IIB 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 461 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 31, 2011 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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, orga-
nized under the laws of the State of Utah. 
(2) ELECTRIC
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘‘Electric Distribution System’’ means fixtures, 
irrigation, or power facilities lands, distribution fix-
ture 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 Straw-
berry Valley Project power distribution system 
that are rated at a voltage 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 
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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 por-
tions of the Strawberry Valley Project Power Trans-
mission System, that are rated at a voltage of 46.0 
kilovolts, are owned by the United States, and sup-
port fixtures of the Electric Distribution System. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYS-
TEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Inasmuch as the Strawberry 
Water Users Association conveyed its interest, if any, in 
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the Electric Distribution System to the District by a con-
tract dated April 7, 1986, and in consideration of the Dis-
trict assuming from the United States all liability for ad-
ministration, operation, maintenance, and replacement 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 consider-
ation— 
(1) all of the United States right, title, and in-
terest 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 replace-
ment across, over, and along— 
(A) all project lands and interests in irri-
gation and power facilities lands where the 
Electric Distribution System is located on the 
date of the enactment of this Act that are nec-
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essary for other Strawberry Valley Project fa-
cilities (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 facili-
tate operation, maintenance, and replace-
ment of facilities. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before conveying lands, in-
terest in lands, and fixtures under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall comply with all applicable re-
quirements 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— 
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(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, any interest in any fa-
cilities 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 facili-
ties 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 re-
spect to the conveyed and assigned land and facili-
ties, except for benefits that would be available to 
other non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities; and 
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(3) the United States shall not be liable for 
damages arising out of any act, omission, or occur-
rence relating to the land and facilities, including 
the transaction of April 7, 1986, between the Straw-
berry Water Users Association and Strawberry Elec-
tric Service District. 
SEC. 5. REPORT. 
If a conveyance required under section 3 is not com-
pleted 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. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 24, 
2011. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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