109 HR 540 IH: Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act U.S. House of Representatives 2005-02-02 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 540 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2005 Mr. Gibbons introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act.

2.

Conveyance of Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility

(a)

Conveyance

The Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, Nevada, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law and the terms of the memorandum of agreement between the District and the Secretary dated June 9, 2003 (Contract No. 3–LC–20–8052), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to real property within the Newlands Projects, Nevada, known as 2666 Harrigan Road, Fallon, Nevada, and identified for disposition on the map entitled Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility. (b)

Treatment of proceeds from Fallon Freight Yard as consideration

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, amounts received by the United States for the lease and sale of Newlands Project lands comprising the Fallon Freight Yard shall, for purposes of this section, be treated as payment in full of consideration for the property conveyed under subsection (a). (c)

Report

If the Secretary has not completed such conveyance within 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress explaining the reasons the conveyance has not been completed and stating the date by which the conveyance will be completed. (d)

Environmental review, remediation, and removal

The Secretary may not make any conveyance under this section until the completion with respect to the conveyance, in accordance with the memorandum of agreement referred to in subsection (a), of— (1)compliance with requirements relating to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. et seq. 4321 et seq.) and cultural resources; and (2)environmental site assessments, remediation, or removal. (e)

Liability

The United States shall not be liable for damages of any kind arising out of any act or omission by, or occurrence relating to, the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District or its employees, agents, or contractors relating to the property conveyed under this section and occurring prior to, on, or after the date of such conveyance.