109TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 310

AN ACT

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’’.
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 In this Act:

3 (1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’

4 means the memorandum of agreement between the

5 District and the Secretary identified as Contract No.

6 3–LC–20–805 and dated June 9, 2003.

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

8 Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in the State of

9 Nevada.

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

11 the Secretary of the Interior.

12 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF NEWLANDS PROJECT HEAD13 QUARTERS AND MAINTENANCE YARD FACIL14 ITY.

15 (a) CONVEYANCE.—

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

17 the date of enactment of this Act and in accordance

18 with the Agreement and any applicable laws, the

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

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

21 property described in paragraph (2).

22 (2) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The real

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

24 property within the Newlands Projects, Nevada, that

25 is—
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1 (A) known as ‘‘2666 Harrigan Road,

2 Fallon, Nevada’’; and

3 (B) identified for disposition on the map

4 entitled ‘‘Newlands Project Headquarters and

5 Maintenance Yard Facility’’.

6 (b) CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding any other

7 provision of law, amounts received by the United States

8 for the lease or sale of Newlands Project land comprising

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

10 be treated as consideration for the real property conveyed

11 under subsection (a).

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

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

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

15 to Congress a report that—

16 (1) explains the reasons why the conveyance

17 has not been completed; and

18 (2) specifies the date by which the conveyance

19 will be completed.

20 (d) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, REMEDIATION, AND

21 REMOVAL.—In accordance with the Agreement, the Sec22 retary may not convey the real property under subsection

23 (a) until—

24 (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of

25 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and any applicable
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1 requirements relating to cultural resources have been

2 complied with for the real property to be conveyed

3 under subsection (a); and

4 (2) any required environmental site assessment,

5 remediation, or removal has been completed with re6 spect to the real property to be conveyed under sub7 section (a).

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

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

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

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

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

13 on, or after the date of the conveyance.

Passed the Senate December 16, 2005.

Attest:

Secretary.
109TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 310

AN ACT

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey

gation District in the State of Nevada.nance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson Irrithe Newlands Project Headquarters and Mainte-