I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6583 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands and facilities 
of the Big Sand Wash Project, Utah. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
lands and facilities of the Big Sand Wash Project, Utah. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Big Sand Wash 
Project Title Transfer Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ACQUIRED
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Acquired 
Lands’’ means those lands that were acquired by the 
Central Utah Water Conservancy District with Fed-
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eral and District funds for the purpose of water 
storage and conveyance in the Big Sand Wash Fa-
cilities. 
(2) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ 
means the Moon Lake Water Users Association, an 
association of 8 irrigation companies in Utah. 
(3) BIG
SAND
WASH
FACILITIES.—The term 
‘‘Big Sand Wash Facilities’’— 
(A) means the following features that are 
part of the Uinta Basin Replacement Project 
authorized by the Central Utah Project Comple-
tion Act (Public Law 102–575)— 
(i) the Big Sand Wash Dam, includ-
ing the enlarged reservoir and outlet 
works; 
(ii) the Feeder Pipeline; 
(iii) the Feeder Diversion; 
(iv) the Roosevelt Pipeline; and 
(v) the Big Sand Wash Facilities; and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) the Moon Lake Dam and Res-
ervoir; and 
(ii) the modified outlet works. 
(4) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 
Central Utah Water Conservancy District, a political 
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subdivision of the State of Utah with certain respon-
sibilities for the implementation of the Central Utah 
Project Completion Act. 
(5) DUCHESNE COUNTY.—The term ‘‘Duchesne 
County’’ means the Duchesne County Water Conser-
vancy District in Duchesne County, Utah. 
(6) FEDERAL
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Federal 
Lands’’ means parcels of federally owned lands and 
easements acquired for the expansion of the Big 
Sand Wash Facilities, and includes those original, 
Association lands deeded to the United States in No-
vember 2001 as a permanent easement for the con-
veyance and storage of water and the right of in-
gress and egress. 
(7) FEEDER
DIVERSION.—The term ‘‘Feeder 
Diversion’’ means the diversion structure and appur-
tenances constructed in the Lake Fork River to di-
vert water into the Big Sand Wash Project, and in-
cludes the property acquired by easement for the di-
version structure and rights of egress and ingress to 
the property. 
(8) FEEDER
PIPELINE.—The term ‘‘Feeder 
Pipeline’’ means the pipeline and appurtenances con-
structed from the Feeder Diversion to the Big Sand 
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Wash Reservoir, and includes the property acquired 
by easement for the pipeline. 
(9) ROOSEVELT
PIPELINE.—The term ‘‘Roo-
sevelt Pipeline’’ means the pipeline and appur-
tenances constructed to deliver project and non- 
project water from the Big Sand Wash Facilities for 
the Association and Duchesne County, and includes 
the property acquired by easement for the pipeline. 
(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior or a designee of 
the Secretary. 
(11) UINTA BASIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT.— 
The term ‘‘Uinta Basin Replacement Project’’ ap-
plies to the project that was authorized by the Cen-
tral Utah Project Completion Act to enlarge the Big 
Sand Wash Dam and Reservoir, construct the Feed-
er Diversion, construct the Feeder Pipeline, con-
struct the Roosevelt Pipeline, modify the Moon Lake 
outlet works, develop mitigation lands, and develop 
other facilities as required to complete project pur-
poses. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF FACILITIES AND LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b) and in 
consideration of the District assuming from the United 
States all liability for administration, operation, and main-
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tenance of the Big Sand Wash Facilities, the Secretary 
shall convey to the District all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the Acquired Lands, the 
Federal Lands, and the Big Sand Wash Facilities in exist-
ence on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subsection 
(a) shall not be completed until all of the following occur: 
(1) The District pays to the Secretary the net 
present value of the remaining repayment obliga-
tions identified in the Water Service Contract, Sup-
plement No. 2, Contract No. 14–06–400–4286 and 
Block Notice Number UBRP1, as determined by Of-
fice of Management and Budget Circular A–129 (in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). 
Such prepayment shall not affect the contract to de-
liver water between the District and Duchesne Coun-
ty and shall remedy all outstanding issues relating 
to the District’s expenditure of Federal funds for 
land acquisition. 
(2) The Association, the District, and Duchesne 
County enter into an agreement, only as mutually 
deemed necessary by the Parties, reflecting as much 
as possible the existing operating agreement, Agree-
ment No. 01–07–40–R7020 dated November 15, 
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2001, that provides for the future operation of and 
delivery of water from the Big Sand Wash Facilities. 
(3) The Association and the District enter into 
an agreement to convey Acquired Lands, Federal 
Lands, the Feeder Diversion, and the Feeder Pipe-
line to the Association. 
(4) The Association and the District enter into 
an agreement that ensures the minimum stream flow 
requirements contained in the Final Environmental 
Assessment, section 203(a), Uinta Basin Replace-
ment Project, dated October 2001. 
(5) The District and the United States enter 
into an agreement that ensures the minimum stream 
flow requirements contained in the Final Environ-
mental Assessment, section 203(a), Uinta Basin Re-
placement Project, dated October 2001. 
(6) The District enters into an agreement to 
convey Acquired Lands and Federal Lands to the 
Utah Department of Transportation. 
(7) The District enters into an agreement to 
convey the Roosevelt Pipeline to Duchesne County. 
(c) PREPAYMENT AUTHORITY.—The District is here-
by granted authority to prepay, at net present value as 
determined by Office of Management and Budget Circular 
A–129 (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
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Act), all irrigation block notices associated with the Bon-
neville Unit of the Central Utah Project. 
(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—The District shall pay any 
necessary and reasonable administrative and real estate 
transfer costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out 
the conveyance authorized by subsection (a). 
(e) COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before conveying land and 
facilities under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
comply with all applicable requirements under— 
(A) the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 
(C) any other law applicable to the land 
and facilities. 
(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act modifies or 
alters any obligations under— 
(A) the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or 
(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
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SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO UINTA BASIN REPLACEMENT 
PROJECT. 
After the conveyance authorized under section 3(a), 
the United States shall not be liable for damages arising 
out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the Big 
Sand Wash Facilities, Acquired Lands, and Federal 
Lands, except for damages caused by acts of negligence 
committed by the United States or by any employee or 
agent of the United States before the date of the convey-
ance, consistent with chapter 171 of title 28, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 5. REPORT. 
If the conveyance authorized by section 3(a) is not 
completed by the date that is 12 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report that— 
(1) describes the status of the conveyance; 
(2) describes any obstacles to completing the 
conveyance; and 
(3) specifies an anticipated date for completion 
of the conveyance. 
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