PUBLIC LAW 106-392—OCT. 30, 2000 114 STAT. 1603 (7) The term "interests in land and water" includes, but is not limited to, long-term leases and easements, and longterm enforcement, or other agreements protecting instream flows. (8) The term "base funding" means funding for operation and maintenance of capital projects, implementation of recovery actions other than capital projects, monitoring and research to evaluate the need for or effectiveness of any recovery action, and program management, as necessary to carry out the Recovery Implementation Programs. Base funding also includes annual funding provided under the terms of the 1988 Cooperative Agreement and the 1992 Cooperative Agreement. (9) The term "recovery actions other than capital projects" includes short-term leases and agreements for interests in land, water, and facilities; the reintroduction or augmentation of endangered fish stocks; and the removal, translocation, or other control of nonnative fishes. (10) The term "depletion charge" means a one-time contribution in dollars per acre-foot to be paid to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service based on the average annual new depletion by each project. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION TO FUND RECOVERY PROGRAMS. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FEDERAL PARTICI- PATION IN CAPITAL PROJECTS.— (1) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, $46,000,000 to undertake capital projects to carry out the purposes of this Act. Such funds shall be considered a nonreimbursable Federal expenditure. (2) The authority of the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, under this or any other provision of law to implement capital projects for the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin shall expire in fiscal year 2005 unless reauthorized by an Act of Congress. (3) The authority of the Secretary to implement the capital Expiration date. projects for the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program shall expire in fiscal year 2007 unless reauthorized by an Act of Congress. (b) COST OF CAPITAL PROJECTS.— The total costs of the capital projects undertaken for the Recovery Implementation Programs receiving assistance under this Act shall not exceed $100,000,000 of which— (1) costs shall not exceed $82,000,000 for the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin through fiscal year 2005; and (2) costs shall not exceed $18,000,000 for the San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program through fiscal year 2007. The amounts set forth in this subsection shall be adjusted by the Secretary for inflation in each fiscal year beginning after the enactment of this Act. (c) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAPITAL PROJECTS.— (1) The Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may accept contributed funds from the Upper Division States, or political subdivisions or organizations with the Upper Division States, pursuant to agreements that provide for the contributions to be used
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