IIB 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 132 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 21, 2017 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 

land and appurtenances of the Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma, to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District, and 

for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Arbuckle Project Main3 tenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 

4 2017’’. 

5 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF MAINTENANCE COMPLEX AND 

6 DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE ARBUCKLE 

7 PROJECT, OKLAHOMA. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 

9 shall, as soon as practicable, convey to the Arbuckle Mas10 ter Conservancy District, located in Murray County, Okla11 homa, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

12 in and to the Maintenance Complex and District Office, 

13 Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma, consistent with the terms 

14 and conditions set forth in the Agreement between the 

15 United States and the Arbuckle Master Conservancy Dis16 trict. 

17 (b) DEFINITIONS.— 

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

19 means the Agreement between the United States 

20 and the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District for 

21 Transferring Title to the Federally Owned Mainte22 nance Complex and District Office to the Arbuckle 

23 Master Conservancy District (Agreement No. 

24 14AG640141). 

25 (2) DISTRICT OFFICE.—The term ‘‘District Of26 fice’’ means the headquarters building located at 


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1 2440 East Main, Davis, Oklahoma, and the approxi2 mately 0.83 acres described in the Agreement. 

3 (3) MAINTENANCE COMPLEX.—The term 

4 ‘‘Maintenance Complex’’ means the caretakers resi5 dence, shop buildings, and any appurtenances lo6 cated on the lands described in the Agreement, to 

7 include approximately 2.00 acres, more or less. 

8 (c) LIABILITY.—Effective upon the date of convey9 ance of the Maintenance Complex and District Office 

10 under this section, the United States shall not be held lia11 ble by any court for damages of any kind arising out of 

12 any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the Mainte13 nance Complex and District Office, except for damages 

14 caused by acts of negligence committed by the United 

15 States or by its employees or agents prior to the date of 

16 conveyance. Nothing in this section increases the liability 

17 of the United States beyond that provided in chapter 171 

18 of title 28, United States Code (popularly known as the 

19 ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’), on the date of the enactment 

20 of this Act. 

21 (d) BENEFITS.—After conveyance of the Mainte22 nance Complex and District Office to the Arbuckle Master 

23 Conservancy District— 


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1 (1) the Maintenance Complex and District Of2 fice shall not be considered to be a part of a Federal 

3 reclamation project; and 

4 (2) such water district shall not be eligible to 

5 receive any benefits with respect to any facility com6 prising that Maintenance Complex and District Of7 fice, except benefits that would be available to a 

8 similarly situated person with respect to such a facil9 ity that is not part of a Federal reclamation project. 

10 (e) COMMUNICATION.—If the Secretary of the Inte11 rior has not completed the conveyance required under sub12 section (a) within 12 months after the date of enactment 

13 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a letter 

14 with sufficient detail that explains the reasons the convey15 ance has not been completed and stating the date by which 

16 the conveyance will be completed. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 15, 

2017. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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