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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 17, 1994
Authorizes additional rehabilitation activities for the Belle Fourche irrigation project within the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program. Limits the Federal share of the cost of all such rehabilitation activities. Extends to 40 years from July 1, 1995, the repayment period for the construction and rehabilitation costs of such project which are assigned to the irrigation project's users. Provides the rates of assessable charges after such date based upon land acreage irrigated. Allows such charges to be periodically amended by the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes additional appropriations for the project due to fluctuations in construction costs. Requires appropriate amendment of the contract between the Secretary and the Belle Fourche irrigation district to reflect changes made by this Act.
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Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D–SD
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 433.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 103-787.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 103-787.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Prior to Referral.
Late Referral to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Jul 11, 94).
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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