; or (B) prohibits activities relating to the harvest of merchantable products that are byproducts of activities conducted— (i) for ecological restoration; or (ii) to further the purposes of this Act. (i) Effect Nothing in this Act prohibits the Secretary from issuing a new permit and right-of-way within the covered land for a width of not more than 150 feet for a right-of-way that serves a transmission line in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, on the condition that the Secretary shall relocate the right-of-way in a manner that furthers the purposes of this Act. (j) Climatological data collection Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require, nothing in this Act precludes the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, or climatological collection devices in the covered land if the facilities and access to the facilities are essential to public safety, flood warning, flood control, water reservoir operation activities, or the collection of hydrologic data for water resource management purposes. 402. Protection of water rights and other interests (a) Dolores Project (1) Operation The Dolores Project and the operation of McPhee Reservoir shall continue to be the responsibility of, and be operated by, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Dolores Water Conservancy District, in accordance with applicable laws and obligations. (2) Effect Nothing in this Act affects the Dolores Project or the current or future operation of McPhee Reservoir in accordance with— (A) the reclamation laws; (B) any applicable— (i) Dolores Project water contract, storage contract, or carriage contract; or (ii) allocation of Dolores Project water; (C) the environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation Upper Colorado Region and approved August 2, 1996