[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4048 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4048

 To convey the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir to the El Dorado Irrigation 
                   District, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 1998

Mr. Doolittle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To convey the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir to the El Dorado Irrigation 
                   District, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``District'' means the El Dorado Irrigation 
        District, a political subdivision of the State of California 
        that has its principal place of business in the city of 
        Placerville, El Dorado County, California.
            (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Interior.
            (3) The term ``Project'' means all of the right, title, and 
        interest in and to the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir, Camp Creek 
        Diversion Dam and Tunnel, and conduits and canals held by the 
        United States pursuant to or related to the authorization in 
        the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the American River Basin 
        Development, California, for irrigation and reclamation, and 
        for other purposes'', approved October 14, 1949 (63 Stat. 852 
        chapter 690);

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--In consideration of the District accepting the 
obligations of the Federal Government for the Project and subject to 
the payment by the District of the net present value of the remaining 
repayment obligation, as determined by Office of Management and Budget 
Circular A-129 (in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), the 
Secretary shall convey the Project to the District within one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act. If the Secretary fails to 
convey the Project to the District, pursuant to the preceding 
condition, within that one-year period, the Project shall vest in the 
District by operation of law as of the expiration of that period.
    (b) Financing.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect 
the authority of the District to use a particular type of financing.

SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed as 
significantly expanding or otherwise changing the use or operation of 
the Project from its current use and operation.
    (b) Future Alterations.--If the District alters the operations or 
uses of the Project it shall comply with all applicable laws or 
regulations governing such changes at that time (subject to section 5).

SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.

    (a) Payment Obligations Not Affected.--The conveyance of the 
Project under this Act does not affect the payment obligations of the 
District under the contract between the District and the Secretary 
numbered 14-06-200-7734, as amended by contracts numbered 14-06-200-
4282A and 14-06-200-8536A.
    (b) Payment Obligations Extinguished.--Provision of consideration 
by the District in accordance with section 3(b) shall extinguish all 
payment obligations under contract numbered 14-06-200-949IR1 between 
the District and the Secretary.

SEC. 6. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

    (a) Reclamation Laws.--Except as provided in subsection (b), upon 
conveyance of the Project under this Act, the Reclamation Act of 1902 
(82 Stat. 388) and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto 
shall not apply to the Project.
    (b) Payments to Restoration Fund.--The District shall make a 
payment of $1,400,000 into the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund 
as satisfaction of the District's obligation to make payments into that 
fund required under section 3407 of Public Law 102-575.
    (c) Other Laws.--The conveyance of the Project under this Act is a 
minor land transaction that does not significantly affect the quality 
of the human environment for purposes of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and is not likely to affect 
species protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.). Therefore, consistent with the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), additional environmental studies are not 
necessary pursuant to such Acts for that conveyance.

SEC. 7. LIABILITY.

    Effective on the date of conveyance of the Project under this Act, 
the United States shall not be liable under any law for damages of any 
kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the 
conveyed property.
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