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To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the District.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

January 4, 2007

Mr. INHOFE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the District.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA MASTER CONSERVATORY DISTRICT FEASIBILITY STUDY.

(a) Findings- Congress finds that-Study- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Thunderbird Lake, located on Little River in central Oklahoma, was constructed in 1965 by the Bureau of Reclamation for flood control, water supply, recreation, and fish and wildlife purposes;(2) the available yield of Thunderbird Lake is allocated to the Central Oklahoma Master Conservatory District, which supplies municipal and industrial water supplies to the cities of Norman, Midwest City, and Del City, Oklahoma; and(3) studies conducted by the Bureau during fiscal year 2003 indicate that the District will require additional water supplies to meet the future needs of the District, including through--(A) the drilling of additional wells;(B) the implementation of a seasonal pool plan at Thunderbird Lake;(C) the construction of terminal storage to hold wet-weather yield from Thunderbird Lake;(D) a reallocation of water storage; and(E) the importation of surplus water from sources outside the basin of Thunderbird Lake.(b) StudyIN GENERAL- Not later than 1 year3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of the BureauSecretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation (referred to in this section as the `Secretary'), shall-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) conduct a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) the Central Oklahoma Master Conservatory District and(referred to in this section as the `District)'; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) cities served by the District, including; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) INCLUSIONS- The study under paragraph (1) shall include recommendations of the CommissionerSecretary, if any, relating to the alternatives studied. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Cost-Sharing Requirement- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The Federal share of the total costs of the study under subsection (a) shall not exceed 50 percent. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE- The non-Federal share required under paragraph (1) may be in the form of any in-kind services that the Secretary determines would contribute substantially toward the conduct and completion of the study. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Authorization of Appropriations- There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation $300,000Secretary to conduct the study under subsection (b).a) $900,000. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink