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[88 STAT. 1495]
PUBLIC LAW 93-000—MMMM. DD, 1975
[88 STAT. 1495]

88 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 93-493-OCT. 27, 1974

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agencies or organizations as appropriate, for the development of a recreation management plan, and for the management of recreation including the operation and maintenance of the facilities within the area. The agency performing the recreation management functions is authorized to establish and collect fees for the use of recreation facilities. SEC. 603. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary Appropriation. of the Interior the sum of $3,000,000 (April 1974 price levels) plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in development costs as indicated by cost indexes applicable to the types of development involved herein. There is also authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for administration of existing facilities and for operation and maintenance of the facilities authorized by this title. SEC. 604. All funds authorized to be appropriated by this title shall, Nonreimbursable 1

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VII

MISCELLANEOUS DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION, U T A H

SEC. 701. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct drainage facilities for the Vernal Unit of the Central Utah project and the Emery County project to the extent that he determines necessary for the sustained crop production on the irrigable lands of these projects. The Secretary is further authorized to negotiate and execute amendments to contract numbered 14—06-400-778, dated July 14, 1958, between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District and contract numbered 14-06-400-2427, dated May 15, 1962, between the United States and the Emery Water Conservancy District to provide for the cost of such drainage works to be paid from the Colorado River storage project basin fund with repayment to be based on ability of irrigation water users to repay as determined by the Secretary. TITLE VIII B E L L E F O U R C H E DAM REHABILITATION, S O U T H DAKOTA

SEC. 801. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain an adequate spillway and to improve the upstream slope protection of Belle Fourche Dam, Belle Fourche project. Belle Fourche, South Dakota, in accordance with the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902,32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory n o43. u s e 391 te thereof and supplementary thereto) and the provisions of this title. SEC. 802. Construction authorized by this title shall be for the safety construction of Belle Fourche Dam and shall not provide additional conservation purposes. storage capacity or develop benefits over and above those provided by the original dam and reservoir. Nothing in this title shall be construed to reduce the amount of project costs allocated to reimbursable purposes heretofore authorized. SEC. 803. Reimbursement of costs associated with improving ^ Amendatory upstream slope protection on Belle Fourche Dam shall be limited to contract. an amount equal to the estimated annual savings to the Belle Fourche Irrigation District in operation and maintenance expense over the remaining: life of the district's repayment contract with the United States. The Secretary is hereby authorized to enter into an amendatory repayment contract with the Belle Fourche Irrigation District to effect such reimbursement without interest. All other costs of construction authorized by this title shall be nonreimbursable. SEC. 804. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the con- Appropriation. struction authorized by this title the sum of $3,620,000 (April 1974