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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 540 

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 

FEBRUARY 2, 2005 

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

Committee on Resources 

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, 

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. CONVEYANCE OF NEWLANDS PROJECT HEAD2 QUARTERS AND MAINTENANCE YARD FACIL3 ITY. 

4 (a) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary of the Interior 

5 shall convey to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, 

6 Nevada, as soon as practicable after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law 

8 and the terms of the memorandum of agreement between 

9 the District and the Secretary dated June 9, 2003 (Con10 tract No. 3–LC–20–8052), all right, title, and interest of 

11 the United States in and to real property within the 

12 Newlands Projects, Nevada, known as 2666 Harrigan 

13 Road, Fallon, Nevada, and identified for disposition on the 

14 map entitled ‘‘Newlands Project Headquarters and Main15 tenance Yard Facility’’. 

16 (b) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS FROM FALLON

17 FREIGHT YARD AS CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding 

18 any other provision of law to the contrary, amounts re19 ceived by the United States for the lease and sale of 

20 Newlands Project lands comprising the Fallon Freight 

21 Yard shall, for purposes of this section, be treated as pay22 ment in full of consideration for the property conveyed 

23 under subsection (a). 

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

25 such conveyance within 12 months after the date of enact26 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
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1 the Congress explaining the reasons the conveyance has 

2 not been completed and stating the date by which the con3 veyance will be completed. 

4 (d) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, REMEDIATION, AND

5 REMOVAL.—The Secretary may not make any conveyance 

6 under this section until the completion with respect to the 

7 conveyance, in accordance with the memorandum of agree8 ment referred to in subsection (a), of— 

9 (1) compliance with requirements relating to 

10 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

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

12 and 

13 (2) environmental site assessments, remedi14 ation, or removal. 

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

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

17 by, or occurrence relating to, the Truckee-Carson Irriga18 tion District or its employees, agents, or contractors relat19 ing to the property conveyed under this section and occur20 ring prior to, on, or after the date of such conveyance. 

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