[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1564 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1564
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 16, 2005
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 certain buildings
and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton
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 ``Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District
Conveyance Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN BUILDINGS AND LANDS OF THE YAKIMA
PROJECT, WASHINGTON.
(a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
convey to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District, located in Yakima
County, Washington, all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the agreement
titled ``Agreement Between the United States and the Yakima-Tieton
Irrigation District to Transfer Title to Certain Federally Owned
Buildings and Lands, With Certain Property Rights, Title, and Interest,
to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District'' (Contract No. 5-07-10-
L1658).
(b) Liability.--Effective upon the date of conveyance under this
section, the United States shall not be held liable by any court for
damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence
relating to the conveyed buildings and lands, except for damages caused
by acts of negligence committed by the United States or by its
employees or agents before the date of conveyance. Nothing in this
section increases the liability of the United States beyond that
provided in chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (popularly
known as the Federal Tort Claims Act), on the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(c) Benefits.--After conveyance of the buildings and lands to the
Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District under this section--
(1) such buildings and lands shall not be considered to be
a part of a Federal reclamation project; and
(2) such irrigation district shall not be eligible to
receive any benefits with respect to any buildings and lands
conveyed, except benefits that would be available to a
similarly situated person with respect to such buildings and
lands that are not part of a Federal reclamation project.
(d) Report.--If the Secretary of the Interior has not completed the
conveyance required under subsection (a) within 12 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report that explains the reason such conveyance has not been
com-
pleted and stating the date by which the conveyance will be completed.
Passed the House of Representatives November 15, 2005.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.