[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 862 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 862

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement the provisions 
  of the Agreement conveying title to a Distribution System from the 
     United States to the Clear Creek Community Services District.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 1999

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement the provisions 
  of the Agreement conveying title to a Distribution System from the 
     United States to the Clear Creek Community Services 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 ``Clear Creek Distribution System 
Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) District.--The term ``District'' means the Clear Creek 
        Community Services District, a California community services 
        district located in Shasta County, California.
            (3) Distribution system.--The term ``Distribution System'' 
        means all the right, title, and interest in and to the Clear 
        Creek distribution system as defined in the agreement entitled 
        ``Agreement Between the United States and the Clear Creek 
        Community Services District to Transfer Title to the Clear 
        Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community Services 
        District'' (Agreement No. 8-07-20-L6975).

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT.

    In consideration of the District accepting the obligations of the 
Federal Government for the Distribution System, not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey 
the Distribution System to the District.

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 Distribution System from its current use and operation.
    (b) Future Alterations.--If the District alters the operations or 
uses of the Distribution System it shall comply with all applicable 
laws or regulations governing such changes at that time.

SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.

    Conveyance of the Distribution System under this Act--
            (1) shall not affect any of the provisions of the 
        District's existing water service contract with the United 
        States (contract number 14-06-200-489-IR3), as it may be 
        amended or supplemented; and
            (2) shall not deprive the District of any existing 
        contractual or statutory entitlement to subsequent interim 
        renewals of such contract or to renewal by entering into a 
        long-term water service contract.

SEC. 6. LIABILITY.

    Effective on the date of conveyance of the Distribution System 
under this title, the United States shall not be liable under any law 
for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence 
based on its prior ownership or operation of the conveyed property.
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