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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4389
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 4 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Received
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado
Water Conservancy District.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION. 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ means
the contract between the United States and the
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District pro-
viding for the construction of the Colorado-Big
Thompson Project, dated July 5, 1938 (including
any amendments and supplements).
(2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) TRANSFERRED WATER DISTRIBUTION FA-
CILITIES.—The term ‘‘transferred water distribution
facilities’’ means the North Poudre Supply Canal
and Diversion Works, also known as the Munroe
Gravity Canal, the Charles Hansen (Supply) Canal
and Windsor Extension, and the Dixon Feeder
Canal, all of which are facilities of the Colorado-Big
Thompson Project located in Larimer County, Colo-
rado.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF TRANSFERRED WATER DISTRIBU-
TION FACILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, as soon as
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act and
in accordance with all applicable law, convey to the Dis-
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trict all right, title, and interest in and to the transferred
water distribution facilities.
(b) SALE PRICE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept
$150,315 as payment from the District and
$1,798,200 as payment from the power customers
under the terms specified in this section, as consid-
eration for the conveyance under subsection (a). Out
of the receipts from the sale of power from the
Loveland Area Projects collected by the Western
Area Power Administration and deposited into the
Reclamation fund of the Treasury in fiscal year
2001, $1,798,200 shall be treated as full and com-
plete payment by the power customers of such con-
sideration and repayment by the power customers of
all aid to irrigation associated with the facilities con-
veyed under subsection (a).
(2) 
NO
EFFECT
ON
OBLIGATIONS
AND
RIGHTS.—Except as expressly provided in this Act,
nothing in this Act affects or modifies the obliga-
tions and rights of the District under the contract.
(3) PAYMENTS.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), the District shall continue to make such
payments as are required under the contract.
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(c) CREDIT TOWARD PROJECT REPAYMENT.—Upon
payment by the District of the amount authorized to be
accepted from the District under subsection (b)(1), the
amount paid shall be credited toward repayment of capital
costs of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project in an amount
equal to the associated undiscounted obligation for repay-
ment of the capital costs.
SEC. 3. LIABILITY.
Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the
date of conveyance of the transferred water distribution
facilities under this Act, the United States shall not be
liable for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omis-
sion, or occurrence based on any prior ownership or oper-
ation by the United States of the conveyed property.
Passed the House of Representatives October 3,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.