[106th Congress Public Law 190]
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Public Law 106-190
106th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To clarify the legal effect on the United States of the acquisition of a 
    parcel of land in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve in the State of 
              Utah. <<NOTE: Apr. 28, 2000 -  [H.R. 2863]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LAND IN RED CLIFFS DESERT RESERVE, UTAH, 
            ACQUIRED BY EXCHANGE.

    (a) Limitation on Liability.--In support of the habitat conservation 
plan of Washington County, Utah, for the protection of the desert 
tortoise and surrounding habitat, the transfer of the land described in 
subsection (b) from the City of St. George, Utah, to the United States 
shall convey no liability on the United States that did not already 
exist with the United States on the date of the transfer of the land.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
a parcel of approximately 15 acres of land located within the Red Cliffs 
Desert Reserve in Washington County, Utah, that was formerly used as a 
landfill by the City of St. George.

    Approved April 28, 2000.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2863:
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-242 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 145 (1999):
                                    Nov. 16, considered and passed 
                                        House.
                                                        Vol. 146 (2000):
                                    Apr. 13, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.

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