,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ageh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aj1     
#bjai,mr4 ,gardner introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
extend a repayment contract relating to 
the ,purgatoire ,river ,water           
,conservancy ,district and to authorize 
the ,district to develop an excess      
capacity contract to offset repayment   
costs1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,trinidad ,dam1 ,purgatoire ,river1     
,colorado  7a7 ,in general              
,notwithstanding the maximum term of the
 repayment of the irrigation first cost 
described in ,house ,document #cbe1     
#hdth ,congress1 #b;d ,session1 the     
,commissioner of ,reclamation may extend
 the contract with the ,purgatoire      
,river ,water ,conservancy ,district    
relating to the ,purgatoire project for 
the ,trinidad ,dam on ,purgatoire       
,river1 ,colorado1 authorized by section

 #bjc of the ,flood ,control ,act of    
#aieh 7#gb ,stat4 #cji7 to allow for a  
maximum term of the repayment of the    
irrigation first cost of not more than  
#ajj years4  7b7 ,excess capacity  7#a7 
,authorization ,notwithstanding any     
other provision of law1 the             
,commissioner of ,reclamation may enter 
into excess capacity contracts at the   
project described in subsection 7a74    
7#b7 ,use of revenue ,notwithstanding   
the reclamation laws1 any revenue       
derived from a contract for the use of  
the excess capacity at the project      
described in subsection 7a7 shall be--  
7,a7 first credited toward the          
outstanding repayment obligation of the 
,purgatoire ,river ,water ,conservancy  
,district under the contract referred to
 in subsection 7a72 and  7,b7 after the 
outstanding repayment obligation        
referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 is     
repaid in full1 credited toward the     
annual operations1 maintenance1 and     
replacement obligation of the           

,purgatoire ,river ,water ,conservancy  
,district4  7c7 ,operations1            
maintenance1 and replacement costs      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the operations1 maintenance1 and   
replacement costs of the ,corps of      
,engineers described in the contract    
referred to in subsection 7a7 and       
annually invoiced to the ,purgatoire    
,river ,water ,conservancy ,district    
shall not exceed the lesser of--  7#a7  
the actual costs of the ,corps of       
,engineers1 determined in accordance    
with the terms of the contract2 and     
7#b7 the calculation of the ,bureau of  
,reclamation of the actual costs of the 
,corps of ,engineers for a              
single-purpose irrigation reservoir     
facility4