trative action and environmental compliance for the
conveyance shall be borne by the Secretary. If the
Secretary completes the conveyance before that
deadline, 1⁄2 of such cost shall be paid by the Dis-
trict.
(c) TRIBAL INTERESTS.—At the option of the Tribe,
the Secretary shall convey to the Tribe an undivided 1⁄6
interest in the Project, all interests in lands over which
the Bureau of Indian Affairs holds administrative jurisdic-
tion under section 804(e)(1)(A), and water rights associ-
ated with those interests. No consideration or compensa-
tion shall be required to be paid to the United States for
such conveyance.
(d) RESTRICTION ON PARTITION.—Any conveyance
of interests in lands under this title shall be subject to
the prohibition that those interests in those lands may not
be partitioned. Any quit claim deed or patent evidencing
such a conveyance shall expressly prohibit partitioning.
SEC. 804. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title shall be con-
strued as significantly expanding or otherwise changing
the use or operation of the Project from its current use
and operation.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING CONDITION.—The
Secretary shall submit to the District, the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs, and the State of Colorado a description of
the existing condition of Vallecito Dam based on Bureau
of Reclamation’s current knowledge and understanding.
(c) FUTURE ALTERATIONS.—If the District alters
the operations or uses of the Project it shall comply with
all applicable laws or regulations governing such changes
at that time.
(d) FLOOD CONTROL PLAN.—The District shall work
with Corps of Engineers to develop a flood control plan
for the operation of Vallecito Dam for flood control pur-
poses.
(e) JURISDICTIONAL TRANSFER OF LANDS.—
(1) INUNDATED
LANDS.—To provide for the
consolidation of lands associated with the Project to
be retained by the Forest Service and the consolida-
tion of lands to be transferred to the District, the
administrative jurisdiction of lands inundated by and
along the shoreline of Vallecito Reservoir, as shown
on the Jurisdictional Map, shall be transferred, as
set forth in this subsection, concurrently with any
conveyance under section 803. Except as otherwise
shown on the Jurisdictional Map—
(A) for withdrawn lands (approximately
260 acres) lying below the 7,665-foot reservoir
water surface elevation level, the Forest Service
shall transfer an undivided 5⁄6 interest to the
Bureau of Reclamation and an undivided 1⁄6 in-
terest to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in trust
for the Tribe; and
(B) for Project acquired lands (approxi-
mately 230 acres) above the 7,665-foot res-
ervoir water surface elevation level, the Bureau
of Reclamation and the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs shall transfer their interests to the Forest
Service.
(2) MAP.—The Jurisdictional Map and legal
descriptions of the lands transferred pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for pub-
lic inspection in the offices of the Chief of the Forest
Service, the Commissioner of Reclamation, appro-
priate field offices of those agencies, and the Com-
mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate.
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—Following the transfer
of administrative jurisdiction under paragraph (1):
(A) All lands that, by reason of the trans-
fer of administrative jurisdiction under para-
graph (1), become National Forest System
lands within the boundaries of the San Juan
National Forest, shall be administered in ac-
cordance with the laws, rules, and regulations
applicable to the National Forest System.
(B) Bureau of Reclamation withdrawals of
land from the San Juan National Forest estab-
lished by Secretarial Orders on November 9,
1936, October 14, 1937, and June 20, 1945,
together designated as Serial No. C–28259,
shall be revoked.
(C) The Forest Service shall issue perpet-
ual easements to the District and the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, at no cost to the District or the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, providing adequate
access across all lands subject to Forest Service
jurisdiction to insure the District and the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs the ability to continue to
operate and maintain the Project.
(D) The undivided 5⁄6 interest in National
Forest System lands that, by reason of the
transfer of administrative jurisdiction under
paragraph (1) is to be administered by Bureau
of Reclamation, shall be conveyed to the Dis-
trict pursuant to section 803.
(E) The District and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs shall issue perpetual easements to the
Forest Service, at no cost to the Forest Service,
from National Forest System lands to Vallecito
Reservoir to assure continued public access to
Vallecito Reservoir when the Reservoir level
drops below the 7,665-foot water surface ele-
vation.
(F) The District and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs shall issue a perpetual easement to the
Forest Service, at no cost to the Forest Service,
for the reconstruction, maintenance, and oper-
ation of a road from La Plata County Road No.
501 to National Forest System lands east of
the Reservoir.
(4) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—Nothing in this
subsection shall affect any valid existing rights or in-
terests in any existing land use authorization, except
that any such land use authorization shall be admin-
istered by the agency having jurisdiction over the
land after the transfer of administrative jurisdiction
under paragraph (1) in accordance with paragraph
(3) and other applicable law. Renewal or reissuance
of any such authorization shall be in accordance
with applicable law and the regulations of the agen-
cy having jurisdiction, except that the change of ad-
ministrative jurisdiction shall not in itself constitute
a ground to deny the renewal or reissuance of any
such authorization.
(f) FEDERAL DAM CHARGE.—Nothing in this title
shall relieve the holder of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission license for Vallecito Dam in effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act from the obligation to make
payments under section 10(e)(2) of the Federal Power Act
during the term of the license.
SEC. 805. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.
Upon conveyance of the Project under this title, the
Reclamation Act of 1902 (82 Stat. 388) and all Acts
amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto shall not
apply to the Project.
SEC. 806. LIABILITY.
Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the
date of conveyance of the Project under this title, the li-
ability of the United States under any law for damages
of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence
based on its prior ownership or operation of property in
which an interest is conveyed by the United States pursu-
ant to this title shall be limited to the portion of the total
damages that bears the same proportion to the total dam-
ages as the interest in the property retained by the United
States bears to the total interest in the property.
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