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Calendar No. 769

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 992

[Report No. 106–393]

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 2, 1999

Received

NOVEMBER 19, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

AUGUST 25, 2000

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of July 26, 2000, by Mr.

MURKOWSKI, with amendments

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

AN ACT

To convey the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir to the El Dorado

Irrigation District, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

4 For the purpose of this Act, the term—

5 (1) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the In6 terior;
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1 (2) ‘‘Sly Park Unit’’ means the Sly Park Dam

2 and Reservoir, Camp Creek Diversion Dam and

3 Tunnel, and conduits and canals as authorized

4 under the American River Act of October 14, 1949

5 (63 Stat. 853), including those used to convey, treat,

6 and store water delivered from Sly Park, as well as

7 all recreation facilities thereto; and

8 (3) ‘‘District’’ means the El Dorado Irrigation

9 District.

10 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF SLY PARK UNIT.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, as soon as

12 practicable after date of the enactment of this Act and

13 in accordance with all applicable law, transfer all right,

14 title, and interest in and to the Sly Park Unit to the Dis15 trict.

16 (b) SALE PRICE.—The Secretary is authorized to re17 ceive from the District $2,000,000 to relieve payment obli18 gations and extinguish the debt under contract number

19 14–06–200–949IR2, 14–06–200–949IR3, and $9,500,000

20 to relieve payment obligations and extinguish all debts as21 sociated with contracts numbered 14–06–200–7734, as

22 amended by contracts numbered 14–06–200–4282A and

23 14–06–200–8536A. Notwithstanding the preceding sen24 tence, the District shall continue to make payments re-
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1 quired by section 3407(c) of Public Law 102–575 through

2 year 2029.

3 (c) CREDIT REVENUE TO PROJECT REPAYMENT.—

4 Upon payment authorized under subsection (b), the

5 amount paid shall be credited toward repayment of capital

6 costs of the Central Valley Project in an amount equal

7 to the associated undiscounted obligation.

8 SEC. 3. FUTURE BENEFITS.

9 Upon payment, the Sly Park Unit shall no longer be

10 a Federal reclamation project or a unit of the Central Val11 ley Project, and the District shall not be entitled to receive

12 any further reclamation benefits.

13 SEC. 4. LIABILITY.

14 Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the

15 date of conveyance of the Sly Park Unit under this Act,

16 the United States shall not be liable for damages of any

17 kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence based

18 on its prior ownership or operation of the conveyed prop19 erty.

20 SEC. 5. COSTS.

21 All costs, including interest charges, associated with

22 the Project that have been included as a reimbursable cost
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1 of the Central Valley Project are declared to be non2 reimbursable and nonreturnable.

Passed the House of Representatives November 1,

1999.

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.

Calendar No. 769

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 992

[Report No. 106–393]

AN ACT

To convey the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir to the

El Dorado Irrigation District, and for other purposes.

AUGUST 25, 2000

Reported with amendments