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(3) If payment under paragraph (1) is not made by the Authority
within the period specified in paragraph (1), this Act shall have
no force or effect.
(b) FINANCING.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect
the right of the Authority to use a particular type of financing.
SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed as
significantly expanding or otherwise changing the use or operation
of the Project from its current use and operation.
(b) FUTURE ALTERATIONS.—If the Authority alters the oper-
ations or uses of the Project it shall comply with all applicable
laws or regulations governing such alteration at that time.
(c) RECREATION.—The Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the National Park Service, shall continue to operate the Lake
Meredith National Recreation Area at Lake Meredith.
(d) FLOOD
CONTROL.—The Secretary of the Army, acting
through the Corps of Engineers, shall continue to prescribe regula-
tions for the use of storage allocated to flood control at Lake
Meredith as prescribed in the Letter of Understanding entered
into between the Corps, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Author-
ity in March and May 1980.
(e) SANFORD DAM PROPERTY.—The Authority shall have the
right to occupy and use without payment of lease or rental charges
or license or use fees the property retained by the Bureau of
Reclamation at Sanford Dam and all buildings constructed by the
United States thereon for use as the Authority’s headquarters and
maintenance facility. Buildings constructed by the Authority on
such property, or past and future additions to Government con-
structed buildings, shall be allowed to remain on the property.
The Authority shall operate and maintain such property and facili-
ties without cost to the United States.
SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.
(a) PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS EXTINGUISHED.—Provision of consid-
eration by the Authority in accordance with section 3(b) shall extin-
guish all payment obligations under contract numbered 14–06–
500–485 between the Authority and the Secretary.
(b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.—After completion of
the conveyance provided for in section 3, the Authority shall have
full responsibility for the cost of operation and maintenance of
Sanford Dam, and shall continue to have full responsibility for
operation and maintenance of the Project pipeline and related facili-
ties.
(c) IN GENERAL.—Rights and obligations under the existing
contract No. 14–06–500–485 between the Authority and the United
States, other than provisions regarding repayment of construction
charge obligation by the Authority and provisions relating to the
Project aqueduct, shall remain in full force and effect for the remain-
ing term of the contract.
SEC. 6. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.
Upon conveyance of the Project under this Act, the Reclamation
Act of 1902 (82 Stat. 388) and all Acts amendatory thereof or
supplemental thereto shall not apply to the Project.
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SEC. 7. LIABILITY.
Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date
of conveyance of the Project under this Act, the United States
shall not be liable under any law for damages of any kind arising
out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the conveyed
property.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.