have been encountered in completing of the convey-
ance, and specific steps that the Secretary has taken
or will take to complete the conveyance.
SEC. 3. LEASE MANAGEMENT AND PAST REVENUES COL-
LECTED FROM THE ACQUIRED LANDS.
(a) IDENTIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION OF LEASE-
HOLDERS.—Within 120 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall—
(1) provide to the District a written identifica-
tion of all mineral and grazing leases in effect on the
acquired lands on the date of enactment of this Act;
and
(2) notify all leaseholders of the conveyance au-
thorized by this Act.
(b) MANAGEMENT
OF
MINERAL
AND
GRAZING
LEASES, LICENSES, AND PERMITS.—The District shall
assume all rights and obligations of the United States for
all mineral and grazing leases, licenses, and permits exist-
ing on the acquired lands conveyed under section 2, and
shall be entitled to any receipts from such leases, licenses,
and permits accruing after the date of conveyance. All
such receipts shall be used for purposes for which the
project was authorized. The District shall continue to ad-
here to the current Bureau of Reclamation mineral leasing
stipulations for the Carlsbad Project.
(c) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS PAID INTO REC-
LAMATION FUND.—
(1) EXISTING RECEIPTS.—Receipts in the rec-
lamation fund on the date of enactment of this Act
which exist as construction credits to the Carlsbad
Project under the terms of the Mineral Leasing Act
for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351–359) shall be
made available to the District as credits toward its
ongoing operation and maintenance obligation to the
United States until such credits are depleted.
(2) RECEIPTS AFTER ENACTMENT.—Of the re-
ceipts from mineral and grazing leases, licenses, and
permits on acquired lands to be conveyed under sec-
tion 2, that are received by the United States after
the date of enactment and before the date of convey-
ance—
(A) not to exceed $200,000 shall be avail-
able to the Secretary for the actual costs of im-
plementing this Act; and
(B) the remainder shall be deposited into
the reclamation fund and shall be made avail-
able to the District as credits toward its ongo-
ing operation and maintenance obligation to the
United States until such credits are depleted.
SEC. 4. WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec-
retary, in cooperation with the District, may expend not
to exceed $100,000 annually, from amounts appropriated
for operation and maintenance within the Bureau of Rec-
lamation, for the purposes of implementing water con-
servation practices at the Carlsbad Project, including, but
not limited to, phreatophyte control.
(b) MATCHING FUNDS.—As a condition of any ex-
penditure under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require
that the District provide matching funds in direct propor-
tion to the amount of project lands held by the District
in relation to withdrawn or other project lands held by
the United States.
(c) VOLUNTARY
WATER
CONSERVATION
PRAC-
TICES.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit
the ability of the District to voluntarily implement water
conservation practices.
(d) LIABILITY.—Effective on the date of conveyance
of any lands authorized by this Act, the United States
shall not be held liable by any court for damages of any
kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relat-
ing to the conveyed property, except for damages caused
by acts of negligence committed by the United States or
by its employees, agents, or contractors, prior to convey-
ance. Nothing in this section shall be considered to in-
crease the liability of the United States beyond that pro-
vided under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code,
popularly known as the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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