PUBLIC LAW 98-50—JULY 14, 1983 97 STAT. 251 rehabilitation and betterment program with the Twin Falls Canal Company, Twin Falls County, Idaho, to rehabilitate facilities under the Act of October 7, 1919 (63 Stat. 724), as amended, to be repaid in 43 USC 504. full by the lands served and under conditions satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further. That of the amount herein appropriated $3,000,000 shall be available to enable the Secretary of the Interior to begin work on rehabilitating the Velarde Community Ditch Project, New Mexico, in accordance with the Federal Reclamation Laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 788, and 43 USC 371 note. Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto) for the purposes of diverting and conveying water to irrigated project lands. The principal features of the project shall consist of improvements such as the installation of more permanent diversion dams and head- gates, wasteways, arroyo siphons, and concrete lining of ditches in order to improve irrigation efficiency, conserve water, and reduce operation and maintenance costs. The cost of the rehabilitation will be nonreimbursable and constructed features will be turned over to the appropriate entity for operation and maintenance. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE For operation and maintenance of reclamation projects or parts thereof and other facilities, as authorized by law; and for a soil and moisture conservation program on lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation, pursuant to law, to remain available until expended, $134,291,000: Provided, That of the total appropri- ated, the amount for program activities which can be financed by the reclamation fund shall be derived from that fund and such amounts as may be required for the Boulder Canyon Project shall be derived from the Colorado River Dam fund: Provided further, That funds advanced by water users for operation and mainteneince of reclamation projects or parts thereof shall be deposited to the credit of this appropriation and may be expended for the same objects and in the same manner as sums appropriated herein may be expended, and such advances shall remain available until expended: Provided further. That nonreimbursable funds will be available from rev- enues for performing examination of existing structures on partici- pating projects of the Colorado River Storage Project: Provided further, That such amounts as may be required for replacements on the Boulder Canyon Project which would require readvances to the Colorado River Dam Fund under section 5 of the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act of July 19, 1940 (43 U.S.C. 618d), are to be considered as though readvanced under said section. LOAN PROGRAM For loans to irrigation districts and other public agencies for construction of distribution systems on authorized Federal reclama- tion projects, and for loans and grants to non-Federal agencies for construction of projects, as authorized by the Acts of July 4, 1955, as amended (43 U.S.C. 421a-421d), and August 6, 1956, as amended (43 U.S.C. 422a-422k), including expenses necessary for carrying out the program, $45,000,000, to be derived from the reclamation fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That during fiscal year 1984 and within the resources and authority available, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans shall not exceed $51,802,000: Provided further, That any contract under the Act of
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