Sec. 3087. Bureau of Reclamation hydropower development
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Section 9 of the Act of August 11, 1939 (commonly known as the Water Conservation and Utilization Act ) ( 16 U.S.C. 590z–7 ) is amended— by striking In connection with and inserting
(a); and In general .—In connection with by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary— may enter into leases of power privileges for electric power generation in connection with any project constructed pursuant to this Act; and shall have authority over any project constructed pursuant to this Act in addition to and alternative to any existing authority relating to a particular project. In entering into a lease of power privileges under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use the processes, terms, and conditions applicable to a lease under section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 ( 43 U.S.C. 485h(c) ). No findings under section 3 shall be required for a lease under paragraph (1). Except as otherwise provided under paragraph (5), all right, title, and interest in and to installed power facilities constructed by non-Federal entities pursuant to a lease under paragraph (1), and any direct revenues derived from that lease, shall remain with the lessee. Notwithstanding section 8, lease charges shall be credited to the project from which the power is derived. Nothing in this section alters or affects any agreement in effect on the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 for the development of hydropower projects or disposition of revenues. .
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