,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd1       
#bjag,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,enzi7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the use of the active capacity
 of the ,fontenelle ,reservoir4  #a4    
,authority to make entire active        
capacity of ,fontenelle ,reservoir      
available for use  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary of the ,interior1 in         
cooperation with the ,state of ,wyoming1
 may amend the ,definite ,plan ,report  
for the ,seedskadee ,project authorized 
under the first section of the ,act of  
,april #aa1 #aief 7commonly known as the
 ,colorado ,river ,storage ,project     
,act7 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #fbj71 to provide  
for the study1 design1 planning1 and    
construction activities that will enable
 the use of all active storage capacity 
7as may be defined or limited by legal1 

hydrologic1 structural1 engineering1    
economic1 and environmental             
considerations7 of ,fontenelle ,dam and 
,reservoir1 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 
authorized4  7b7 ,cooperative agreements
  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of   
the ,interior may enter into any        
contract1 grant1 cooperative agreement1 
or other agreement that is necessary to 
carry out subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,state  
of ,wyoming  7,a7 ,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 planning1       
design1 related preconstruction         
activities1 and construction of any     
modification of the ,fontenelle ,dam    
under subsection 7a74  7,b7             

,requirements ,the cooperative agreement
 under subparagraph 7,a7 shall1 at a    
minimum1 specify the responsibilities of
 the ,secretary of the ,interior and the
 ,state of ,wyoming with respect to--   
7i7 completing the planning and final   
design of the modification of the       
,fontenelle ,dam under subsection 7a72  
7ii7 any environmental and cultural     
resource compliance activities required 
for the modification of the ,fontenelle 
,dam under subsection 7a7 including     
compliance with--  7,i7 the ,national   
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472  7,,ii7  
the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 and      
7,,iii7 subdivision #b of division ,a of
 subtitle ,,iii of title #ed1 ,united   
,states ,code2 and  7iii7 the           
construction of the modification of the 
,fontenelle ,dam under subsection 7a74  
7c7 ,funding by ,state of ,wyoming      
,pursuant to the ,act of ,march #d1     
#aiba 7#da ,stat4 #adjd1 chapter #afa2  

#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cie71 and as a condition 
of providing any additional storage     
under subsection 7a71 the ,state of     
,wyoming shall provide to the ,secretary
 of the ,interior funds for any work    
carried out under subsection 7a74  7d7  
,other contracting authority  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary of the ,interior
 may enter into contracts with the      
,state of ,wyoming1 on such terms and   
conditions as the ,secretary of the     
,interior and the ,state of ,wyoming may
 agree1 for division of any additional  
active capacity made available under    
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,terms and        
conditions ,unless otherwise agreed to  
by the ,secretary of the ,interior and  
the ,state of ,wyoming1 a contract      
entered into under paragraph 7#a7 shall 
be subject to the terms and conditions  
of ,bureau of ,reclamation ,contract    
,no4 #ad-jf-djj-bdgd and ,bureau of     
,reclamation ,contract ,no4             
#ad-jf-djj-faic4  #b4 ,savings          
provisions ,unless expressly provided in

 this ,act1 nothing in this ,act        
modifies1 conflicts with1 preempts1 or  
otherwise affects--  7#a7 the ,boulder  
,canyon ,project ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4    
#fag et seq472  7#b7 the ,colorado      
,river ,compact of #aibb1 as approved by
 the ,presidential ,proclamation of     
,june #be1 #aibi 7#df ,stat4 #cjjj72    
7#c7 the ,boulder ,canyon ,project      
,adjustment ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #fah et 
seq472  7#d7 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 ,grande1 and supplementary  
protocol signed ,november #ad1 #aidd1   
signed at ,washington ,february #c1     
#aidd 7#ei ,stat4 #abai72  7#e7 the     
,upper ,colorado ,river ,basin ,compact 
as consented to by the ,act of ,april   
#f1 #aidi 7#fc ,stat4 #ca72  7#f7 the   
,act of ,april #aa1 #aief 7commonly     
known as the ,colorado ,river ,storage  
,project ,act7 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #fbj et   
seq472  7#g7 the ,colorado ,river ,basin

 ,project ,act 7,public ,law #ij-ecg2   
#hb ,stat4 #hhe72 or  7#h7 any ,state of
 ,wyoming or other ,state water law4