Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 5.djvu/324

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114 STAT. 2763A-284 PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX D (B) by adding at the end the following: "(4) TAAYER RESERVOIR. —Taayer Reservoir is deauthorized as a project feature. The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall acquire (including acquisition through donation or exchange) up to 5,000 acres in the Kraft and Pickell Slough areas and to manage the area as a component of the National Wildlife Refuge System giving consideration to the unique wildlife values of the area. In acquiring the lands which comprise the Kraft and Pickell Slough complex, the Secretary shall acquire wetlands in the immediate vicinity which may be hydrologically related and nearby uplands as may be necessary to provide for proper management of the complex. The Secretary shall provide for appropriate visitor access and control at the refuge. "(5) DEAUTHORIZATION OF LONETREE DAM AND RESERVOIR.— The Lonetree Dam and Reservoir is deauthorized, and the Secretary shall designate the lands acquired for the former reservoir site as a wildlife conservation area. The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the State of North Dakota providing for the operation and maintenance of the wildlife conservation area as an enhancement feature, the costs of which shall be paid by the Secretary.". SEC. 604. INTEREST CALCULATION. Section 4 of Public Law 89-108 (100 Stat. 435) is amended by adding at the end the following: "Interest during construction shall be calculated only until such date as the Secretary declares any particular feature to be substantially complete, regardless of whether the feature is placed into service.". SEC. 605. IRRIGATION FACILITIES. Section 5 of Public Law 89-108 (100 Stat. 419) is amended— (1) by striking "SEC. 5. (a)(1)" and all that follows through subsection (c) and inserting the following: "SEC. 5. IRRIGATION FACILITIES. " (a) IN GENERAL.— "(1) AUTHORIZED DEVELOPMENT.— In addition to the 5,000- acre Oakes Test Area in existence on the date of enactment of the Dakota Water Resources Act of 2000, the Secretary may develop irrigation in— "(A) the Turtle Lake service area (13,700 acres); "(B) the McClusky Canal service area (10,000 acres); and "(C) if the investment costs are fully reimbursed without aid to irrigation from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, the New Rockford Canal service area (1,200 acres). "(2) DEVELOPMENT NOT AUTHORIZED.— None of the irrigation authorized by this section may be developed in the Hudson Bay/Devils Lake Basin. "(3) No EXCESS DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall not develop irrigation in the service areas described in paragraph (1) in excess of the acreage specified in that paragraph, except that the Secretary shall develop up to 28,000 acres of irrigation in other areas of North Dakota (such as the Elk/Charbonneau, Mon-Dak, Nesson Valley, Horsehead Flats, and Oliver-Mercer