[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 2273 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2273
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to amend the Definite Plan
Report for the Seedskadee Project to enable the use of the active
capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO MAKE ENTIRE ACTIVE CAPACITY OF FONTENELLE
RESERVOIR AVAILABLE FOR USE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with
the State of Wyoming, may amend the Definite Plan Report for the
Seedskadee Project authorized under the first section of the Act of
April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the ``Colorado River Storage Project
Act'' (43 U.S.C. 620)) to provide for the study, design, planning, and
construction activities that will enable the use of all active storage
capacity (as may be defined or limited by legal, hydrologic,
structural, engineering, economic, and environmental considerations) of
Fontenelle Dam and Reservoir, including the placement of sufficient
riprap on the upstream face of Fontenelle Dam to allow the active
storage capacity of Fontenelle Reservoir to be used for those purposes
for which the Seedskadee Project was authorized.
(b) Cooperative Agreements.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior may enter
into any contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other
agreement that is necessary to carry out subsection (a).
(2) State of wyoming.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior
shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the State
of Wyoming to work in cooperation and collaboratively
with the State of Wyoming for planning, design, related
preconstruction activities, and construction of any
modification of the Fontenelle Dam under subsection
(a).
(B) Requirements.--The cooperative agreement under
subparagraph (A) shall, at a minimum, specify the
responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior and
the State of Wyoming with respect to--
(i) completing the planning and final
design of the modification of the Fontenelle
Dam under subsection (a);
(ii) any environmental and cultural
resource compliance activities required for the
modification of the Fontenelle Dam under
subsection (a) including compliance with--
(I) the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.);
(II) the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and
(III) subdivision 2 of division A
of subtitle III of title 54, United
States Code; and
(iii) the construction of the modification
of the Fontenelle Dam under subsection (a).
(c) Funding by State of Wyoming.--Pursuant to the Act of March 4,
1921 (41 Stat. 1404, chapter 161; 43 U.S.C. 395), and as a condition of
providing any additional storage under subsection (a), the State of
Wyoming shall provide to the Secretary of the Interior funds for any
work carried out under subsection (a).
(d) Other Contracting Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior may enter
into contracts with the State of Wyoming, on such terms and
conditions as the Secretary of the Interior and the State of
Wyoming may agree, for division of any additional active
capacity made available under subsection (a).
(2) Terms and conditions.--Unless otherwise agreed to by
the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Wyoming, a
contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall be subject to
the terms and conditions of Bureau of Reclamation Contract No.
14-06-400-2474 and Bureau of Reclamation Contract No. 14-06-
400-6193.
SEC. 2. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.
Unless expressly provided in this Act, nothing in this Act
modifies, conflicts with, preempts, or otherwise affects--
(1) the Act of December 31, 1928 (43 U.S.C. 617 et seq.)
(commonly known as the ``Boulder Canyon Project Act'');
(2) the Colorado River Compact of 1922, as approved by the
Presidential Proclamation of June 25, 1929 (46 Stat. 3000);
(3) the Act of July 19, 1940 (43 U.S.C. 618 et seq.)
(commonly known as the ``Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment
Act'');
(4) the Treaty between the United States of America and
Mexico relating to the utilization of waters of the Colorado
and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, and supplementary
protocol signed November 14, 1944, signed at Washington
February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219);
(5) the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact as consented to
by the Act of April 6, 1949 (63 Stat. 31);
(6) the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the
``Colorado River Storage Project Act'') (43 U.S.C. 620 et
seq.);
(7) the Colorado River Basin Project Act (Public Law 90-
537; 82 Stat. 885); or
(8) any State of Wyoming or other State water law.
Passed the House of Representatives July 5, 2016.
Attest:
Clerk.
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2273
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to amend the Definite Plan
Report for the Seedskadee Project to enable the use of the active
capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir.