123STA T . 13 46PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .3 0, 200 9SEC.950 9. R ESE A RC H A G REE M E NT A U TH O R I T Y . TheS e cr e ta r ym aye n ter i nt o contract s,g rants, or coo p erati v e agreements, f or perio d snottoe x ceed 5 years, to carry o u t research w ithin the B ureau of R ec l amation . SEC. 95 1 0.E F FECT. ( a )INGE NE RAL . —N othing in this su b title supersedes or limits any existing authority provided, or responsibility conferred, by any provision of law. (b) EF FE CTO N STATE W ATER L A W .— ( 1 )IN G ENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle preempts or affects any— ( A ) State water law
or (B) interstate compact governing water. ( 2 ) C O MP L I ANCE RE QU IRE D .—The Secretary shall comply with applicable State water laws in carrying out this subtitle. Subti t leG—Ag i n g I n fras tru c ture SEC. 9 6 01 D EFINITIONS. In this subtitle
(1) IN S PECTION.—The term ‘ ‘inspection ’ ’ means an inspec - tion of a pro j ect facility carried out by the Secretary— (A) to assess and determine the general condition of the project facility; and (B) to estimate the value of property, and the si z e of the population, that would be at ris k if the project facility fails, is breached, or otherwise allows flooding to occur. (2) P RO J ECT FACILIT Y .—The term ‘‘project facility’’ means any part or incidental feature of a project, excluding high- and significant-hazard dams, constructed under the F ederal reclamation law (the Act of J une 1 7 ,1 90 2( 3 2 Stat. 3 8 8, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act ( 4 3 U .S.C. 371 et se q .). (3) RESER V ED WOR K S.—The term ‘‘reserved works’’ mean any project facility at which the Secretary carries out the operation and maintenance of the project facility. (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclama- tion. (5) TRANSFERRED WORKS.—The term ‘‘transferred works’’ means a project facility, the operation and maintenance of which is carried out by a non-Federal entity, under the provi- sions of a formal operation and maintenance transfer contract. ( 6 ) TRANSFERRED WORKS OPERATING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘transferred works operating entity’’ means the organization which is contractually responsible for operation and mainte- nance of transferred works. (7) E X TRAORDINARY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WORK.— The term ‘‘extraordinary operation and maintenance work’’ means major, nonrecurring maintenance to Reclamation-owned or operated facilities, or facility components, that is— (A) intended to ensure the continued safe, dependable, and reliable delivery of authorized project benefits; and 43USC510. 4 2 USC 103 7 0. 42 USC 103 69 .
