Common use of RATE AND METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR WATER Clause in Contracts

RATE AND METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR WATER. 4 8. (a) The Contractor shall make payments to the United States as provided in 5 this Article for each acre of land irrigated in each Year. 6 Such payments shall be at Rates and Charges established in accordance with: (i) 7 the Secretary’s then current ratesetting policies for the Project; and (ii) applicable Reclamation 8 law and associated rules and regulations, or policies: Provided, that if the Contractor desires to 9 use Project Water for other than agricultural use the Rates and Charges set forth above will be 10 adjusted by the Contracting Officer to the applicable Rates and Charges for such use. The Rates 11 and Charges applicable to the Contractor upon execution of this Settlement Contract are set forth 12 in Exhibit D, as may be revised annually. The Secretary’s ratesetting policies for the Project 13 shall be amended, modified, or superseded only through a public notice and comment procedure.