[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 745 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 745

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Goshen 
 Irrigation District, Wyoming, certain lands and irrigation structures 
   relating to the Fort Laramie Division of the North Platte Project.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 1993

Mr. Thomas of Wyoming introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Goshen 
 Irrigation District, Wyoming, certain lands and irrigation structures 
   relating to the Fort Laramie Division of the North Platte Project.

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

SECTION 1. TRANSFER TO GOSHEN IRRIGATION DISTRICT.

    (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 
transfer to the Goshen Irrigation District, Wyoming, without cost to 
the district, title to such lands, easements, ditches, laterals, 
canals, drains, and other rights-of-way, together with all appurtenant 
structures which the United States has acquired in connection with the 
Fort Laramie Division of the North Platte Project that are used solely 
for the purpose of serving Goshen Irrigation District lands in Wyoming 
and which the Secretary determines are necessary to enable the Goshen 
Irrigation District to carry out operation and maintenance with respect 
to that portion of the facilities to be transferred. The title to such 
lands, easements, ditches, laterals, canals, drains, and other rights-
of-way, together with all appurtenant structures located in Wyoming 
that are for the purpose of jointly serving Goshen Irrigation District 
lands in Wyoming and Gering-Ft. Laramie lands in Nebraska, may be 
transferred to the Goshen Irrigation District upon mutual agreement by 
the Secretary and the Goshen Irrigation District.
    (b) Condition.--Any transfer under this Act shall be subject to the 
condition that the district assumes the responsibility for the 
operation and maintenance portion of the project works in a manner 
necessary to ensure that the United States obligation to deliver water 
to the Gering-Ft. Laramie Irrigation District shall be maintained.
    (c) Interests Retained by United States.--Title to and management 
and operation of the reservoirs and related water supply works 
necessary for their protection and operation shall remain in the United 
States, unless otherwise provided by an Act of Congress. The United 
States shall incur no further expense on behalf of the Goshen 
Irrigation District for the operation and maintenance, rehabilitation, 
or replacement of the irrigation, delivery, drainage, and related 
facilities transferred under this Act.
    (d) Liability.--The district shall assume all liability with 
respect to such transferred facilities and shall indemnify the United 
States against all such liability.
    (e) Contractual Obligations.--Nothing contained herein shall 
relieve the Goshen Irrigation District from any provisions or 
requirements of its existing contracts (1926 Contract and 1952 
Amendatory Contract) with the United States except conveyance of title 
to the facilities as provided for by this Act.

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