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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 862

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 2, 1999

Received

NOVEMBER 19, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

AN ACT

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement the

provisions of an 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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clear Creek Distribu3 tion System Conveyance Act’’.

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

5 For purposes of this Act:

6 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

7 the Secretary of the Interior.

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

9 Clear Creek Community Services District, a Cali10 fornia community services district located in Shasta

11 County, California.

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

13 means Agreement No. 8–07–20–L6975 entitled

14 ‘‘Agreement Between the United States and the

15 Clear Creek Community Services District to Trans16 fer Title to the Clear Creek Distribution System to

17 the Clear Creek Community Services District’’.

18 (4) DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Dis19 tribution System’’ means all the right, title, and in20 terest in and to the Clear Creek distribution system

21 as defined in the Agreement.

22 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

23 In consideration of the District accepting the obliga24 tions of the Federal Government for the Distribution Sys25 tem, the Secretary shall convey the Distribution System
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1 to the District pursuant to the terms and conditions set

2 forth in the Agreement.

3 SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

4 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize

5 the District to construct any new facilities or to expand

6 or otherwise change the use or operation of the Distribu7 tion System from its authorized purposes based upon his8 toric and current use and operation. Effective upon trans9 fer, if the District proposes to alter the use or operation

10 of the Distribution System, then the District shall comply

11 with all applicable laws and regulations governing such

12 changes at that time.

13 SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGA14 TIONS.

15 Conveyance of the Distribution System under this

16 Act—

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

18 District’s existing water service contract with the

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

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

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

22 contractual or statutory entitlement to subsequent

23 interim renewals of such contract or to renewal by

24 entering into a long-term water service contract.
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1 SEC. 6. LIABILITY.

2 Effective on the date of conveyance of the Distribu3 tion System under this Act, the United States shall not

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

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

6 ownership or operation of the conveyed property.

Passed the House of Representatives November 1,

1999.

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.