SUMMARY OF MAJOR PROVISIONS
 As amended, S. 14 addresses several major issues related to the recla-
mation program and in some instances would mandate significant
departures from past or present practice. Major issues and related
provisions of the bill are briefly described as follows:

 ELIGIBILITY
 Section 2 establishes that a recipient of water for irrigable land (or
"qualified recipient") would be an individual along with his depend-
ents or a small corporation benefiting 25 individuals or less. A "limited
recipient" would be any legal entity benefiting more than 25
individuals.
 ACREAGE LIMITATION
 Section 3 raises the basic acreage limitation from 160 acres to 1,280
acres for a qualified recipient. Section 2 provides that leased as well as
owned land will be included in arriving at the total acreage subject to
the acreage limitation, and that the total acreage of a qualified or lim-
ited recipient will be so limited regardless of whether or not the lands
may be located on different projects.

 LEASING
 Section 7 defines the acreage limitation application to the leasing of
lands served with water by a Federal reclamation project.

 RESIDENCY
 Section 5 of the bill would repeal the residency requirement of
Reclamation Law.

 SALES OF EXCESS LANDS
 Section 10 provides for the use of a lottery or other impartial means
for sale of excess lands for which power of attorney has vested in the
Secretary at the expiration of a recordable contract.

 PAYOUT
 Section 6 of the bill provides that the acreage limitation would cease
to apply upon repayment of the construction costs owed to the Federal
Government by water users on a Reclamation project.

 SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS
 Section 8 of the bill provides that religious or charitable organiza-
tions, Corps of Engineers projects, and the Imperial Irrigation Dis-
trict in California, are exempt from the acreage limitation of Federal
Reclamation Law.
 BACKGROUND AND NEED
 The basic Federal Reclamation Law was enacted in 1902 (32 Stat.
38'8). It has been frequently amended and updated since, and the body