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Calendar No. 769
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 992
[Report No. 106–393]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 2, 1999
Received
NOVEMBER 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
AUGUST 25, 2000
Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of July 26, 2000, by Mr.
MURKOWSKI, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
AN ACT
To convey the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir to the El Dorado
Irrigation District, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Act, the term—
(1) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the In-
terior;
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(2) ‘‘Sly Park Unit’’ means the Sly Park Dam
and Reservoir, Camp Creek Diversion Dam and
Tunnel, and conduits and canals as authorized
under the American River Act of October 14, 1949
(63 Stat. 853), including those used to convey, treat,
and store water delivered from Sly Park, as well as
all recreation facilities thereto; and
(3) ‘‘District’’ means the El Dorado Irrigation
District.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF SLY PARK UNIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, as soon as
practicable after date of the enactment of this Act and
in accordance with all applicable law, transfer all right,
title, and interest in and to the Sly Park Unit to the Dis-
trict.
(b) SALE PRICE.—The Secretary is authorized to re-
ceive from the District $2,000,000 to relieve payment obli-
gations and extinguish the debt under contract number
14–06–200–949IR2, 14–06–200–949IR3, and $9,500,000
to relieve payment obligations and extinguish all debts as-
sociated with contracts numbered 14–06–200–7734, as
amended by contracts numbered 14–06–200–4282A and
14–06–200–8536A. Notwithstanding the preceding sen-
tence, the District shall continue to make payments re-
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quired by section 3407(c) of Public Law 102–575 through
year 2029.
(c) CREDIT REVENUE TO PROJECT REPAYMENT.—
Upon payment authorized under subsection (b), the
amount paid shall be credited toward repayment of capital
costs of the Central Valley Project in an amount equal
to the associated undiscounted obligation.
SEC. 3. FUTURE BENEFITS.
Upon payment, the Sly Park Unit shall no longer be
a Federal reclamation project or a unit of the Central Val-
ley Project, and the District shall not be entitled to receive
any further reclamation benefits.
SEC. 4. LIABILITY.
Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the
date of conveyance of the Sly Park Unit under this Act,
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 conveyed prop-
erty.
SEC. 5. COSTS.
All costs, including interest charges, associated with
the Project that have been included as a reimbursable cost
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of the Central Valley Project are declared to be non-
reimbursable and nonreturnable.
Passed the House of Representatives November 1,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 769
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 992
[Report No. 106–393]
AN ACT
To convey the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir to the
El Dorado Irrigation District, and for other pur-
poses.
AUGUST 25, 2000
Reported with amendments