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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. 

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 

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. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Newlands Project 

5 Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 
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1 (1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ 

2 means the memorandum of agreement between the 

3 District and the Secretary identified as Contract No. 

4 3–LC–20–805 and dated June 9, 2003. 

5 (2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

6 Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in the State of 

7 Nevada. 

8 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF NEWLANDS PROJECT HEAD11 QUARTERS AND MAINTENANCE YARD FACIL12 ITY. 

13 (a) CONVEYANCE.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

15 the date of enactment of this Act and in accordance 

16 with the Agreement and any applicable laws, the 

17 Secretary shall convey to the District all right, title, 

18 and interest of the United States in and to the real 

19 property described in paragraph (2). 

20 (2) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The real 

21 property referred to in paragraph (1) is the real 

22 property within the Newlands Projects, Nevada, that 

23 is— 

24 (A) known as ‘‘2666 Harrigan Road, 

25 Fallon, Nevada’’; and 
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1 (B) identified for disposition on the map 

2 entitled ‘‘Newlands Project Headquarters and 

3 Maintenance Yard Facility’’. 

4 (b) CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding any other 

5 provision of law, amounts received by the United States 

6 for the lease or sale of Newlands Project land comprising 

7 the Fallon Freight Yard shall, for purposes of this section, 

8 be treated as consideration for the real property conveyed 

9 under subsection (a). 

10 (c) REPORT.—If the Secretary has not completed the 

11 conveyance under subsection (a) within 1 year after the 

12 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

13 to Congress a report that— 

14 (1) explains the reasons why the conveyance 

15 has not been completed; and 

16 (2) specifies the date by which the conveyance 

17 will be completed. 

18 (d) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, REMEDIATION, AND

19 REMOVAL.—In accordance with the Agreement, the Sec20 retary may not convey the real property under subsection 

21 (a) until— 

22 (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 

23 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and any applicable 

24 requirements relating to cultural resources have been 
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1 complied with for the real property to be conveyed 

2 under subsection (a); and 

3 (2) any required environmental site assessment, 

4 remediation, or removal has been completed with re5 spect to the real property to be conveyed under sub6 section (a). 

7 (e) LIABILITY.—The United States shall not be liable 

8 for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission 

9 by, or occurrence relating to, the District or any employee, 

10 agent, or contractor of the District with respect to the real 

11 property conveyed under subsection (a) that occurs before, 

12 on, or after the date of the conveyance. 

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