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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2400

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution

facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 11, 2000

Mr. ALLARD introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain

water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado

Water Conservancy 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. DEFINITIONS.

4 In this Act:

5 (1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ means

6 the contract between the United States and the

7 Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District pro8 viding for the construction of the Colorado-Big

9 Thompson Project, dated July 5, 1938 (including

10 any amendments and supplements).
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1 (2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the

2 Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.

3 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

4 the Secretary of the Interior.

5 (4) TRANSFERRED SINGLE-PURPOSE WATER

6 DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES.—The term ‘‘transferred

7 single-purpose water distribution facilities’’ means

8 the North Poudre Supply Canal and Diversion

9 Works, also known as the Munroe Gravity Canal,

10 the Charles Hansen (Supply) Canal and Windsor

11 Extension and the Dixon Feeder Canal, all of which

12 are facilities of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project

13 located in Larimer County, Colorado.

14 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF TRANSFERRED SINGLE-PURPOSE

15 WATER DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, as soon as

17 practicable after the date of enactment of this Act and

18 in accordance with all applicable law, convey all right, title,

19 and interest in and to the transferred single-purpose water

20 distribution facilities to the District.

21 (b) SALE PRICE.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept

23 from the District $2,198,406 as consideration for

24 the conveyance of the transferred single-purpose

25 water distribution facilities under subsection (a).
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1 (2) NO EFFECT ON OBLIGATIONS AND

2 RIGHTS.—Except as expressly provided in this Act,

3 nothing in this Act affects or modifies the obliga4 tions and rights of the District under the contract.

5 (3) PAYMENTS.—Except as provided in sub6 section (c), the District shall continue to make such

7 payments as are required under the contract.

8 (c) CREDIT TOWARD PROJECT REPAYMENT.—On

9 payment by the District of the amount authorized to be

10 accepted under subsection (b)(1), the amount paid shall

11 be credited toward repayment of capital costs of the Colo12 rado-Big Thompson Project in an amount equal to the as13 sociated undiscounted obligation for repayment of the cap14 ital costs.

15 SEC. 3. LIABILITY.

16 Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the

17 date of conveyance of the transferred single-purpose water

18 distribution facilities under this Act, the United States

19 shall not be liable for damages of any kind arising out

20 of any act, omission, or occurrence based on any prior

21 ownership or operation by the United States of the con22 veyed property.

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