Water-Related Technical Corrections Act of 1997

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Water-Related Technical Corrections Act of 1997 - Amends the Act of February 21, 1911, (popularly known as the Warren Act) to make technical and clarifying amendments which: (1) allow the use of reclamation project facilities under such Act for nonproject water; and (2) include as authorized reclamation purposes domestic, municipal, fish and wildlife, industrial, or other beneficial purposes (currently, only irrigation purposes). Amends the: (1) Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to reduce from 60 to 30 days the required waiting period before the obligation of reclamation funds provided under such Act; and (2) Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the planning, design, and construction of the Phoenix Metropolitan Water Reclamation and Reuse Project. Repeals a Federal cost share limit and a reporting requirement under the Phoenix Project. Directs the Secretary to refund fully amounts received by the United States as collections under the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 for paid form compensations bills (including interest collected) issued by the Secretary before January 1, 1994, for furnishing cert…