[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 162 (Friday, December 16, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S13934]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 NEWLANDS PROJECT HEADQUARTERS AND MAINTENANCE YARD FACILITY TRANSFER 
                                  ACT

  The bill (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, was read the 
third time and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 310

       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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