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1 pleted. Contracts which expire prior to the comple- 



2 tion of the environmental impact statement required 



3 by section 3409 shall, upon request of the other con- 



4 tracting party, be renewed for an interim period 



5 ending on the date on which the long-term renewal 



6 with respect to each such contract becomes effective. 



7 Such interim renewal contracts shall be modified to 



8 comply with existing law, including provisions of this 



9 title. Upon request of the other contracting party, 



10 the Secretary shall execute an amendment to extend 



11 the term of any interim renewal contract entered 



12 into under this paragraph before the enactment of 



13 the Central Valley Project Reform Act of 1995 in 



14 accordance with this title. Notwithstanding any 



15 other provision of law, all contracts renewed by the 



16 Secretary since January 1, 1988, but before the en- 



17 actment of this title are hereby validated and rati- 



18 fied in all respects as of their respective dates of 



19 execution, except that all water delivered pursuant to 



20 such renewed contracts shall be subject to payment 



21 of the charges mandated in sections 3406(c)(1)(D) 



22 and 3407(d) of this title. 



23 "(2) Upon renewal of any long-term repayment 



24 or water service contract providing for the delivery 



25 of water from the Central Valley Project, the Sec- 



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