[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1965 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1965

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain buildings 
   and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton 
                          Irrigation District.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 7, 2005

 Ms. Cantwell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain buildings 
   and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton 
                          Irrigation District.

    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 ``Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District 
Conveyance Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN BUILDINGS AND LANDS OF THE YAKIMA 
              PROJECT, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
convey to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District, located in Yakima 
County, Washington, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, in 
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the agreement 
titled ``Agreement Between the United States and the Yakima-Tieton 
Irrigation District to Transfer Title to Certain Federally Owned 
Buildings and Lands, With Certain Property Rights, Title, and Interest, 
to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District'' (Contract No. 5-07-10-
L1658).
    (b) Liability.--Effective upon the date of conveyance under this 
section, the United States shall not be held liable by any court for 
damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurence 
relating to the conveyed buildings and lands, except for damages caused 
by acts of negligence committed by the United States or by its 
employees or agents before the date of conveyance. Nothing in this 
section increases the liability of the United States beyond that 
provided in chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (popularly 
known as the Federal Tort Claims Act), on the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (c) Benefits.--After conveyance of the buildings and lands to the 
Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District under this section--
            (1) such buildings and lands shall not be considered to be 
        a part of a Federal reclamation project; and
            (2) such irrigation district shall not be eligible to 
        receive any benefits with respect to any buildings and lands 
        conveyed, except benefits that would be available to a 
        similarly situated person with respect to such buildings and 
        lands that are not part of a Federal reclamation project.
    (d) Report.--If the Secretary of the Interior has not completed the 
conveyance required under subsection (a) within 12 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report that explains the reason such conveyance has not been 
completed and stating the date by which the conveyance will be 
completed.
                                 <all>