114 STAT. 1456 PUBLIC LAW 106-382—OCT. 27, 2000 (g) LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The operation, maintenance, and replacement expenses associated with water dehveries from the Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System to the Dry Prairie Rural Water System shall not be a Federal responsibility and shall be borne by the Dry Prairie Rural Water System. (2) FEDERAL FUNDS.—The Secretary may not obligate or expend any Federal funds for the operation, maintenance, or replacement of the Dry Prairie Rural Water System. (h) TITLE TO DRY PRAIRIE RURAL WATER SYSTEM.— Title to the Dry Prairie Rural Water System shall be held by Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Incorporated. SEC. 6. USE OF PICK-SLOAN POWER. (a) IN GENERAL. — From power designated for future irrigation and drainage pumping for the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program, the Western Area Power Administration shall make available, at the firm power rate, the capacity and energy required to meet the pumping and incidental operational requirements of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System. (b) QUALIFICATION TO USE PICK-SLOAN POWER. — For as long as the Fort Peck Reservation rural water supply system operates on a not-for-profit basis, the portions of the water supply project constructed with assistance under this Act shall be eligible to receive firm power from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program established by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665; 58 Stat. 887), popularly known as the Flood Control Act of 1944. (c) RECOVERY OF EXPENSES. — (1) ASSINIBOINE AND SIOUX RURAL WATER SYSTEM. —In the case of the Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System, the Western Area Power Administration shall recover expenses associated with power purchases under subsection (a) through a separate power charge sufficient to cover such expenses. Such charge shall be paid fiiliy through the annual appropriations to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (2) DRY PRAIRIE RURAL WATER SYSTEM.—In the case of the Dry Prairie Rural Water System, the Western Area Power Administration shall recover expenses associated with power purchases under subsection (a) tlu*ough a separate power charge sufficient to cover expenses. Such charge shall be paid fully by the Dry Prairie Rural Water System. (d) ADDITIONAL POWER.— I f power in addition to that made available under subsection (a) is required to meet the pumping requirements of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System, the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may purchase the necessary additional power at the best available rate. The costs of such purchases shall be reimbursed to the Administrator according to the terms identified in subsection (c). SEC. 7. WATER CONSERVATION PLAN. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Fort Peck Tribes and Dry Prairie Rural Water Association Incorporated shall develop a water conservation plan containing— (1) a description of water conservation objectives; (2) a description of appropriate water conservation measures; and
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