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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 2792

PUBLIC LAW 100-557—OCT. 28, 1988

sion, Westland, and Stanfield Irrigation Districts, for the project water exchange, the Secretary of the Interior, acting pursuant to the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto), is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain the Umatilla Basin Project, Oregon, substantially in accordance with the report entitled: "Umatilla Basin Project, Oregon, Planning Report" dated February 12, 1988, in the manner specified by this title. The principal work of the project shall consist of— (1) lands, water rights, or interests therein acquired for the benefit of fishery resources; (2) measures to conserve water and improve the efficiency of the existing conveyance, distribution, and drainage systems of the Umatilla Project, where such measures are found to make water available for the benefit of fishery resources; (3) pumping plants and related diversion, conveyance, and distribution features; (4) works incidental to the rehabilitation or modification of existing irrigation systems necessary to accomplish a water exchange required to fulfill the purposes of this title; (5) fish passage and protective facilities and other necessary mitigation measures; (6) a program to monitor and r ^ u l a t e project operations; and (7) a program to evaluate fishery resource mitigation measures. SEC. 203. INTEGRATION AND OPERATION OF PROJECT.

Project facilities and features authorized by this title shall be integrated and coordinated, from an operational standpoint, into existing features of the Umatilla Project, and shall be operated in a manner consistent with Federal reclamation laws and water rights established pursuant to State law including the contract rights of water users. Prior to the initiation of project construction, the Secretary shall secure the necessary State and local permits and other authorities for the operation of project facilities, and through the conclusion of appropriate agreements with the State of Oregon, the relevant irrigation districts, and the (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation provide for the monitoring and regulation of project-related water supplies for the purposes herein identified. SEC. 204. POWER FOR PROJECT PUMPING.

The Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, consistent with provisions of the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program established pursuant to the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (94 Stat. 2697), shall provide for project power needed to effect the water exchange with irrigation districts for purposes of mitigating anadromous fishery resources. The cost of power shall be credited to fishery restoration goals of the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.

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SEC. 205. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS. Non-Federal interests shall be responsible for the cost of operating and maintaining the project, except for those costs associated with implementation of section 204 of this title, and to fulfill the purpose of mitigating losses to anadromous fisheries resources.