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Union Calendar No. 141 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 461 
[Report No. 112–217] 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features 
of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric 
Service District, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2011 
Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself and Mr. BISHOP of Utah) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 26, 2011] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
Federal features of the electric distribution system to 
the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and 
for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘South Utah Valley Elec-
tric Conveyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 
South Utah Valley Electric Service District, orga-
nized under the laws of the State of Utah. 
(2) ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘Electric Distribution System’’ means fixtures, irri-
gation, or power facilities lands, distribution fixture 
lands, and shared power poles. 
(3) FIXTURES.—The term ‘‘fixtures’’ means all 
power poles, cross-members, wires, insulators and as-
sociated fixtures, including substations, that— 
(A) comprise those portions of the Straw-
berry Valley Project power distribution system 
that are rated at a voltage of 12.5 kilovolts and 
were constructed with Strawberry Valley Project 
revenues; and 
(B) any such fixtures that are located on 
Federal lands and interests in lands. 
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(4) IRRIGATION OR POWER FACILITIES LANDS.— 
The term ‘‘irrigation or power facilities lands’’ means 
all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fix-
tures are located on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and which are encumbered by other Strawberry 
Valley Project irrigation or power features, including 
lands underlying the Strawberry Substation. 
(5) DISTRIBUTION FIXTURE LANDS.—The term 
‘‘distribution fixture lands’’ means all Federal lands 
and interests in lands where the fixtures are located 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and which 
are unencumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project 
features, to a maximum corridor width of 30 feet on 
each side of the centerline of the fixtures’ power lines 
as those lines exist on the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(6) SHARED POWER POLES.—The term ‘‘shared 
power poles’’ means poles that comprise those portions 
of the Strawberry Valley Project Power Transmission 
System, that are rated at a voltage of 46.0 kilovolts, 
are owned by the United States, and support fixtures 
of the Electric Distribution System. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Inasmuch as the Strawberry Water 
Users Association conveyed its interest, if any, in the Elec-
tric Distribution System to the District by a contract dated 
April 7, 1986, and in consideration of the District assum-
ing from the United States all liability for administration, 
operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Electric 
Distribution System, the Secretary shall, as soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act and in 
accordance with all applicable law convey and assign to 
the District without charge or further consideration— 
(1) all of the United States right, title, and in-
terest in and to— 
(A) all fixtures owned by the United States 
as part of the Electric Distribution System; and 
(B) the distribution fixture land; 
(2) license for use in perpetuity of the shared 
power poles to continue to own, operate, maintain, 
and replace Electric Distribution Fixtures attached to 
the shared power poles; and 
(3) licenses for use and for access in perpetuity 
for purposes of operation, maintenance, and replace-
ment across, over, and along— 
(A) all project lands and interests in irriga-
tion and power facilities lands where the Electric 
Distribution System is located on the date of the 
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enactment of this Act that are necessary for other 
Strawberry Valley Project facilities (the owner-
ship of such underlying lands or interests in 
lands shall remain with the United States), in-
cluding lands underlying the Strawberry Sub-
station; and 
(B) such corridors where Federal lands and 
interests in lands— 
(i) are abutting public streets and 
roads; and 
(ii) can provide access that will facili-
tate operation, maintenance, and replace-
ment of facilities. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before conveying lands, inter-
est in lands, and fixtures under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall comply with all applicable require-
ments 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. 
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(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.). 
(c) POWER GENERATION AND 46KV TRANSMISSION FA-
CILITIES EXCLUDED.—Except for the uses as granted by li-
cense in Shared Power Poles under section 3(a)(2), nothing 
in this Act shall be construed to grant or convey to the Dis-
trict or any other party, any interest in any facilities 
shared or otherwise that comprise a portion of the Straw-
berry Valley Project power generation system or the feder-
ally owned portions of the 46 kilovolt transmission system 
which ownership shall remain in the United States. 
SEC. 4. EFFECT OF CONVEYANCE. 
On conveyance of any land or facility under section 
3(a)(1)— 
(1) the conveyed and assigned land and facilities 
shall no longer be part of a Federal reclamation 
project; 
(2) the District shall not be entitled to receive 
any future Bureau or Reclamation benefits with re-
spect to the conveyed and assigned land and facilities, 
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except for benefits that would be available to other 
non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities; and 
(3) the United States shall not be liable for dam-
ages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence 
relating to the land and facilities, including the 
transaction of April 7, 1986, between the Strawberry 
Water Users Association and Strawberry Electric 
Service District. 
SEC. 5. REPORT. 
If a conveyance required under section 3 is not com-
pleted by the date that is 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, not later than 30 days after that date, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— 
(1) describes the status of the conveyance; 
(2) describes any obstacles to completing the con-
veyance; and 
(3) specifies an anticipated date for completion 
of the conveyance. 
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Union Calendar No. 141 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 461 
[Report No. 112–217] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain Federal features of the electric distribu-
tion system to the South Utah Valley Electric 
Service District, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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