H.R. 2831House108th Congress (2003-2005)Passed House

Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

July 20, 2004

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

July 23, 2003

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

July 23, 2003

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

July 27, 2003

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Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

Natural Resources Committee

July 27, 2003

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Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

October 15, 2003

HouseCommittee

Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.

Natural Resources Committee

May 19, 2004

HouseCommittee

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Natural Resources Committee

May 19, 2004

HouseCommittee

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Natural Resources Committee

May 19, 2004

HouseCommittee

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-571.

Natural Resources Committee

June 25, 2004

HouseCalendars

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 333.

June 25, 2004

HouseFloor

Mr. Hayworth moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

July 19, 2004 • 2:25 PM

HouseFloor

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5930)

July 19, 2004 • 2:25 PM

HouseFloor

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2831.

July 19, 2004 • 2:25 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5930)

July 19, 2004 • 2:33 PM

HouseFloor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5930)

July 19, 2004 • 2:33 PM

HouseFloor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

July 19, 2004 • 2:33 PM

SenateIntro Referral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

July 20, 2004

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Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2 · Jul 19, 2004

Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to thank my good friend and colleague, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Hayworth), for yielding me the time on which to speak on this bill. I also would like to thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Pombo), the chairman, and the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall), the ranking member, as well as the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), the subcommittee chairman, for working with me to bring this important piece of legislation to the floor today.

H.R. 2831, Mr. Speaker, as my colleagues have already heard, will require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, or TCID, as we say in Nevada, all rights, title and interest of the Newlands Reclamation Project located in Fallon, Nevada.

On June 9, 2003, a little over a year ago, the Bureau of Reclamation and the TCID reached an agreement and signed a Memorandum of Agreement specifying the details of this transfer. This transfer of approximately 35 acres will allow the irrigation district to make permanent improvements on the property for the continued operation and maintenance of the Newlands Reclamation Project. This transfer is necessary so that financing can be obtained for these improvements.

It is important to note that in 1996, the Bureau of Reclamation certified that the TCID had repaid to the United States all of the original construction charges that were designated for repayment to the U.S. Government on this project.

This legislation, Mr. Speaker, is of utmost importance to the people of the State of Nevada and especially those in the Second District of Nevada. Consequently, I have received letters of support from the governor of the State of Nevada, Mr. Kenny Guinn; Churchill County Commissioners; the mayor of Fallon; State representatives Grady and Goicoechea; as well as State senator Mike McGinness.

Obviously, Mr. Speaker, there is a great deal of support and common- sense agreement on this bill, and so I would urge all Members of this body to vote in favor of H.R. 2831.

Rep. J. D. HayworthR-AZ-5 · Jul 19, 2004

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2831) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility to the…

Rep. Madeleine Z. BordalloD-GU · Jul 19, 2004

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.) Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2831 would provide for the transfer of the…

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Referred in SenateIssued July 20, 2004

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2831 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

2d Session
H. R. 2831

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 20, 2004

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources

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AN ACT

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands
Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-
Carson Irrigation District.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Newlands Project Headquarters and
Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF NEWLANDS PROJECT HEADQUARTERS AND MAINTENANCE
YARD FACILITY.

(a) Conveyance.--The Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the
Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, Nevada, as soon as practicable
after the date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with all
applicable law and the terms of the memorandum of agreement between the
District and the Secretary dated June 9, 2003 (Contract No. 3-LC-20-
8052), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
real property within the Newlands Projects, Nevada, known as 2666
Harrigan Road, Fallon, Nevada, and identified for disposition on the
map entitled ``Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard
Facility''.
(b) Treatment of Proceeds From Fallon Freight Yard as
Consideration.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, amounts received by the United States for the lease and sale
of Newlands Project lands comprising the Fallon Freight Yard shall, for
purposes of this section, be treated as payment in full of
consideration for the property conveyed under subsection (a).
(c) Report.--If the Secretary has not completed such conveyance
within 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit a report to the Congress explaining the reasons the
conveyance has not been completed and stating the date by which the
conveyance will be completed.
(d) Environmental Review, Remediation, and Removal.--The Secretary
may not make any conveyance under this section until the completion
with respect to the conveyance, in accordance with the memorandum of
agreement referred to in subsection (a), of--
(1) compliance with requirements relating to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. et seq. 4321 et
seq.) and cultural resources; and
(2) environmental site assessments, remediation, or
removal.
(e) Liability.--The United States shall not be liable for damages
of any kind arising out of any act or omission by, or occurrence
relating to, the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District or its employees,
agents, or contractors relating to the property conveyed under this
section and occurring prior to, on, or after the date of such
conveyance.

Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 2004.

Attest:

JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.