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Union Calendar No. 158 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1564 
[Report No. 109–288] 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain buildings and 
lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton Irriga-
tion District. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2005 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Resources 
NOVEMBER 10, 2005 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, 
to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District. 
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 ‘‘Yakima-Tieton Irriga-
tion District Conveyance Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN BUILDINGS AND LANDS 
OF THE YAKIMA PROJECT, WASHINGTON. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Interior shall convey to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation Dis-
trict, located in Yakima County, Washington, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the build-
ings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, in ac-
cordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the 
agreement titled ‘‘Agreement Between the United States 
and the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District to Transfer 
Title to Certain Federally Owned Buildings and Lands, 
With Certain Property Rights, Title, and Interest, to the 
Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District’’ (Contract No. 5–07– 
10–L1658). 
(b) LIABILITY.—Effective upon the date of convey-
ance under this section, the United States shall not be 
held liable by any court for damages of any kind arising 
out of any act, omission, or occurence relating to the con-
veyed buildings and lands, except for damages caused by 
acts of negligence committed by the United States or by 
its employees or agents before the date of conveyance. 
Nothing in this section increases the liability of the United 
States beyond that provided in chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code (popularly known as the Federal Tort 
Claims Act), on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) BENEFITS.—After conveyance of the buildings 
and lands to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District under 
this section— 
(1) such buildings and lands shall not be con-
sidered to be a part of a Federal reclamation 
project; and 
(2) such irrigation district shall not be eligible 
to receive any benefits with respect to any buildings 
and lands conveyed, except benefits that would be 
available to a similarly situated person with respect 
to such buildings and lands that are not part of a 
Federal reclamation project. 
(d) REPORT.—If the Secretary of the Interior has not 
completed the conveyance required under subsection (a) 
within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that 
explains the reason such conveyance has not been com-
pleted and stating the date by which the conveyance will 
be completed.
Union Calendar No. 158 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1564 
[Report No. 109–288] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain buildings and lands of the Yakima 
Project, Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton Irri-
gation District. 
NOVEMBER 10, 2005 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed