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Union Calendar No. 158 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1564 

[Report No. 109–288] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain buildings and 

lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 12, 2005 

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Resources 

NOVEMBER 10, 2005 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 

buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, 

to the Yakima-Tieton 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 ‘‘Yakima-Tieton Irriga5 tion District Conveyance Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN BUILDINGS AND LANDS 

2 OF THE YAKIMA PROJECT, WASHINGTON. 

3 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 

4 Interior shall convey to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation Dis5 trict, located in Yakima County, Washington, all right, 

6 title, and interest of the United States in and to the build7 ings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, in ac8 cordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the 

9 agreement titled ‘‘Agreement Between the United States 

10 and the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District to Transfer 

11 Title to Certain Federally Owned Buildings and Lands, 

12 With Certain Property Rights, Title, and Interest, to the 

13 Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District’’ (Contract No. 5–07– 

14 10–L1658). 

15 (b) LIABILITY.—Effective upon the date of convey16 ance under this section, the United States shall not be 

17 held liable by any court for damages of any kind arising 

18 out of any act, omission, or occurence relating to the con19 veyed buildings and lands, except for damages caused by 

20 acts of negligence committed by the United States or by 

21 its employees or agents before the date of conveyance. 

22 Nothing in this section increases the liability of the United 

23 States beyond that provided in chapter 171 of title 28, 

24 United States Code (popularly known as the Federal Tort 

25 Claims Act), on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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1 (c) BENEFITS.—After conveyance of the buildings 

2 and lands to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District under 

3 this section— 

4 (1) such buildings and lands shall not be con5 sidered to be a part of a Federal reclamation 

6 project; and 

7 (2) such irrigation district shall not be eligible 

8 to receive any benefits with respect to any buildings 

9 and lands conveyed, except benefits that would be 

10 available to a similarly situated person with respect 

11 to such buildings and lands that are not part of a 

12 Federal reclamation project. 

13 (d) REPORT.—If the Secretary of the Interior has not 

14 completed the conveyance required under subsection (a) 

15 within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this 

16 Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that 

17 explains the reason such conveyance has not been com18 pleted and stating the date by which the conveyance will 

19 be completed. 
Union Calendar No. 158 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1564 

[Report No. 109–288] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey 

gation District. Project, Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton Irricertain buildings and lands of the Yakima 

NOVEMBER 10, 2005 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed