A bill to authorize the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma to design and construct hydroelectric power facilities at W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma to design and construct hydroelectric power facilities at W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam, Arkansas River, Oklahoma. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Southwestern Power Administration, to enter into an agreement with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma under which the Cherokee Nation agrees to: (1) design and initiate construction of such facility; (2) reimburse the Secretary of the Army for costs incurred by the Army Corps of Engineers; and (3) transfer such facility to the United States upon completion. States that such agreement shall provide that: (1) the Secretary of the Army shall, upon acceptance of the transfer in title, operate and maintain such facility through the Army Corps of Engineers; and (2) the Southwestern Power Administration shall market the excess power generated by such facility. Authorizes the Southwestern Power Administration, out of revenues from the sale of such power, to pay the Cherokee nation: (1) all costs incurred in the design and construction of such facility; and (2) a reasonable annual royalty for a period not to exceed 50 ye…