,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #afd #aacth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bfdj
 ,report ,no4 #aac-bbd ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july   
#aj1 #bjac,mr4 ,walden introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,september #bj1 #bjac;,committed to the 
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,wild 
and ,scenic ,rivers ,act to adjust the  
,crooked ,river boundary1 to provide    
water certainty for the ,city of        
,prineville1 ,oregon1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,central ,oregon    
,jobs and ,water ,security ,act4  #b4   
,wild and ,scenic ,river2 ,crooked1     
,oregon ,section #c7;a77#gb7 of the     
,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;a77#gb77 is amended as 
follows3 7#a7 ,by striking #ae-mile and 
inserting #ad4ge-mile4  7#b7 ,in        
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 by striking    

#h-mile and all that follows through    
,bowman ,dam and inserting #g4ge-mile   
segment from a point one-quarter mile   
downstream from the toe of ,bowman ,dam2
 and  7,b7 by adding at the end the     
following3 ,the developer for any       
hydropower development1 including       
turbines and appurtenant facilities1 at 
,bowman ,dam1 in consultation with the  
,bureau of ,land ,management1 shall     
analyze any impacts to the              
,outstandingly ,remarkable ,values of   
the ,wild and ,scenic ,river that may be
 caused by such development1 including  
the future need to undertake routine and
 emergency repairs1 and shall propose   
mitigation for any impacts as part of   
any license application submitted to the
 ,federal ,energy ,regulatory           
,commission44  #c4 ,city of ,prineville 
,water ,supply ,section #d of the ,act  
of ,august #f1 #aief 7#gj ,stat4 #ajeh71
 7as amended by the ,acts of ,september 
#ad1 #aiei 7#gc ,stat4 #eed71 and       
,september #ah1 #aifd 7#gh ,stat4 #ied77

 is further amended as follows3 7#a7 ,by
 striking ten cubic feet the first place
 it appears and inserting #ag cubic     
feet4  7#b7 ,by striking during those   
months when there is no other discharge 
therefrom1 but this release may be      
reduced for brief temporary periods by  
the ,secretary whenever he may find that
 release of the full ten cubic feet per 
second is harmful to the primary purpose
 of the project4  7#c7 ,by adding at the
 end the following3 ,without further    
action by the ,secretary1 and as        
determined necessary for any given year 
by the ,city of ,prineville1 up to seven
 of the #ag cubic feet per second       
minimum release shall also serve as     
mitigation for ,city of ,prineville     
groundwater pumping1 pursuant to and in 
a manner consistent with ,oregon ,state 
law1 including any shaping of the       
release of the up to seven cubic feet   
per second to coincide with ,city of    
,prineville groundwater pumping as may  
be required by the ,state of ,oregon4   

,as such1 the ,secretary is authorized  
to make applications to the ,state of   
,oregon in conjunction with the ,city to
 protect these supplies instream4 ,the  
,city shall make payment to the         
,secretary for that portion of the      
minimum release that actually serves as 
mitigation pursuant to ,oregon ,state   
law for the ,city in any given year1    
with the payment for any given year     
equal to the amount of mitigation in    
acre feet required to offset actual     
,city groundwater pumping for that year 
in accordance with ,reclamation ,water  
and ,related ,contract and ,repayment   
,principles and ,requirements1          
,reclamation ,manual ,directives and    
,standards ,,pec #je-ja1 dated          
#ji_/ab_/bjjf1 and guided by ,economic  
and ,environmental ,principles and      
,guidelines for ,water and ,related     
,land ,resources ,implementation        
,studies1 dated ,march #aj1 #aihc4 ,the 
,secretary is authorized to contract    
exclusively with the ,city for          

additional amounts in the future at the 
request of the ,city44  #d4 ,first fill 
protection ,the ,act of ,august #f1     
#aief 7#gj ,stat4 #ajeh71 as amended by 
the ,acts of ,september #ad1 #aiei 7#gc 
,stat4 #eed71 and ,september #ah1 #aifd 
7#gh ,stat4 #ied71 is further amended by
 adding at the end the following3  #f4  
,other than the #ag cubic feet per      
second release provided for in section  
#d1 and subject to compliance with the  
,army ,corps of ,engineers' flood curve 
requirements1 the ,secretary shall1 on a
 first fill priority basis1 store in and
 release from ,prineville ,reservoir1   
whether from carryover1 infill1 or a    
combination thereof1 the following3 7#a7
 #fh1bgc acre feet of water annually to 
fulfill all #af ,bureau of ,reclamation 
contracts existing as of ,january #a1   
#bjaa1 and up to #b1gdj acre feet of    
water annually to supply the ,mc,kay    
,creek lands as provided for in section 
#e of this ,act4  7#b7 ,not more than   
#aj1jjj acre feet of water annually1 to 

be made available to the ,north ,unit   
,irrigation ,district pursuant to a     
,temporary ,water ,service ,contract1   
upon the request of the ,north ,unit    
,irrigation ,district1 consistent with  
the same terms and conditions as prior  
such contracts between the ,district and
 the ,bureau of ,reclamation4  #g4      
,except as otherwise provided in this   
,act1 nothing in this ,act-- 7#a7       
modifies contractual rights that may    
exist between contractors and the       
,united ,states under ,reclamation      
contracts2  7#b7 amends or reopens      
contracts referred to in paragraph 7#a72
 or  7#c7 modifies any rights1          
obligations1 or requirements that may be
 provided or governed by ,oregon ,state 
law4  4  #e4 ,ochoco ,irrigation        
,district  7a7 ,early repayment         
,notwithstanding section #bac of the    
,reclamation ,reform ,act of #aihb 7#dc 
,u4,s4,c4 #cijmm71 any landowner within 
,ochoco ,irrigation ,district in        
,oregon1 may repay1 at any time1 the    

construction costs of the project       
facilities allocated to that landowner's
 lands within the district4 ,upon       
discharge1 in full1 of the obligation   
for repayment of the construction costs 
allocated to all lands the landowner    
owns in the district1 those lands shall 
not be subject to the ownership and     
full-cost pricing limitations of the    
,act of ,june #ag1 #aijb 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 
#cga et seq471 and ,acts supplemental to
 and amendatory of that ,act1 including 
the ,reclamation ,reform ,act of #aihb  
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cij;aa et seq474  7b7   
,certification ,upon the request of a   
landowner who has repaid1 in full1 the  
construction costs of the project       
facilities allocated to that landowner's
 lands owned within the district1 the   
,secretary of the ,interior shall       
provide the certification provided for  
in subsection 7b77#a7 of section #bac of
 the ,reclamation ,reform ,act of #aihb 
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cijmm7b77#a774  7c7     
,contract amendment ,on approval of the 

district directors and notwithstanding  
project authorizing legislation to the  
contrary1 the district's reclamation    
contracts are modified1 without further 
action by the ,secretary of the         
,interior1 to-- 7#a7 authorize the use  
of water for instream purposes1         
including fish or wildlife purposes1 in 
order for the district to engage in1 or 
take advantage of1 conserved water      
projects and temporary instream leasing 
as authorized by ,oregon ,state law2    
7#b7 include within the district        
boundary approximately #b1gdb acres in  
the vicinity of ,mc,kay ,creek1         
resulting in a total of approximately   
#dd1icg acres within the district       
boundary2  7#c7 classify as irrigable   
approximately #fhe acres within the     
approximately #b1gdb acres of included  
lands in the vicinity of ,mc,kay ,creek1
 where the approximately #fhe acres are 
authorized to receive irrigation water  
pursuant to water rights issued by the  
,state of ,oregon and have in the past  

received water pursuant to such ,state  
water rights2 and  7#d7 provide the     
district with stored water from         
,prineville ,reservoir for purposes of  
supplying up to the approximately #fhe  
acres of lands added within the district
 boundary and classified as irrigable   
under paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 with    
such stored water to be supplied on an  
acre-per-acre basis contingent on the   
transfer of existing appurtenant ,mc,kay
 ,creek water rights to instream use and
 the ,state's issuance of water rights  
for the use of stored water4  7d7       
,limitation ,except as otherwise        
provided in subsections 7a7 and 7c71    
nothing in this section shall be        
construed to-- 7#a7 modify contractual  
rights that may exist between the       
district and the ,united ,states under  
the district's ,reclamation contracts2  
7#b7 amend or reopen the contracts      
referred to in paragraph 7#a72 or  7#c7 
modify any rights1 obligations or       
relationships that may exist between the

 district and its landowners as may be  
provided or governed by ,oregon ,state  
law4  ,september #bj1 #bjac;,committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed