H. R. 251 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen 
An Act 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘South Utah Valley Electric 
Conveyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the South Utah 
Valley Electric Service District, organized under the laws of 
the State of Utah. 
(2) ELECTRIC
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Electric 
Distribution System’’ means fixtures, irrigation, or power facili-
ties lands, distribution fixture lands, and shared power poles. 
(3) FIXTURES.—The term ‘‘fixtures’’ means all power poles, 
cross-members, wires, insulators and associated fixtures, 
including substations, that— 
(A) comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley 
Project power distribution system that are rated at a volt-
age 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. 
(4) IRRIGATION
OR
POWER
FACILITIES
LANDS.—The term 
‘‘irrigation or power facilities 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 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
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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. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Inasmuch as the Strawberry Water Users 
Association conveyed its interest, if any, in the Electric Distribution 
System to the District by a contract dated April 7, 1986, and 
in consideration of the District assuming from the United States 
all liability for administration, operation, maintenance, and replace-
ment of the Electric Distribution System, the Secretary shall, as 
soon as practicable 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 interest 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 replacement across, over, and 
along— 
(A) all project lands and interests in irrigation and 
power facilities lands where the Electric Distribution 
System is located on the date of the enactment of this 
Act that are necessary for other Strawberry Valley Project 
facilities (the ownership of such underlying lands or 
interests in lands shall remain with the United States), 
including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation; 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 facilitate operation, 
maintenance, and replacement of facilities. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before conveying lands, interest in lands, 
and fixtures under subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply 
with all applicable requirements 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. 
(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 FACILITIES 
EXCLUDED.—Except for the uses as granted by license in Shared 
Power Poles under section 3(a)(2), nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to grant or convey to the District or any other party,
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any interest in any facilities shared or otherwise that comprise 
a portion of the Strawberry Valley Project power generation system 
or the federally 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 respect to the conveyed 
and assigned land and facilities, except for benefits that would 
be available to other non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities; and 
(3) the United States shall not be liable for damages 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 Straw-
berry Electric Service District. 
SEC. 5. REPORT. 
If a conveyance required under section 3 is not completed 
by the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 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 conveyance; 
and 
(3) specifies an anticipated date for completion of the 
conveyance. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.