117 STAT. 146
PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003
‘‘, including all expenditures made by the Central Basin Municipal Water District between February 11, 1993, and December 21, 2000’’ before the semicolon. SEC. 205. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to purchase or lease water in the Middle Rio Grande or the Carlsbad Projects in New Mexico unless said purchase or lease is in compliance with the purchase requirements of section 202 of Public Law 106–60. SEC. 206. Funds under this title for Drought Emergency Assistance shall be made available primarily for leasing of water for specified drought related purposes from willing lessors, in compliance with existing State laws and administered under State water priority allocation. Such leases may be entered into with an option to purchase: Provided, That such purchase is approved by the State in which the purchase takes place and the purchase does not cause economic harm within the State in which the purchase is made. SEC. 207. RESTORATION OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND ASSOCIATED HABITATS IN WATERSHEDS OF CERTAIN LAKES. (a) IN GENERAL.— In carrying out section 2507 of Public Law 107–171, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall— (1) subject to paragraph (3), provide water and assistance under that section only for the Pyramid, Summit, and Walker Lakes in the State of Nevada; (2) use $1,000,000 for the creation of a fish hatchery at Walker Lake to benefit the Walker River Paiute Tribe; and (3) use $2,000,000 to provide grants, to be divided equally, to the State of Nevada, the State of California, the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, and the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, to implement the Truckee River Settlement Act, Public Law 101–618. (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, may provide financial assistance to State and local public agencies, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, and individuals to carry out this section and section 2507 of Public Law 107–171. SEC. 208. The Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to increase the use of the private sector in performing planning, engineering and design work for Bureau of Reclamation projects to 10 percent in fiscal year 2003, and in each subsequent year until the level of work is at least 40 percent for the planning, engineering and design work conducted by the Bureau of Reclamation. SEC. 209. Using previously appropriated funds, the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to undertake activities related to the development of the North Central Montana Rural Water Supply System. Such sums shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until expended. SEC. 210. Section 8 of Public Law 104–298 (the Water Desalination Act of 1996) is amended further by— (1) in paragraph (a) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘2004’’; and (2) in paragraph (b) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘2004’’. SEC. 211. (a) NORTH LAS VEGAS WATER REUSE PROJECT.— 114 Stat. 2763A–223. 43 USC 373a note. 42 USC 10301 note.
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