[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 992 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 992

 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

                             March 4, 1999

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 title may be cited as the ``Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this title:
            (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. Such transfer shall 
be subject to a reversion in favor of the United States if the 
remaining repayment obligations to the United States, referred to in 
section 5(a), are not completed.
    (b) Deadline.--
            (1) In general.--If no changes in Project operations are 
        expected following the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
        Secretary shall complete the conveyance expeditiously, but not 
        later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
            (2) Deadline if changes in operations intended.--If the 
        District intends to change Project operations as a result of 
        the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary--
                    (A) shall take into account those potential changes 
                for the purpose of completing any required 
                environmental evaluation associated with the 
                conveyance; and
                    (B) shall complete the conveyance by not later than 
                2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Administrative costs of conveyance.--If the Secretary 
        fails to complete the conveyance under this title before the 
        applicable deadline under paragraph (1) or (2), the full cost 
        of administrative action and environmental compliance for the 
        conveyance shall be borne by the Secretary. If the Secretary 
        completes the conveyance before that deadline, one-half of such 
        cost shall be paid by the District.

SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this title 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 title 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. At any time, the District may elect to 
prepay its remaining repayment obligations under contract numbered 14-
06-200-7734, as amended by contracts numbered 14-06-200-4282A and 14-
06-200-8536A, by tendering to the Secretary the net present value, at 
that time, 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 title). Effective on the date of such tender, or 
on the date of completion of all repayment obligations, whichever 
occurs first, any reversionary interest of the United States in and to 
the Project is extinguished.
    (b) Payment Obligations Extinguished.--Provision of consideration 
by the District in accordance with section 403(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 title, the Reclamation Act of 1902 
(82 Stat. 388) and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto 
shall not apply to the Project.
    (b) Payments Into the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund.--The 
El Dorado Irrigation District shall continue to make payments into the 
Central Valley Project Restoration Fund until the year 2029. The 
District's obligation shall be calculated in the same manner as Central 
Valley Project water contractors.

SEC. 7. LIABILITY.

    Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date of 
conveyance of the Project under this title, the United States shall not 
be liable 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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