; (B) in the best interest of the Reclamation project and the United States; and (C) approved by the contractor that is responsible for repaying the cost of construction, operations, and maintenance of the facility that delivers the water under the contract. (4) Requirements The use of Reclamation facilities for the use or transfer of water for aquifer recharge under this subsection shall be subject to the requirements that— (A) the use or transfer shall not be implemented in a manner that materially impacts any power service or water contract for the Reclamation project; and (B) before the use or transfer, the Secretary shall determine that the use or transfer— (i) results in a net water storage benefit for the Reclamation project; or (ii) contributes to the recharge of an aquifer on eligible land; and (C) the use or transfer complies with all applicable— (i) Federal laws and policies; and (ii) interstate water compacts. 8004. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Secretary should encourage the use of public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management for aquifer recharge, where appropriate, consistent with— (A) the existing grant of right-of-way; (B) as applicable, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and (C) applicable land and resource management plans; and (2) the Secretary should consider whether aquifer recharge may be appropriate in certain areas of critical environmental concern, if aquifer recharge— (A) would enhance the values for which the area of critical environmental concern has been designated