106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2984
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau
of Reclamation, to convey to the Loup Basin Reclama-
tion District, the Sargent River Irrigation District, and
the Farwell Irrigation District, Nebraska, property com-
prising the assets of the Middle Loup Division of the
Missouri River Basin Project, Nebraska.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF THE ASSETS OF THE MIDDLE
LOUP DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI RIVER
BASIN PROJECT, NEBRASKA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, as soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and
in accordance with all applicable law, convey all right, title,
and interest in and to the property comprising the assets
of the Missouri River Basin Project, Middle Loup Divi-
sion, Nebraska, in accordance with the Memorandum of
Understanding.
(b) SALE
PRICE.—The Secretary shall accept
$2,847,360 as payment from the District and $2,600,000
as payment from the power customers under the terms
specified in this section, as consideration for the convey-
ance under subsection (a). Out of the receipts from the
sale of power from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Pro-
gram (Eastern Division) collected by the Western Area
Power Administration and deposited into the Reclamation
fund of the Treasury in fiscal year 2001, $2,600,200 shall
be treated as full and complete payment by the power cus-
tomers of such consideration and repayment by the power
customers of all aid to irrigation associated with the facili-
ties conveyed under subsection (a).
(c) FUTURE BENEFITS.—Upon payment by the Dis-
tricts of consideration for the conveyance in accordance
with the Memorandum of Understanding, the Middle Loup
Division of the Missouri River Basin Project—
(1) shall not be treated as a Federal reclama-
tion project; and
(2) shall not be subject to the reclamation laws
or entitled to receive any reclamation benefits under
those laws.
(d) LIABILITY.—Except as otherwise provided by law,
effective on the date of conveyance of the assets under
this section, the United States shall not be liable for dam-
ages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occur-
rence based on its prior ownership or operation of the as-
sets.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ASSETS.—The term ‘‘assets’’ has the mean-
ing that term has in the Memorandum of Under-
standing.
(2) DISTRICTS.—The term ‘‘Districts’’ means
the Loup Basin Reclamation District, the Sargent
River Irrigation District, and the Farwell Irrigation
District, Nebraska.
(3) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The
term ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding’’ means Bu-
reau of Reclamation memorandum of understanding
number 99AG601285, entitled ‘‘MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION GREAT PLAINS
REGION NEBRASKA-KANSAS AREA OFFICE
AND LOUP BASIN RECLAMATION DISTRICT
FARWELL IRRIGATION DISTRICT SARGENT
IRRIGATION DISTRICT CONCERNING PRIN-
CIPLES AND ELEMENTS OF PROPOSED
TRANSFER OF TITLE TO WORKS, FACILI-
TIES AND LANDS IN THE MIDDLE LOUP DI-
VISION’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 18,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.