[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 310 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 310

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project 
   Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson 
              Irrigation District in the State of Nevada.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 8, 2005

 Mr. Ensign (for himself and 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 direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project 
   Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson 
              Irrigation District in the State of 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 ``Newlands Project Headquarters and 
Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

     In this Act:
            (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the memorandum 
        of agreement between the District and the Secretary identified 
        as Contract No. 3-LC-20-805 and dated June 9, 2003.
            (2) District.--The term ``District'' means the Truckee-
        Carson Irrigation District in the State of Nevada.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF NEWLANDS PROJECT HEADQUARTERS AND MAINTENANCE 
              YARD FACILITY.

    (a) Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of this Act and in accordance with the Agreement and 
        any applicable laws, the Secretary shall convey to the District 
        all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
        the real property described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Description of property.--The real property referred to 
        in paragraph (1) is the real property within the Newlands 
        Projects, Nevada, that is--
                    (A) known as ``2666 Harrigan Road, Fallon, 
                Nevada''; and
                    (B) identified for disposition on the map entitled 
                ``Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard 
                Facility''.
    (b) Consideration.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
amounts received by the United States for the lease or sale of Newlands 
Project land comprising the Fallon Freight Yard shall, for purposes of 
this section, be treated as consideration for the real property 
conveyed under subsection (a).
    (c) Report.--If the Secretary has not completed the conveyance 
under subsection (a) within 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that--
            (1) explains the reasons why the conveyance has not been 
        completed; and
            (2) specifies the date by which the conveyance will be 
        completed.
    (d) Environmental Review, Remediation, and Removal.--In accordance 
with the Agreement, the Secretary may not convey the real property 
under subsection (a) until--
            (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and any applicable requirements relating 
        to cultural resources have been complied with for the real 
        property to be conveyed under subsection (a); and
            (2) any required environmental site assessment, 
        remediation, or removal has been completed with respect to the 
        real property to be conveyed under subsection (a).
    (e) Liability.--The United States shall not be liable for damages 
of any kind arising out of any act, omission by, or occurrence relating 
to, the District or any employee, agent, or contractor of the District 
with respect to the real property conveyed under subsection (a) that 
occurs before, on, or after the date of the conveyance.
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