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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 862

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement the provisions of

the Agreement conveying title to a Distribution System from the United

States to the Clear Creek Community Services District.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 25, 1999

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

Committee on Resources

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement

the provisions of the Agreement conveying title to a

Distribution System from the United States to the Clear

Creek Community Services District.

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 ‘‘Clear Creek Distribu5 tion System Conveyance Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

7 For purposes of this Act:
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1 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

2 the Secretary of the Interior.

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

4 Clear Creek Community Services District, a Califor5 nia community services district located in Shasta

6 County, California.

7 (3) DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Dis8 tribution System’’ means all the right, title, and in9 terest in and to the Clear Creek distribution system

10 as defined in the agreement entitled ‘‘Agreement Be11 tween the United States and the Clear Creek Com12 munity Services District to Transfer Title to the

13 Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek

14 Community Services District’’ (Agreement No. 8–

15 07–20–L6975).

16 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT.

17 In consideration of the District accepting the obliga18 tions of the Federal Government for the Distribution Sys19 tem, not later than 180 days after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey the Distribu21 tion System to the District.

22 SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be con24 strued as significantly expanding or otherwise changing
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1 the use or operation of the Distribution System from its

2 current use and operation.

3 (b) FUTURE ALTERATIONS.—If the District alters

4 the operations or uses of the Distribution System it shall

5 comply with all applicable laws or regulations governing

6 such changes at that time.

7 SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGA8 TIONS.

9 Conveyance of the Distribution System under this

10 Act—

11 (1) shall not affect any of the provisions of the

12 District’s existing water service contract with the

13 United States (contract number 14–06–200–489–

14 IR3), as it may be amended or supplemented; and

15 (2) shall not deprive the District of any existing

16 contractual or statutory entitlement to subsequent

17 interim renewals of such contract or to renewal by

18 entering into a long-term water service contract.

19 SEC. 6. LIABILITY.

20 Effective on the date of conveyance of the Distribu21 tion System under this title, the United States shall not

22 be liable under any law for damages of any kind arising

23 out of any act, omission, or occurrence based on its prior

24 ownership or operation of the conveyed property.

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