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B-177421 1 (1972-12-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaagav0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION /C B -1 77 42 1 LM096229 Dear Mr. Secretary: We have reviewed the administration of a contract, re- ferred to as the Cooperative Agreement and Habitat Management Plan, between the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), the Bureau of 71 ESport Fisheries and Wildlife (BSF&W), and the Grassland WaterC -?oo/ .;District (GWD) which consists primarily of private duck hunt- ing clubs in the Central Valley of California. The agreement permits the sale of water from USBR's Central Valley project to GWD at reduced rates for the purpose of (1) piayl4.jng_GWD with the financial means for a construction and renovation pro r roits waer an raiaasys.tems._,and (2.)..in- suri I Jet~ention of GWD lands for waterfowl purposes. BACKGROUND On September 13, 1956, USBR entered into a contract (No. 14-06-200-6106) to furnish, if and when available, 50,000 acre-feet of water annually for 40 years from the date of the contract to GWD, at $1.50 per acre-foot, for maintaining a waterfowl habitat. The contract was let pursuant to Public Law 83-674, which authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to contract for the delivery of water to public organizations or agencies for use within the boundaries of such organizations or agencies for waterfowl purposes in the Grasslands area of the San Joaquin Valley of California; when available, such water shall be delivered from the Central Valley project, California, at a charge not to exceed the prevailing charge for class 2 water. The prevailing charge for class 2 water within the Central Valley project has been established at $1.50 per acre-foot a year. The Central Valley of California plays a vital role in maintaining the waterfowl resources of the Pacific Flyway. Of approximately 100,000 acres devoted to waterfowl manage- ment, 46,000 lie within the boundaries of GWD. 7111T o9~

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