[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1310 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1310

   To provide for the sale of certain real property in the Newlands 
            Project, Nevada, to the city of Fallon, Nevada.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2001

   Mr. Reid 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 provide for the sale of certain real property in the Newlands 
            Project, Nevada, to the city of Fallon, Nevada.

    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 ``Fallon Rail Freight Loading Facility 
Transfer Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF FALLON, NEVADA.

    (a) Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the 
        Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the city of Fallon, 
        Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
        and to approximately 6.3 acres of real property in the Newlands 
        Reclamation Project, Nevada, generally known as ``380 North 
        Taylor Street, Fallon, Nevada'', and identified for disposition 
        on the map entitled ``Fallon Rail Freight Loading Facility''.
            (2) Map.--The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in--
                    (A) the office of the Commissioner of Reclamation; 
                and
                    (B) the office of the Area Manager of the Bureau of 
                Reclamation, Carson City, Nevada.
    (b) Consideration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall require that, as 
        consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the city 
        of Fallon, Nevada, shall pay to the United States an amount 
        equal to the fair market value of the real property, as 
        determined--
                    (A) by an appraisal of the real property conducted 
                not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
                this Act by an independent appraiser approved by the 
                Commissioner of Reclamation; and
                    (B) without taking into consideration the value of 
                any structure or other improvement on the property.
            (2) Credit of proceeds.--The amount paid to the United 
        States under paragraph (1) shall be credited, in accordance 
        with section 204(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
        Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 485(c)), to the appropriate 
        fund in the Treasury relating to the Newlands Reclamation 
        Project, Nevada.
    (c) Liability.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall not occur 
until such date as the Commissioner of Reclamation certifies that all 
liability issues relating to the property (including issues of 
environmental liability) have been resolved.
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