96-20431. Central Utah Project Completion Act

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 156 (Monday, August 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 41796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20431]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Assistant Secretary Water and Science


Central Utah Project Completion Act

    Notice of Intent to Negotiate a Contract between the Central Utah 
Water Conservancy District and Department of the Interior for 
Implementation of the Wasatch County Water Efficiency Project and 
Daniel Replacement Project of the Central Utah Project, Utah.

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary--Water and Science, 
Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to negotiate a contract between the Central 
Utah Water Conservancy District (CUWCD) and Department of the Interior 
(DOI) for implementation of the Wasatch County Water Efficiency Project 
and Daniel Replacement Project (WCWEP/DRP) of the Central Utah Project, 
Utah.

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SUMMARY: Public Law 102-575, Sections 202(a)(3), 207(e), and 303(b) 
authorize construction of WCWEP/DRP for the purposes of increasing 
irrigation efficiency in the Heber Valley, conserving water, and 
eliminating the diversion of water from the upper Strawberry 
tributaries to Heber Valley. Article V(A) of the August 11, 1993 
Compliance Agreement (Compliance Agreement) between CUWCD and DOI 
states: ``The Secretary shall not provide funds for construction, nor 
shall the District commence construction on any feature authorized in 
Title II of the Act until the District and the Secretary have executed 
an agreement in accordance with the Drainage and Minor Construction Act 
for the purpose of establishing terms and conditions for the proper 
conduct and execution of construction of such feature by the 
District.'' A negotiated contract between CUWCD and DOI will comply 
with Public Law 102-575 and the Compliance Agreement.

DATES: Dates for public negotiation sessions will be announced in local 
newspapers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Additional information on matters related to 
this Federal Register notice can be obtained at the address and 
telephone number set forth below: Mr. Reed Murray, Program Coordinator, 
CUP Completion Act Office, Department of the Interior, 302 East 1860 
South, Provo UT 84606-6154, Telephone: [phone], Internet: 
[e-mail].

    Dated: August 6, 1996.
Ronald Johnston,
CUP Program Director, Department of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 96-20431 Filed 8-9-96; 8:45 am]
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