River Basin in Texas;

Eastern New Mexico water supply project in northeastern New Mexico; Nueces River project on Frio River in the Nueces River Basin in the vicinity of Corpus Christi, Texas;

Portales project near the town of Portales in eastern New Mexico; Rio Grande water salvage project, New Mexico division, on the Rio Grande River between the Colorado-New Mexico State line and the existing Caballo Reservoir;

Texas Basins project, encompassing the gulf coastal streams of Texas extending from the Sabine River on the north to the Rio Grande on the south.

Region 6

Missouri River Basin project, Big Horn Basin division, Shoshone extension unit, Polecat Bench area, in northwestern Wyoming near the city of Powell;

Missouri River Basin project, Cannonball division, Mott unit, on the Cannonball River in southwestern North Dakota;

Missouri River Basin project, Helena-Great Falls division, Fort Benton unit, on the Missouri River in north-central Montana near the town of Fort Benton;

Missouri River Basin project, Musselshell division, Lower Musselshell unit on the lower reaches of the Musselshell River near the town of Mosby, Montana;

Missouri River Basin project, Powder division, Kaycee unit, on the Middle Fork and main stem of the Powder River in northeastern Wyoming;

1892

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Missouri River Basin project, Marias division, Marias-Milk unit, in the Marias and Milk River Basins in north-central Montana;

Missouri River Basin project, South Dakota pumping division, PollockHerreid unit, on the Missouri River in north-central South Dakota;

Missouri River Basin project, Sun-Teton division, Sun-Teton unit, on the Sun and Teton Rivers in the vicinity of Great Falls, Montaña;

Missouri River Basin project, Yellowstone division, Billings pump unit, at the city of Billings, Montana;

Missouri River Basin project, Yellowstone division, Cracker Box and Stipek units, along the Yellowstone River near the town of Glendive, Mon

Region 7

Missouri River Basin project, Blue division, Little Blue unit, along the Little Blue River in south-central Nebraska;

Missouri River Basin project, Blue division, Sunbeam unit, on the West Fork of the Big Blue River in southeastern Nebraska;

Missouri River Basin project, Laramie division, Wheatland unit, on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming;

Missouri River Basin project, Mount Evans division, Upper South Platte unit, on the South Platte River near the city of Denver, Colorado;

Missouri River Basin project, Oregon Trail division, La Prele unit, on La Prele Creek, near the town of Douglas, Wyoming.

Alaska

Lake Grace project on Grace Creek on Revillagigedo Island, Alaska: Takatz Creek project on Takatz Creek on Baranof Island near Sitka, Alaska. (80 Stat. 709)

Sec. 3. [New feasibility studies authorized.]—The Secretary is authorized to engage in feasibility studies on the following proposals:

Region 1

Umpqua River project, Azalea division on Cow Creek, a tributary of the Umpqua River in southwestern Oregon;

Chehalis River project, Adna division, in the Upper Chehalis River Basin near the cities of Centralia and Chehalis, Washington;

Upper Owyhee project, Jordan Valley division, on Jordan Creek in the Upper Owyhee River Basin in southeastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho;

Upper Snake River project, Big Wood division, in southern Idaho in the Big Wood River Basin near the towns of Ketchum and Sun Valley; Upper Snake River project, Oakley Fan division, south of the Snake River near Burley, Idaho;

Tualatin project, second phase, in the Tualatin River Basin twenty west of Portland, Oregon;

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Southwest Idaho Water Development project, Bruneau division in the vicinity of Bruneau in southwest Idaho;

Chief Joseph Dam project, Okanogan-Similkameen division, OrovilleTonasket unit, Washington.

Region 2

North Coast project, Eureka division, encompassing the lower reaches of the Mad, Van Duzen, and Eel Rivers in northwestern California;

Lake Tahoe project in the Lake Tahoe Basin in eastern California and western Nevada and the American River Basin in California.

Region 3

Boulder Canyon project, All-American Canal system water salvage, East Mesa unit on the East Mesa of the Imperial Valley in southern California; Mojave River project in the Mojave River Basin in southern California; Morongo-Yucca-Upper Coachella Valley project in Riverside County,

California;

Santa Margarita project on the Santa Margarita River in southern California.

Region 4

Colorado River Basin, power peaking capacity, in the Colorado River Basin in Arizona, Colorado, and Utah, and in the eastern part of Bonneville Basin along the Wasatch Mountains in Utah;

Price River project, Price River Basin in eastern Utah.

Region 5

Mimbres project in the Mimbres River Basin in southwestern New Mexico.

Region 6

Missouri River Basin project, James division, Oahe unit, Mitchell section, near the city of Mitchell, South Dakota;

Missouri River Basin project, North Dakota pumping division, Horsehead Flats and Winona units on the east side of the Missouri River in the general vicinity of Linton, North Dakota;

Missouri River Basin project, Lower Bighorn division, Hardin unit on the Bighorn River near Hardin, Montana;

Missouri River Basin project, South Dakota pumping division, Grass Rope and Fort Thompson units on the Missouri River in the vicinity of the towns of Lower Brule and Fort Thompson, South Dakota.

Region 7

Missouri River Basin project, Bostwick division, Scandia unit, near the town of Belleville in north-central Kansas;

Missouri River project, Oregon Trail division, Glendo inundated water rights irrigation unit, near Glendo Reservoir in eastern Wyoming;

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Missouri River Basin project, Smoky Hill division, Kanopolis unit on the Smoky Hill River below the existing Kanopolis Dam in central Kansas; Missouri River Basin project, Elkhorn division, Highland unit, on the Upper Elkhorn River in northeastern Nebraska;

Missouri River Basin project, Solomon division, Glen Elder irrigation unit, on the Solomon River in the vicinity of the towns of Downs and Delphos, Kansas;

Missouri River Basin project, Kanaska division, Nelson Buck union1 on Beaver Creek in northwestern Kansas. (80 Stat. 712)

1 Textual Error. Should be "unit".

Sec. 4. [Feasible proposals and alternate plans to be submitted to Congress.]-The Secretary, pursuant to the authority contained in sections 2 and 3 of this Act, shall submit to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives within one year after completion of the final feasibility plan those studies of proposals determined to be feasible, with whatever alternate studies that may have been developed for the construction, operation, and maintenance of each water resource project or proposal in all instances where practical alternatives are known to the Secretary. The Secretary shall provide all the data and information developed on short-term and longterm benefits and costs necessary for the comprehensive and integrated development of each water resource project or proposal, including any and all factors directly, indirectly, ancillary, and/or incidental to the comprehensive development of each water resource project or proposal. (80 Stat. 714)

Sec. 5. [Acceleration of studies financed by non-Federal sources.]-The Secretary may accelerate feasibility studies authorized by law when and to the extent that the costs of such studies shall have been advanced by non-Federal sources. (80 Stat. 714; 42 U.S.C. § 1962d-6)

Sec. 6. [Financial assistance to Pacific Northwest reclamation projects from net revenues of Federal Columbia River power system.]-Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain a third powerplant at the Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia Basin project, Washington, and for other purposes", approved June 14, 1966 (80 Stat. 200) is amended

(1) by inserting "(a)" after "Sec. 2";

(2) by striking out "That" at the beginning of the third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, that"; and

(3) by inserting at the end of such section two new subsections as follows:

"(b) It is declared to be the policy of the Congress that reclamation projects hereafter authorized in the Pacific Northwest to receive financial assistance from the Federal Columbia River power system shall receive such assistance only from the net revenues of that system as provided in this subsection, and that their construction shall be so scheduled that such assistance, together with similar assistance for previously authorized reclamation projects (including projects not now

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receiving such assistance for which the Congress may hereafter authorize financial assistance) will not cause increases in the rates and charges of the Bonneville Power Administration. It is further declared to be the policy of the Congress that the total assistance to all irrigation projects, both existing and future, in the Pacific Northwest shall not average more than $30,000,000 annually in any period of twenty consecutive years. Any analyses and studies authorized by the Congress for reclamation projects in the Pacific Northwest shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of this section. As used in this section, the term "net revenues" means revenues as determined from time to time which are not required for the repayment of (1) all costs allocated to power at projects in the Pacific Northwest then existing or authorized, including the cost of acquiring power by purchase or exchange, and (2) presently authorized assistance from power to irrigation at projects in the Pacific Northwest existing and authorized prior to the date of enactment of this subsection.

"(c) On December 20, 1974, and thereafter at intervals coinciding with anniversary dates of Federal Power Commission general review of the rates and charges of the Bonneville Power Administration, the Secretary of the Interior shall recommend to the Congress any changes in the dollar limitations herein placed upon financial assistance to Pacific Northwest reclamation projects that he believes justified by changes in the cost-price levels existing on July 1, 1966, or by other relevant changes of circumstances." (80 Stat. 714, 715; 16 U.S.C. §§ 835 j, k, l, m)

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Legislative History. S. 3034, Public Law 89-561 in the 89th Congress. Reported in Senate from Interior and Insular Affairs, July 11, 1966; S. Rept. No. 1368. Passed Senate July 12, 1966. Passed House, amended, July 18, 1966. Senate asks for a conference, July 27, 1966. House agrees to conference August 1, 1966. Conference report filed August 23, 1966; H.R. Rept. No. 1865. House agrees to conference report August 24, 1966. Senate agrees to conference report August 25, 1966. Companion bill H.R. 13419; H.R. Rept. No. 1686.