Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/1061

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PUBLIC LAW 103-434—OCT. 31, 1994 108 STAT. 4551 intendent for operation of the existing Yakima Project as modified by actions taken pursuant to this title. (4) The term "Conservation Advisory Group" means the Yakima River Basin Conservation Advisory Group established under section 1203(c). (5) The term "conserved water" means water saved and attributable to the program established under the,Basin Conservation Program. (6) The term "Irrigation Demonstration Project" means the Yakama Indian Reservation Irrigation Demonstration Project authorized in section 1204(b). (7) The term "nonproratable water" means that portion of the total water supply available under provisions of sections 18 and 19 of Civil Action No. 21 (Federal District Court Judgment of January 31, 1945) that is not subject to proration in times of water shortage. (8) The term "on-district storage" means small water storage facilities located within the boundaries of an irrigation entity, including reregulating reservoirs, holding ponds, or other new storage methods which allow for efficient water use. (9) The term "proratable water" means that portion of the total water supply available under provisions of sections 18 and 19 of Civil Action No. 21 (Federal District Court Judgment of January 31, 1945) that is subject to proration in times of water shortage. (10) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (11) The term "System Operations Advisory Committee" means a group of fishery biologists— (A) created by the Yakima Project Superintendent in response to the supplemental instructions entitled "Supplementary Instructions to the Water Master", and dated November 28, 1980, in the case of Kittitass Reclamation District, et al. vs. the Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District, et al. (E.D. Wash., Civil No. 21.); (B) who advise the Yakima Project Superintendent on operations of the Yakima Project for fish and wildlife purposes; and (C) who, together with others, were identified for consultation on November 29, 1990, in the amended partial summary judgment entered in the basin adjudication (Yakima County Superior Court No. 77-2-01484-5). (12) The term "Toppenish Enhancement Project" means the Toppenish Creek corridor enhancement project authorized by section 1204(c). (13) The term "Yakama Indian Nation" means the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation as redesignated under section 1204(g). (14) The term 'Takima Project Superintendent" means the individual designated by the Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region, Bureau of Reclamation, to be responsible for the operation and management of the Yakima Federal Reclamation Project, Washington. SEC, 1203. YAKIMA RIVER BASIN WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— (1) The Secretary, in consultation with Washington. the State of Washington, the Yakama Indian Nation, Yakima River