[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.