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Union Calendar No. 333 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2831 

[Report No. 108–571] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project 

Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson 

Irrigation District. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 23, 2003 

Mr. GIBBONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

JUNE 25, 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 23, 2003] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 

Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard 

Facility to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. 

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Newlands Project Head3 quarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF NEWLANDS PROJECT HEAD5 QUARTERS AND MAINTENANCE YARD FACIL6 ITY. 

7 (a) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 

8 convey to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, Nevada, 

9 as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of 

10 this Act and in accordance with all applicable law and the 

11 terms of the memorandum of agreement between the District 

12 and the Secretary dated June 9, 2003 (Contract No. 3–LC– 

13 20–8052), all right, title, and interest of the United States 

14 in and to real property within the Newlands Projects, Ne15 vada, known as 2666 Harrigan Road, Fallon, Nevada, and 

16 identified for disposition on the map entitled ‘‘Newlands 

17 Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility’’. 

18 (b) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS FROM FALLON

19 FREIGHT YARD AS CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding any 

20 other provision of law to the contrary, amounts received by 

21 the United States for the lease and sale of Newlands Project 

22 lands comprising the Fallon Freight Yard shall, for pur23 poses of this section, be treated as payment in full of consid24 eration for the property conveyed under subsection (a). 

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

26 conveyance within 12 months after the date of enactment 
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1 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Con2 gress explaining the reasons the conveyance has not been 

3 completed and stating the date by which the conveyance will 

4 be completed. 

5 (d) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, REMEDIATION, AND RE6 MOVAL.—The Secretary may not make any conveyance 

7 under this section until the completion with respect to the 

8 conveyance, in accordance with the memorandum of agree9 ment referred to in subsection (a), of– 

10 (1) compliance with requirements relating to the 

11 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

12 U.S.C. et seq. 4321 et seq.) and cultural resources; 

13 and 

14 (2) environmental site assessments, remediation, 

15 or removal. 

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

17 for damages of any kind arising out of any act or omission 

18 by, or occurrence relating to, the Truckee-Carson Irrigation 

19 District or its employees, agents, or contractors relating to 

20 the property conveyed under this section and occurring 

21 prior to, on, or after the date of such conveyance. 
Union Calendar No. 333 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H.R. 2831 

[Report No. 108–571] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey 

gation District. nance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson Irrithe Newlands Project Headquarters and MainteJUNE 25, 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,