,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ag1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,kelly introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
address the recovery of certain costs   
with respect to certain ,reclamation    
facilities in the ,colorado ,river      
,basin1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,recovery of certain costs with respect 
to certain ,colorado ,river ,basin      
,reclamation facilities  7a7 ,in general
 ,with respect to hydropower production 
from any ,reclamation facility in the   
,colorado ,river ,basin with hydropower 
as an authorized project purpose1 the   
,secretary of the ,interior shall not-- 
7#a7 allocate to preference hydropower  
contractors who receive power from the  
applicable ,reclamation facility any    
operations and maintenance costs for any
 period during which the applicable     
facility is not able to generate        

hydropower as a result of dry hydrologic
 conditions2 or  7#b7 recover from      
preference hydropower contractors       
construction costs for the ,reclamation 
facility for any water year during      
which1 for a period of more than #ahj   
days1 no power is produced by the       
applicable facility4  7b7               
,nonreimbursable costs ,any costs       
incurred by the ,united ,states under   
subsection 7a7 shall be nonreimbursable 
to the ,united ,states4  7c7 ,effect    
,nothing in this section alters or      
affects any water right with respect    
to-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states2  7#b7 any
 ,indian ,tribe1 band1 or community2    
7#c7 any ,state or political subdivision
 of a ,state2 or  7#d7 any person4  7d7 
,funding ,in addition to amounts        
otherwise available1 there is           
appropriated to the ,secretary of the   
,interior and the ,administrator of the 
,western ,area ,power ,administration   
for each fiscal year1 out of any funds  
in the ,treasury not otherwise          

appropriated1 such sums as are necessary
 for the ,secretary of the ,interior and
 the ,administrator of the ,western     
,area ,power ,administration1           
respectively1 to carry out authorized   
activities and obligations that would   
otherwise be carried out using amounts  
collected from preference hydropower    
contractors as payments for the costs   
described in subsection 7a74