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cessors and assigns), which are political subdivisions
of the State of Colorado.
(2) FEDERAL RECLAMATION LAWS.—The term
‘‘Federal reclamation laws’’ means the Act of June
17, 1902 and Acts amendatory thereof or supple-
mentary thereto (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093; 43
U.S.C. 371 et seq.) (including regulations adopted
pursuant to those Acts).
(3) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘project’’ means the
Collbran Reclamation project, as constructed and
operated under the Act of July 3, 1952 (66 Stat.
325, chapter 565), including all property, equip-
ment, and assets of or relating to the project that
are owned by the United States, including—
(A) Vega Dam and Reservoir (but not in-
cluding the Vega Recreation Facilities);
(B) Leon-Park dams and feeder canal;
(C) Southside Canal;
(D) East Fork diversion dam and feeder
canal;
(E) Bonham-Cottonwood pipeline;
(F) Snowcat shed and diesel storage;
(G) Upper Molina penstock and power
plant;
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(H) Lower Molina penstock and power
plant;
(I) the diversion structure in the tailrace of
the Lower Molina power plant;
(J) all substations and switchyards;
(K) a non-exclusive easement for the use of
existing easements or rights-of-way owned by
the United States on or across nonfederal lands
which are necessary for access to project facili-
ties;
(L) title to lands reasonably necessary for
all project facilities except for land described in
subparagraph (K) or subsection (c)(1) (B) or
(C);
(M) all permits and contract rights held by
the Bureau of Reclamation, including, without
limitation, contract or other rights relating to
the operation, use, maintenance, repair or re-
placement of the water storage reservoirs lo-
cated on the Grand Mesa which are operated as
a part of the project;
(N) all equipment, parts inventories, and
tools;
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(O) all additions, replacements, better-
ments, and appurtenances to any of the above;
and
(P) a copy of all data, plans, designs, re-
ports, records or other materials, whether in
writing or in any form of electronic storage re-
lating specifically to the project.
(4) VEGA RECREATION FACILITIES.—The term
‘‘Vega Recreation Facilities’’ includes, but is not
limited to, buildings, campgrounds, picnic areas,
parking lots, fences, boat docks and ramps, electrical
lines, water and sewer systems, trash and toilet fa-
cilities, roads and trails, and other structures and
equipment used for State park purposes at and near
Vega Reservoir such as recreation, maintenance and
daily and overnight visitor use, and lands above the
high water level of Vega Reservoir within the area
previously defined by the Department of the Interior
as the ‘‘Reservoir Area Boundary’’ which have not
historically been utilized for Collbran project water
storage and delivery facilities, together with an ease-
ment for public access for recreational purposes to
Vega Reservoir and the water surface thereof, and
construction, operation, maintenance and replace-
ment of such recreation facilities below the high
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water line. Such facilities shall also include improve-
ments constructed or added as a result of the agree-
ments referred to in section (c)(6).
(c) CONVEYANCE OF THE COLLBRAN PROJECT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) CONVEYANCE
TO
DISTRICTS.—The
Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the
Districts all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the project, as de-
scribed in subsection (b)(3), by quitclaim deed
and bill of sale, without warranties, in the last
quarter of fiscal year 2000, subject only to the
requirements of this section. Until such convey-
ance occurs, the Bureau of Reclamation shall
continue to provide for the operation, mainte-
nance, repair and replacement of project facili-
ties and the storage reservoirs on the Grand
Mesa to the extent such responsibilities are the
responsibility of the Bureau of Reclamation and
have not been delegated to the districts prior to
the date of enactment of this Act or are dele-
gated or transferred to the districts by agree-
ment thereafter, so that at the time of convey-
ance such facilities are in the same condition
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as, or better condition than, the condition of the
facilities on the date of enactment of this Act.
(B) EASEMENTS
ON
NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM LANDS.—The Secretary of Agriculture
shall grant, in the last quarter of fiscal year
2000, subject only to the requirements of this
section—
(i) a nonexclusive easement on and
across National Forest System lands to the
districts for ingress and egress on existing
access routes to each existing component
of the project and to the existing storage
reservoirs on the Grand Mesa which are
operated as a part of the project;
(ii) a nonexclusive easement on Na-
tional Forest System lands for the oper-
ation, use, maintenance, repair, and re-
placement, but not enlargement, of the ex-
isting storage reservoirs on the Grand
Mesa to the owners and operators of such
reservoirs which are operated as a part of
the project; which easement may be exer-
cised in the event that the existing land
use authorizations for such storage res-
ervoirs are restricted, terminated, relin-
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quished, or abandoned, and which ease-
ment shall not be subject to conditions or
requirements that interfere with or limit
the use of such reservoirs for water supply
or power purposes; and
(iii) a nonexclusive easement to the
districts for the operation, use, mainte-
nance, repair, and replacement, but not en-
largement, of those components of project
facilities which are located on National
Forest System lands, subject to the re-
quirement that the districts shall provide
reasonable notice to and the opportunity
for consultation with the designated rep-
resentative of the Secretary of Agriculture
for nonroutine, nonemergency activities
that occur on such easements.
(C) 
EASEMENTS
TO
DISTRICTS
FOR
SOUTHSIDE CANAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall grant to the districts, in the last quar-
ter of fiscal year 2000, subject only to the re-
quirements of this section—
(i) a nonexclusive easement on and
across lands administered by agencies
within the Department of the Interior for