[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2350 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2350

  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to certain water 
                     rights to Duchesne City, Utah.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 4, 2000

Mr. Hatch (for himself and Mr. Bennett) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to certain water 
                     rights to Duchesne City, Utah.

    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 ``Duchesne City Water Rights 
Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF WATER RIGHTS TO DUCHESNE CITY, UTAH.

    (a) Conveyance.--The Secretary of Interior, subject to subsection 
(b), shall convey to Duchesne City, Utah, or a water district created 
by Duchesne City, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to those water rights appropriated under the laws of the State 
of Utah by the United States Indian Service and identified as Water 
Rights Nos. 43-180 (Certificate No. 1034) and 43-203 (Certificate No. 
1056) in the records of the State Engineer of Utah.
    (b) Required Terms.--
            (1) In general.--As terms of any conveyance under 
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall require that Duchesne City, 
        a water district created by Duchesne City, or their successors 
        or assigns--
                    (A) shall allow the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah 
                and Ouray Reservation, its members, and any person 
                leasing or utilizing land that is held in trust for the 
                Tribe by the United States and is located within the 
                Duchesne City water service area (as such area may be 
                adjusted from time to time), to connect to the Duchesne 
                City municipal water system;
                    (B) shall not require such Tribe, members, or 
                person to pay any water impact or connection fee for 
                such connection; and
                    (C) shall not require such Tribe, members, or 
                person to deliver or transfer any water or water rights 
                for such connection.
            (2) Limitation.--Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to 
        prohibit Duchesne City, a water district created by Duchesne 
        City, or their successors or assigns, from charging any person 
        that connects to the Duchesne City municipal water system 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) reasonable and customary fees to 
        recover costs of the operation and maintenance of the water 
        system to treat, transport, and deliver water to the person.
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