H. R. 251 

One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen 

An Act 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the 

electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, 

and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘South Utah Valley Electric 

Conveyance Act’’. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

In this Act: 

(1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the South Utah 

Valley Electric Service District, organized under the laws of 

the State of Utah. 

(2) ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Electric 

Distribution System’’ means fixtures, irrigation, or power facilities lands, distribution fixture lands, and shared power poles. 

(3) FIXTURES.—The term ‘‘fixtures’’ means all power poles, 

cross-members, wires, insulators and associated fixtures, 

including substations, that— 

(A) comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley 

Project power distribution system that are rated at a voltage of 12.5 kilovolts and were constructed with Strawberry 

Valley Project revenues; and 

(B) any such fixtures that are located on Federal lands 

and interests in lands. 

(4) IRRIGATION OR POWER FACILITIES LANDS.—The term 

‘‘irrigation or power facilities lands’’ means all Federal lands 

and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the 

date of the enactment of this Act and which are encumbered 

by other Strawberry Valley Project irrigation or power features, 

including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation. 

(5) DISTRIBUTION FIXTURE LANDS.—The term ‘‘distribution 

fixture lands’’ means all Federal lands and interests in lands 

where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment 

of this Act and which are unencumbered by other Strawberry 

Valley Project features, to a maximum corridor width of 30 

feet on each side of the centerline of the fixtures’ power lines 

as those lines exist on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(6) SHARED POWER POLES.—The term ‘‘shared power poles’’ 

means poles that comprise those portions of the Strawberry 

Valley Project Power Transmission System, that are rated at 
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a voltage of 46.0 kilovolts, are owned by the United States, 

and support fixtures of the Electric Distribution System. 

(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Inasmuch as the Strawberry Water Users 

Association conveyed its interest, if any, in the Electric Distribution 

System to the District by a contract dated April 7, 1986, and 

in consideration of the District assuming from the United States 

all liability for administration, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Electric Distribution System, the Secretary shall, as 

soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act 

and in accordance with all applicable law convey and assign to 

the District without charge or further consideration— 

(1) all of the United States right, title, and interest in 

and to— 

(A) all fixtures owned by the United States as part 

of the Electric Distribution System; and 

(B) the distribution fixture land; 

(2) license for use in perpetuity of the shared power poles 

to continue to own, operate, maintain, and replace Electric 

Distribution Fixtures attached to the shared power poles; and 

(3) licenses for use and for access in perpetuity for purposes 

of operation, maintenance, and replacement across, over, and 

along— 

(A) all project lands and interests in irrigation and 

power facilities lands where the Electric Distribution 

System is located on the date of the enactment of this 

Act that are necessary for other Strawberry Valley Project 

facilities (the ownership of such underlying lands or 

interests in lands shall remain with the United States), 

including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation; and 

(B) such corridors where Federal lands and interests 

in lands— 

(i) are abutting public streets and roads; and 

(ii) can provide access that will facilitate operation, 

maintenance, and replacement of facilities. 

(b) COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Before conveying lands, interest in lands, 

and fixtures under subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply 

with all applicable requirements under— 

(A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.); and 

(C) any other law applicable to the land and facilities. 

(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any 

obligations under— 

(A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or 

(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.). 

(c) POWER GENERATION AND 46KV TRANSMISSION FACILITIES

EXCLUDED.—Except for the uses as granted by license in Shared 

Power Poles under section 3(a)(2), nothing in this Act shall be 

construed to grant or convey to the District or any other party, 
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any interest in any facilities shared or otherwise that comprise 

a portion of the Strawberry Valley Project power generation system 

or the federally owned portions of the 46 kilovolt transmission 

system which ownership shall remain in the United States. 

SEC. 4. EFFECT OF CONVEYANCE. 

On conveyance of any land or facility under section 3(a)(1)— 

(1) the conveyed and assigned land and facilities shall 

no longer be part of a Federal reclamation project; 

(2) the District shall not be entitled to receive any future 

Bureau or Reclamation benefits with respect to the conveyed 

and assigned land and facilities, except for benefits that would 

be available to other non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities; and 

(3) the United States shall not be liable for damages arising 

out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the land 

and facilities, including the transaction of April 7, 1986, 

between the Strawberry Water Users Association and Strawberry Electric Service District. 

SEC. 5. REPORT. 

If a conveyance required under section 3 is not completed 

by the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, not later than 30 days after that date, the Secretary 

shall submit to Congress a report that— 

(1) describes the status of the conveyance; 

(2) describes any obstacles to completing the conveyance; 

and 

(3) specifies an anticipated date for completion of the 

conveyance. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.