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Show CHAPTER II 39 The basic 1952 contract was supplemented and amended as conditions and later events required. These later contracts were entered into on the following dates and for the following principal purposes: June 19, 1954 October 13, 1954 December 16, 1954 April 25, 1955 December 9, 1955 September 1, 1959 March 4, 1962 covered supply and cost to District of power and energy needs in the event of disposition by the United States of Parker-Davis or Gila Substation termination of incremental value provisions in March 4, 1952, contract, revision of repayment and irrigation block provisions, transmission service to be provided by District to serve relift pumps. assumption by District of operation of Wellton-Mohawk Canal; revision of repayment provisions dealing with transfer of O&M, and irrigation blocks and advance of O&M funds. construction of added drainage works at a cost of $14 million to be allocated among irrigation blocks, and initial payment due 12-31-73, and increased repayment obligation of District from $42 million to $56 million. provided for deferment, consolidation and rescheduling of construction and drainage charge repayment obligation of $56 million as an obligation of District as a whole rather than allocated among blocks, and adoption of a variable repayment plan. Repayment over a 55-year period began December 31, 1968. supply of power to ditchriders' houses and relift pumps and installation of additional relift pump. provided for District construction of additional power facilities and transmission of energy to pumps of United States. provided for installation and maintenance of meters on drainage wells of District and of United States. provided for delivery by District of domestic water not in excess of 5,000 acre-feet annually. provided for modification of existing four irrigation blocks, provision for an additional block 5, adjustment and rescheduling of repayment obligation of existing four blocks and deferring payments for 10 years for new block 5, use of national parity factor, and to allocate $5,915,268 to non-reimbursable flood control. (This reduced the contracted repayment obligation over a 55-year period to begin December 31, 1968, with block 5 lands to begin payment December 31, 1978.) Of the original payment obligation of $50,084,732, $2,122,098 were repaid as of September 30,1977. The number and complexity of the foregoing contracts led to the assignment to Mr. Milton N. Nathanson, Special Consultant to the Bureau of Reclamation, of the task of their consolidation. A consolidated draft relating to water deliveries and repayment has been prepared and is awaiting further action due to adjustment July 1,1962 July 12, 1963 September 25, 1964 No. 14-06-300-1491) August 2, 1965 August 15,1968 |