[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 862 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 862


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 2, 1999

                                Received

                           November 19, 1999

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement the provisions of 
 an 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) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means Agreement No. 
        8-07-20-L6975 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''.
            (4) 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.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

    In consideration of the District accepting the obligations of the 
Federal Government for the Distribution System, the Secretary shall 
convey the Distribution System to the District pursuant to the terms 
and conditions set forth in the Agreement.

SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the District to 
construct any new facilities or to expand or otherwise change the use 
or operation of the Distribution System from its authorized purposes 
based upon historic and current use and operation. Effective upon 
transfer, if the District proposes to alter the use or operation of the 
Distribution System, then the District shall comply with all applicable 
laws and 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 Act, 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 1, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.