# 115-hr-4689: To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska.

115-hr-4689, To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE); status Became Public Law No: 115-429. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4689
- Congress: 115
- Title: To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska.
- Status: Became Public Law No: 115-429.
- Introduced: 2017-12-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill authorizes any landowner within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska to repay, at any time, the construction costs of project facilities allocated to the landowner's land within the district. Upon discharge in full of the obligation for repayment of all such costs, the parcels of land shall not be subject to the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations under federal reclamation law. The Department of the Interior, upon request, must provide to the landowner who has repaid such costs in full a certificate acknowledging that the landholding is free of such limitations.

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4689 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4689)

## Related
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- [115-hr-7059: Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7059)
- [115-hr-7033: To rename the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, Nebraska, a…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7033)
- [115-hr-6813: Homecare for Seniors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6813)
- [115-hr-6760: Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6760)
- [115-hr-6757: Family Savings Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6757)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4689 (as of 2025-11-18).