[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H.R. 992 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 769
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 992

                          [Report No. 106-393]


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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

                            August 25, 2000

 Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of July 26, 2000, 
                   by Mr. Murkowski, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 AN ACT


 
 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. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purpose of this Act, the term--
            (1) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior;
            (2) ``Sly Park Unit'' means the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir, 
        Camp Creek Diversion Dam and Tunnel, and conduits and canals as 
        authorized under the American River Act of October 14, 1949 (63 
        Stat. 853), including those used to convey, treat, and store 
        water delivered from Sly Park, as well as all recreation 
        facilities thereto; and
            (3) ``District'' means the El Dorado Irrigation District.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF SLY PARK UNIT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after 
date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable 
law, transfer all right, title, and interest in and to the Sly Park 
Unit to the District.
    (b) Sale Price.--The Secretary is authorized to receive from the 
District $2,000,000 to relieve payment obligations and extinguish the 
debt under contract number <DELETED>14-06-200-949IR2, </DELETED>14-06-
200-949IR3, and $9,500,000 to relieve payment obligations and 
extinguish all debts associated with contracts numbered 14-06-200-7734, 
as amended by contracts numbered 14-06-200-4282A and 14-06-200-8536A. 
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the District shall continue to 
make payments required by section 3407(c) of Public Law 102-575 through 
year 2029.
    (c) Credit Revenue to Project Repayment.--Upon payment authorized 
under subsection (b), the amount paid shall be credited toward 
repayment of capital costs of the Central Valley Project in an amount 
equal to the associated undiscounted obligation.

SEC. 3. FUTURE BENEFITS.

    Upon payment, the Sly Park Unit shall no longer be a Federal 
reclamation project or a unit of the Central Valley Project, and the 
District shall not be entitled to receive any further reclamation 
benefits.

SEC. 4. LIABILITY.

    Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date of 
conveyance of the Sly Park Unit 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 its prior ownership or operation of the conveyed 
property.

SEC. 5. COSTS.

    All costs, including interest charges, associated with the Project 
that have been included as a reimbursable cost of the Central Valley 
Project are declared to be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 1, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.




                                                       Calendar No. 769

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 992

                          [Report No. 106-393]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

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

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                            August 25, 2000

                        Reported with amendments