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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 745
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Goshen Irrigation
District, Wyoming, certain lands and irrigation structures relating to
the Fort Laramie Division of the North Platte Project.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1993
Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to
the Goshen Irrigation District, Wyoming, certain lands
and irrigation structures relating to the Fort Laramie
Division of the North Platte Project.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER TO GOSHEN IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Interior
is authorized to transfer to the Goshen Irrigation District,
Wyoming, without cost to the district, title to such lands,
easements, ditches, laterals, canals, drains, and other
rights-of-way, together with all appurtenant structures
which the United States has acquired in connection with
the Fort Laramie Division of the North Platte Project
that are used solely for the purpose of serving Goshen Irri-
gation District lands in Wyoming and which the Secretary
determines are necessary to enable the Goshen Irrigation
District to carry out operation and maintenance with re-
spect to that portion of the facilities to be transferred. The
title to such lands, easements, ditches, laterals, canals,
drains, and other rights-of-way, together with all appur-
tenant structures located in Wyoming that are for the pur-
pose of jointly serving Goshen Irrigation District lands in
Wyoming and Gering-Ft. Laramie lands in Nebraska, may
be transferred to the Goshen Irrigation District upon mu-
tual agreement by the Secretary and the Goshen Irrigation
District.
(b) CONDITION.—Any transfer under this Act shall
be subject to the condition that the district assumes the
responsibility for the operation and maintenance portion
of the project works in a manner necessary to ensure that
the United States obligation to deliver water to the
Gering-Ft. Laramie Irrigation District shall be main-
tained.
(c) INTERESTS RETAINED BY UNITED STATES.—
Title to and management and operation of the reservoirs
and related water supply works necessary for their protec-
tion and operation shall remain in the United States, un-
less otherwise provided by an Act of Congress. The United
States shall incur no further expense on behalf of the Go-
shen Irrigation District for the operation and mainte-
nance, rehabilitation, or replacement of the irrigation, de-
livery, drainage, and related facilities transferred under
this Act.
(d) LIABILITY.—The district shall assume all liability
with respect to such transferred facilities and shall indem-
nify the United States against all such liability.
(e) CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS.—Nothing con-
tained herein shall relieve the Goshen Irrigation District
from any provisions or requirements of its existing con-
tracts (1926 Contract and 1952 Amendatory Contract)
with the United States except conveyance of title to the
facilities as provided for by this Act.
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