Notice of Intent To Negotiate a Contract Between the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Uintah and Ouray Agency and the Department of the Interior for Storage of Project Water in the Proposed Lower Uintah Reservoir and Delivery of Project Water to Irrigated Lands Held in Trust for the Ute Tribe, Uintah and Ouray Reservation, and Tribal Members, as Part of the Uintah Unit Replacement Project of the Central Utah Project Completion Act

الملخص

Pub. L. 102-575, Central Utah Project Completion Act, Section 201(c), allows for the construction of the Uintah Unit as part of the Central Utah Project. As part of the this project, the United States plans to develop water storage for use by the Ute Tribe for irrigation. As the trustee for the Ute Tribe, BIA will contract for the delivery of the project water to the Ute Tribe and Tribal members and will deliver the water through the existing United States developed Uintah Indian Irrigation Project facilities. The purpose of the negotiation sessions will be to determine the terms of the storage and delivery of Uintah Unit project water to the Ute Tribe and Tribal members for irrigation use. It will also address the responsibility for management, operation and maintenance, repayment, and assessments for the Indian portions of the Uintah Unit.