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[H.R. 4389 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.4389

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                                 An Act


 
    To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water 
   distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy 
                                District.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) Contract.--The term ``contract'' means the contract between 
    the United States and the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy 
    District providing for the construction of the Colorado-Big 
    Thompson Project, dated July 5, 1938 (including any amendments and 
    supplements).
        (2) District.--The term ``District'' means the Northern 
    Colorado Water Conservancy District.
        (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (4) Transferred water distribution facilities.--The term 
    ``transferred water distribution facilities'' means the North 
    Poudre Supply Canal and Diversion Works, also known as the Munroe 
    Gravity Canal, the Charles Hansen (Supply) Canal and Windsor 
    Extension, and the Dixon Feeder Canal, all of which are facilities 
    of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project located in Larimer County, 
    Colorado.

 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF TRANSFERRED WATER DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with all 
applicable law, convey to the District all right, title, and interest 
in and to the transferred water distribution facilities.
    (b) Sale Price.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept $150,315 as payment 
    from the District and $1,798,200 as payment from the power 
    customers under the terms specified in this section, as 
    consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a). Out of the 
    receipts from the sale of power from the Loveland Area Projects 
    collected by the Western Area Power Administration and deposited 
    into the Reclamation fund of the Treasury in fiscal year 2001, 
    $1,798,200 shall be treated as full and complete payment by the 
    power customers of such consideration and repayment by the power 
    customers of all aid to irrigation associated with the facilities 
    conveyed under subsection (a).
        (2) No effect on obligations and rights.--Except as expressly 
    provided in this Act, nothing in this Act affects or modifies the 
    obligations and rights of the District under the contract.
        (3) Payments.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the 
    District shall continue to make such payments as are required under 
    the contract.
    (c) Credit Toward Project Repayment.--Upon payment by the District 
of the amount authorized to be accepted from the District under 
subsection (b)(1), the amount paid shall be credited toward repayment 
of capital costs of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project in an amount 
equal to the associated undiscounted obligation for repayment of the 
capital costs.

 SEC. 3. LIABILITY.

    Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date of 
conveyance of the transferred water distribution facilities under this 
Act, the United States shall not be liable for damages of any kind 
arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence based on any prior 
ownership or operation by the United States of the conveyed property.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.