Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Bureau means the Bureau of Reclamation. The term Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Bureau. The term Reclamation facility means each of the infrastructure assets that are owned by the Bureau at a Reclamation project. The term Reclamation project means any reclamation or irrigation project, including incidental features thereof, authorized by Federal reclamation law, or constructed by the United States pursuant to such law, or in connection with which there is a repayment or water service contract executed by the United States pursuant to such law, or any project constructed by the Secretary through the Bureau of Reclamation for the reclamation of lands.
The term reserved works means any building, structure, facility, or equipment— that is owned by the Bureau; and for which operations and maintenance are performed, regardless of the source of funding— by an employee of the Bureau; or through a contract entered into by the Commissioner. The term responsible party means— with respect to a reserved works— a non-Federal water user or power contractor that has an active repayment, water service, or power service contract with the Bureau; a power contractor that has an active contract with a Federal power marketing administration for energy, capacity, or both from a hydropower facility owned by the Bureau; or a non-Federal operating entity, such as a joint powers authority or Board of Control, that has assumed responsibility on behalf of multiple water users, through a contract with the Bureau, for the operation and maintenance of the reserved works; and with respect to a transferred works, the operating entity of the transferred works.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term transferred works means a Reclamation facility at which operations and maintenance of the facility is carried out by a non-Federal entity under the provisions of a formal operations and maintenance transfer contract or other legal agreement with the Bureau.