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RCED-98-204R 1 (1998-05-29)

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GAO              United States
                 General Accounting Office
                 Washington, D.C. 20548

                 Resources, Community, and
                 Economic Development Division

                 B-280043


                 May 29, 1998


                 The Honorable Jon Kyl
                 Chairman, Subcommittee on Water and Power
                 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
                 United States Senate

                 Subject: Rural Water Projects: Federal Assistance Criteria

                 Dear Mr. Chairman:

                 Legislation that would authorize rural water projects with the Bureau of
                 Reclamation (BOR) as the designated source of funding has been referred to
                 your Subcommittee. Given the backlog of authorized but unconstructed projects
                 facing the Bureau and the significant constraints on the funding available, you
                 expressed concern that passage of this legislation would further erode the basic
                 responsibilities of the Bureau. In order to assist your Subcommittee in
                 considering the legislation, you asked that we provide information on the
                 characteristics of the projects proposed in the legislation and the criteria that
                 selected federal programs apply when considering applicants for assistance.

                 Specifically, as agreed with your office, we were to (1) determine the criteria for
                 participation in specified programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
                 (USDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and BOR for funding rural
                 water projects; (2) determine how the characteristics of the individual projects
                 align with the criteria of the identified programs; and (3) provide the views of
                 officials of the three agencies as to the appropriateness of their being tasked
                 with these projects.

                 BACKGROUND

                 The Reclamation Act of 1902 created BOR and provided for the construction of
                 single-purpose irrigation projects in the West. Over the years, new projects have
                 grown more ambitious, and today they provide a host of benefits, including
                 municipal and industrial water supply, hydroelectric power, recreation, and flood

                                                       GAO/RCED-98-204R Rural Water Projects

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