,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #fdc #aahth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #ejac    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,september #aj1 #bjbd,mr4     
,bennet 7for himself and ,mr4           
,hickenlooper7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,november #ba1     
#bjbd,reported by ,mr4 ,manchin1 with an
 amendment,strike out all after the     
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to make  
certain modifications to the repayment  
for the ,arkansas ,valley ,conduit in   
the ,state of ,colorado4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,finish the ,arkansas ,valley ,conduit  
,act4  #b4 ,arkansas ,valley ,conduit1  
,colorado ,public ,law #hg-eij 7#gf     
,stat4 #chi7 is amended-- 7#a7 in       
subsection 7c7 of the first section 7#gf
 ,stat4 #cij2 #abc ,stat4 #acbj71 in the
 second sentence-- 7,a7 by inserting 1  
without interest1 before in an amount2  

7,b7 by striking that is comprised of   
revenue generated by payments and       
inserting 1 which payment shall only    
consist of funding provided during      
construction from any person other than 
the ,secretary2  7,c7 by inserting of   
before revenue that2 and  7,d7 by       
inserting over a period of #ajj years   
after project facilities2 and  7#b7 in  
section #b7;b77#c77;,a7 7#gf ,stat4     
#cij2 #abc ,stat4 #acba7-- 7,a7 by      
striking plus interest2 and  7,b7 by    
striking this section and inserting     
subsection 7c7 of the first section4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,finish the ,arkansas ,valley   
,conduit ,act4  #b4 ,arkansas ,valley   
,conduit1 ,colorado ,public ,law #hg-eij
 7#gf ,stat4 #chi2 #abc ,stat4 #acbj7 is
 amended-- 7#a7 in the first section--  
7,a7 in subsection 7c71 in the second   
sentence1 by striking or in the case of 
the ,arkansas ,valley ,conduit1 payment 
in an amount equal to #ce percent of the
 cost of the conduit that is comprised  

of revenue generated by payments        
pursuant to a repayment contract and    
revenue that may be derived from        
contracts for the use of                
,fryingpan-,arkansas project excess     
capacity or exchange contracts using    
,fryingpan-,arkansas project            
facilities12 and  7,b7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7d7 ,arkansas       
,valley ,conduit  7#a7 ,repayment       
contract ,notwithstanding the           
reclamation laws or any other provision 
of this ,act1 the contract for the      
,arkansas ,valley ,conduit shall provide
 for payment in an amount equal to #ce  
percent of the cost of the conduit that 
consists of-- 7,a7 funding provided     
during construction from any entity     
other than the ,secretary2 and  7,b7    
repayment of the balance not covered    
under subparagraph 7,a7 for a period of 
not more than #ge years with simple     
interest at a rate that is equal to #ej 
percent of the interest rate determined 
by the ,secretary of the ,treasury under

 section #b7;c71 including revenue      
derived from contracts for the use of   
excess capacity or exchange contracts   
using ,fryingpan-,arkansas project      
facilities4  7#b7 ,operations and       
maintenance ,the contract for the       
,arkansas ,valley ,conduit shall provide
 for the assumption by the contracting  
parties of the care1 operation1         
maintenance1 and replacement of the     
conduit4  2 and  7#b7 in section        
#b7;b77#c77;,a71 by striking this       
section and inserting subsection 7d7 of 
the first section4  ,november #ba1      
#bjbd,reported with an amendment