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Union Calendar No. 487
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2984
[Report No. 106–829]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation,
to convey to the Loup Basin Reclamation District, the Sargent River
Irrigation District, and the Farwell Irrigation District, Nebraska, prop-
erty comprising the assets of the Middle Loup Division of the Missouri
River Basin Project, Nebraska.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Resources
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Additional sponors: Ms. CARSON, Ms. DUNN, Mr. STUMP, Mr. WATKINS, Mr.
SHOWS, Mr. UPTON, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. SALMON, Mr. KIND, Mr.
HAYWORTH, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. WAMP,
Mrs. MYRICK, and Mr. WELDON of Florida
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau
of Reclamation, to convey to the Loup Basin Reclama-
tion District, the Sargent River Irrigation District, and
the Farwell Irrigation District, Nebraska, property com-
prising the assets of the Middle Loup Division of the
Missouri River Basin Project, Nebraska.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF THE ASSETS OF THE MIDDLE
LOUP
DIVISION
OF
THE
MISSOURI
RIVER
BASIN PROJECT, NEBRASKA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall promptly
convey to the Districts all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the property comprising the assets
of the Missouri River Basin Project, Middle Loup Divi-
sion, Nebraska, in accordance with the Memorandum of
Understanding.
(b) FUTURE BENEFITS.—Upon payment by the Dis-
tricts of consideration for the conveyance in accordance
with the Memorandum of Understanding, the Middle Loup
Division of the Missouri River Basin Project—
(1) shall not be treated as a Federal reclama-
tion project; and
(2) shall not be subject to the reclamation laws
or entitled to receive any reclamation benefits under
those laws.
(c) LIABILITY.—Except as otherwise provided by law,
effective on the date of conveyance of the assets under
this section, the United States shall not be liable for dam-
ages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occur-
rence based on its prior ownership or operation of the as-
sets.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ASSETS.—The term ‘‘assets’’ has the mean-
ing that term has in the Memorandum of Under-
standing.
(2) DISTRICTS.—The term ‘‘Districts’’ means
the Loup Basin Reclamation District, the Sargent
River Irrigation District, and the Farwell Irrigation
District, Nebraska.
(3) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The
term ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding’’ means Bu-
reau of Reclamation memorandum of understanding
number 99AG601285, entitled ‘‘MEMORANDUM
OF
UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION GREAT PLAINS
REGION NEBRASKA-KANSAS AREA OFFICE
AND LOUP BASIN RECLAMATION DISTRICT
FARWELL IRRIGATION DISTRICT SARGENT
IRRIGATION DISTRICT CONCERNING PRIN-
CIPLES
AND
ELEMENTS
OF
PROPOSED
TRANSFER OF TITLE TO WORKS, FACILI-
(d) LIABILITY.—Except as otherwise provided by law,
effective on the date of conveyance of the assets under this
section, the United States shall not be liable for damages
of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence
based on its prior ownership or operation of the assets.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ASSETS.—The term ‘‘assets’’ has the meaning
that term has in the Memorandum of Understanding.
(2) DISTRICTS.—The term ‘‘Districts’’ means the
Loup Basin Reclamation District, the Sargent River
Irrigation District, and the Farwell Irrigation Dis-
trict, Nebraska.
(3) MEMORANDUM
OF
UNDERSTANDING.—The
term ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding’’ means Bu-
reau of Reclamation memorandum of understanding
number 99AG601285, entitled ‘‘MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF
RECLAMATION GREAT PLAINS REGION NE-
BRASKA-KANSAS AREA OFFICE AND LOUP
BASIN RECLAMATION DISTRICT FARWELL IR-
RIGATION DISTRICT SARGENT IRRIGATION
DISTRICT 
CONCERNING 
PRINCIPLES 
AND
ELEMENTS OF PROPOSED TRANSFER OF
TITLE TO WORKS, FACILITIES AND LANDS IN
THE MIDDLE LOUP DIVISION’’.
Union Calendar No. 487
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2984
[Report No. 106–829]
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the
Bureau of Reclamation, to convey to the Loup
Basin Reclamation District, the Sargent River
Irrigation District, and the Farwell Irrigation
District, Nebraska, property comprising the as-
sets of the Middle Loup Division of the Missouri
River Basin Project, Nebraska.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed