16 USC 4601 12 note. SEC. 706. The conservation and development of the fish and wildlife resources, and the enhancement of recreation opportunities in connection with the McGee Creek project, except the scenic recreation and wildlife management areas authorized by section 702 of this title, shall be in accordance with provisions of the Federal Water Project Recreation Act (79 Stat. 213), as amended. SEC. 707. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal Appropriation year 1978 and thereafter, for construction of the McGee Creek project authorization. the sum of $83,239,000 (January 1976 price levels), plus or minus such amounts, if any; as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indexes applicable to the type of construction involved herein. There are also authorized to be appropriated such additional sums as may be required for the operation and maintenance of the project. Approved September 28, 1976. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-1382 accompanying H. R. 14578 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORT No. 94-1122 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). Aug. 6, considered and passed Senate. Aug. 26, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H. R. 14578. Sept. 13, Senate concurred in House amendments. 94th Congress, H. R. 589 October 1, 1976 An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide relief to the Santa Ynez Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Santa Ynez of the Interior is authorized to amend the repayment contract dated River Water March 16, 1960, with the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation Dis- Conservation trict, to reduce by $1,120, annually, the amount due the United States. District. The reduction is to commence with the payment due on January 1 of the year following passage of this Act and continue as long as all of the lands of the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation, as presently constituted, remain in Federal ownership. Approved October 1, 1976. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-475 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). Vol. 121 (1975) Oct. 6, considered and passed House. 90 STAT. 1474 Public Law 94-543 94th Congress Oct. 18, 1976 [S. 3063] Ozark-Jeta Taylor 60 Stat. 634. An Act Designating Ozark Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River as the "Ozark-Jeta Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Ozark Lock and Dam, Arkansas River, Arkansas, authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1946 approved July 24, 1946, shall hereafter be known as the Ozark-Jeta Taylor Lock and Dam, and any law, regulation document, or record of the United States in which such project is designated or referred to shall be held to refer to such project under and by the name of "Ozark-Jeta Taylor Lock and Dam". Approved October 18, 1976. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: SENATE REPORT No. 94-921 (Comm. on Public Works). June 10, considered and passed Senate. Note.-A change has been made in the slip law format to provide for one-time preparation of copy to be used for publication of both slip laws and the United States Statutes at Large volumes. Comments from users are invited by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, Washington, D.C. 20408. Oct. 21, 1976 [H.R. 15563] Dams and public uses. To amend the Act of July 9, 1965 (79 Stat. 213; 16 U.S.C. 4601-17(c)), and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 6(d) of the Act of July 9, 1965 (79 Stat. 213; 16 U.S.C. 460 L-17 (c)) is amended by inserting after "Authority,": "but the Authority is authorized to recognize and provide for recreational and other public uses at any dams and reservoirs heretofore or hereafter constructed in a manner consistent with the promotion of navigation, flood control, and the generation of electrical energy, as otherwise required by law,". Approved October 21, 1976. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-1608 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). Sept. 22, considered and passed House. Sept. 30, considered and passed Senate, amended. Oct. 1, House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment; Senate agreed to Note.-A change has been made in the slip law format to provide for one-time preparation of copy to be used for publication of both slip laws and the United States Statutes at Large volumes. Comments from users are invited by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, Washington, D.C. 20408. Public Law 95-46 95th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations for continuation of construction of distribution systems and drains on the San Luis Unit, Central Valley project, California, to mandate the extension and review of the project by the Secretary, and for other purposes. June 15, 1977 [H.R. 4390] authorization. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby Central Valley authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1978, and to be com- project, San Luis mitted for expenditure by the Secretary notwithstanding any other Unit, Calif. provision of law or contract, the sum of $31,050,000 for continuation Appropriation of construction of distribution systems and drains on the San Luis Unit, Central Valley Project, California. No funds shall be expended Pledge. by the Secretary prior to his obtaining a pledge of the Board of Directors of the Westlands Water District, and any other affected districts, indicating their intention to repay costs associated with construction authorized by this Act. SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to Task force. as the "Secretary") shall, within thirty days after enactment of this Establishment. section, establish a task force to review the management, organization, and operations of the San Luis Unit to determine the extent to which they conform to the purposes and intent of the Act of June 3, 1960 (74 Stat. 156) and the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388). The task force, Public hearings. in conducting its review, shall hold no fewer than three public hearings, at least two of which shall be held within the State of California. Members of said task force shall include, among others, the Commis- Membership. sioner of Reclamation, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Water, the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, the Comptroller General of the United States, or their representatives, members of the general public, representatives of the State of California, and the Westlands Water District. The Secretary shall appoint Chairman. a task force chairman who shall set the dates of hearings, meetings, workshops, and other official task force functions in carrying out the purposes of this Act. The Secretary is authorized and directed to finance from funds available to him the reasonable expenses of the task force created by this section. The task force shall dissolve on January 1, 1978. (b) The task force shall submit to the chairmen of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, no later than January 1, 1978, a report on the San Luis Unit, including (1) a detailed accounting of funds expended for planning or construction of facilities utilized by landowners within the San Luis Unit, and the specific legislative authority for each feature of the project; (2) an analysis of the compatibility of the present design and plan of the San Luis Unit with the original feasibility report, environmental impact statement, and cost estimates; Expenses. Termination date. Report to congressional committees. |