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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    Section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Each Executive agency'' and inserting 
        ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), each Executive 
        agency''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Reduction in Number of Employees.--
            ``(1) Hiring freeze.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        during fiscal year 2011 and each succeeding fiscal year for 
        which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (in 
        such manner as the Director determines to be appropriate) 
        projects a Federal budget deficit, the head of an Executive 
        agency may not appoint any individual to a position in the 
        agency.
            ``(2) Permitting appointments from federal workforce hiring 
        pool.--
                    ``(A) Establishment of pool.--The President shall 
                establish a Federal workforce hiring pool consisting of 
                positions which may be allocated among all Executive 
                agencies.
                    ``(B) Procedures.--The head of an Executive agency 
                may appoint an individual to a position in the agency 
                if--
                            ``(i) there is a position available in the 
                        Federal workforce hiring pool;
                            ``(ii) the head of the Executive agency 
                        submits a request to the President for the 
                        allocation of a position in the Federal 
                        workforce hiring pool to the agency for 
                        purposes of making an appointment; and
                            ``(iii) the President approves the request.
                    ``(C) Process and criteria for approving 
                requests.--The President shall promulgate regulations--
                            ``(i) setting forth the process by which 
                        the head of an Executive agency may make a 
                        request under this subsection; and
                            ``(ii) setting forth the criteria by which 
                        the President shall determine on a competitive 
                        basis whether to approve a request by the head 
                        of an Executive agency under this subsection.
                    ``(D) Number of positions in pool.--
                            ``(i) Initial number.--As of the first day 
                        of fiscal year 2011, the number of positions in 
                        the Federal workforce hiring pool shall equal 
                        zero.
                            ``(ii) Changes to initial number.--After 
                        the first day of fiscal year 2011, the number 
                        of positions in the Federal workforce hiring 
                        pool--
                                    ``(I) shall increase by .50 for 
                                each full-time-equivalent position in 
                                any Executive agency which subsequently 
                                becomes vacant; and
                                    ``(II) shall decrease by 1.0 for 
                                each request for a full-time equivalent 
                                position which is approved by the 
                                President under this subsection.
            ``(3) Waiver in case of emergency or need to protect 
        national security.--The President may waive this subsection 
        with respect to the hiring of an employee for a position upon a 
        determination by the President that--
                    ``(A) the existence of a state of war or other 
                national security concern so requires; or
                    ``(B) the existence of an extraordinary emergency 
                threatening life, health, safety, or property so 
                requires.
            ``(4) Action through opm.--The President shall carry out 
        this subsection through the Director of the Office of Personnel 
        Management, who shall consult with the Director of the Office 
        of Management and Budget.
            ``(5) Reports to congress.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
                end of each quarter of a fiscal year, the President 
                shall provide Congress with a report containing a list 
                of each appointment approved by the President under 
                this subsection during the quarter, broken down by 
                executive agency.
                    ``(B) Information included.--The list contained in 
                a report provided to Congress under subparagraph (A) 
                shall include a description of the position associated 
                with each approved appointment, but shall not provide 
                any information that may be used to identify the 
                individual appointed to the position.
                    ``(C) Public dissemination.--The President shall 
                make each report provided to Congress under 
                subparagraph (A) available to the public by posting the 
                report on the official public website of the Executive 
                Office of the President in a searchable, sortable, and 
                downloadable manner.
            ``(6) Exclusion of certain executive agencies.--This 
        subsection does not apply to--
                    ``(A) the Department of Defense;
                    ``(B) the Department of Homeland Security; or
                    ``(C) the Department of Veterans' Affairs.''.
Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 2010 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from appointing any individual to a position in the agency in any fiscal year for which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) projects a federal budget deficit. Makes an exception if: (1) there is a position available in the federal workforce hiring pool (to be established by the President); and (2) the President approves an agency head's request for the allocation of a position in the pool to the agency.

Sets the number of positions in the hiring pool at zero as of the first day of FY2011, after which the number shall: (1) increase by .50 for each full time-equivalent position in any agency which subsequently becomes vacant; and (2) decrease by 1.0 for each request for a full time-equivalent position that is approved by the President. Authorizes the President to waive this limitation upon determining that such waiver is required by the existence of a state of war, other national security concern, or an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, safety, or property.

 Exempts the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Grand Staircase Escalante 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Establishment of Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve.
Sec. 5. Withdrawals.
Sec. 6. Map and legal description.
Sec. 7. Grand Staircase National Monument.
Sec. 8. Kaiparowits National Monument.
Sec. 9. Escalante Canyons National Monument.
Sec. 10. Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve, Grand Staircase 
                            National Monument, Kaiparowits National 
                            Monument, and Escalante Canyons National 
                            Monument Management Council.
Sec. 11. Federal land manager adherence.
Sec. 12. Clarification.
Sec. 13. Restoration of land status.
Sec. 14. Hole in the Rock Road.
Sec. 15. Effect on proclamations.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Management council.--The term ``Management Council'' 
        means the council established under section 10.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established within the 
Escalante Canyons National Monument the ``Escalante Canyons National 
Park and Preserve'' in the State of Utah.
    (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of Escalante Canyons National Park 
and Preserve are as generally depicted on the map entitled ``____'', 
numbered ___, and dated ____. The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.
    (c) Purpose.--The purpose of the Escalante Canyons National Park 
and Preserve shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance in the 
Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve--
            (1) the unique and nationally important historic, natural, 
        scenic, and natural resources;
            (2) recreation, including hunting; and
            (3) grazing.

SEC. 5. WITHDRAWALS.

    Subject to valid existing rights, any Federal land within the 
Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve, including any land or 
interest in land that is acquired by the United States after the date 
of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from--
            (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
        laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
        and geothermal leasing laws.

SEC. 6. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map and legal description 
of the Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve.
    (b) Force and Effect.--The map and legal description submitted 
under this section shall have the same force and effect as if included 
in this Act, except that the Secretary may make minor modifications of 
any clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal description 
provided these changes are first reported to the State of Utah, 
Garfield and Kane Counties in Utah, and the Management Council.

SEC. 7. GRAND STAIRCASE NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal 
land comprising approximately 211,983 acres, identified as ``Grand 
Staircase Unit'' and generally depicted on the map entitled ``Grand 
Staircase-Escalante National Monument Modification'' is hereby 
established as the ``Grand Staircase National Monument''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Grand Staircase National Monument 
shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance the monument's--
            (1) unique and nationally important historic, scenic, and 
        natural resources;
            (2) recreation, including hunting; and
            (3) grazing.
    (c) Map.--
            (1) As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map 
        and legal description of the Grand Staircase National Monument 
        established in this section.
            (2) The map and legal description submitted under this 
        section shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
        this title, except that the Secretary may make minor 
        modification of any clerical or typographical errors in the map 
        or legal description provided these changes are first reported 
        to the State of Utah, Kane County, Utah, and the Management 
        Council.
            (3) A copy of the map and legal description shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        field offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 8. KAIPAROWITS NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal 
land comprising approximately 551,117 acres, identified as 
``Kaiparowits Unit'' and generally depicted on the map entitled ``Grand 
Staircase-Escalante National Monument Modification'' is hereby 
established as the ``Kaiparowits National Monument''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Kaiparowits National Monument 
shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance the monument's--
            (1) unique and nationally important historic, scenic, and 
        natural resources;
            (2) recreation, including hunting; and
            (3) grazing.
    (c) Map.--
            (1) As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map 
        and legal description of the Kaiparowits National Monument 
        established in this section.
            (2) The map and legal description submitted under this 
        section shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
        this title, except that the Secretary may make minor 
        modification of any clerical or typographical errors in the map 
        or legal description provided these changes are first reported 
        to the State of Utah, Kane and Garfield Counties, Utah, and the 
        Management Council.
            (3) A copy of the map and legal description shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        field offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 9. ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--Subject to the valid existing rights, the 
Federal land comprising approximately 243,241 acres, identified as 
``Escalante Canyons Unit'' and generally depicted on the map entitled 
``Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Modification'' is hereby 
established as the ``Escalante Canyons National Monument''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Escalante Canyons National 
Monument shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance the monument's--
            (1) unique and nationally important historic, scenic, and 
        natural resources;
            (2) recreation, including hunting; and
            (3) grazing.
    (c) Map.--
            (1) As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map 
        and legal description of the Escalante Canyons National 
        Monument established in this section.
            (2) The map and legal description submitted under this 
        section shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
        this title, except that the Secretary may make minor 
        modification of any clerical or typographical errors in the map 
        or legal description provided these changes are first reported 
        to the State of Utah, Garfield County, Utah, and the Management 
        Council.
            (3) A copy of the map and legal description shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        field offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 10. ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, GRAND STAIRCASE 
              NATIONAL MONUMENT, KAIPAROWITS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND 
              ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL MONUMENT MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.

    (a) Establishment.--The Management Council is hereby established.
    (b) Duties.--The Management Council shall develop and implement the 
comprehensive management plans for the Escalante Canyons National Park 
and Preserve, the Grand Staircase National Monument, the Kaiparowits 
National Monument, and the Escalante Canyons National Monument 
consistently with the purposes of those areas as provided in this Act.
    (c) Membership.--The Management Council shall be composed of 7 
members appointed not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act as follows:
            (1) One individual from the Department of Interior, 
        appointed by the President.
            (2) Five individuals, appointed by the President in 
        consultation with the Congressional delegation from the State 
        of Utah and the Governor of Utah, who shall represent the 
        following:
                    (A) Two from the Garfield County, Utah, Board of 
                Commissioners.
                    (B) Two from the Kane County, Utah, Board of 
                Commissioners.
                    (C) One Utah State Legislator representing Kane 
                County, Garfield County, or both.
            (3) One at-large representative appointed by the President.
    (d) Qualifications.--The members appointed under subsections (c)(2) 
and (3) shall not be employees of the Federal Government.
    (e) Terms.--The President shall appoint the members under 
subsections (c)(2) and (3) for a term of 5 years, except that the 
President shall designate staggered terms for the members initially 
appointed to the Management Council. The President may reappoint a 
member to not more than three consecutive terms.
    (f) Vacancies.--Vacancies of members appointed under subsections 
(c)(2) and (3) shall be filled in the same manner as such positions 
were originally filled as soon as practicable after the vacancy has 
occurred.
    (g) Compensation.--Members appointed under subsections (c)(2) and 
(3) shall serve without pay, except for reasonable travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at the rate authorized for 
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
business in the performance of duties for the Council.
    (h) Chair.--The members shall select the chair of the Management 
Council from the members appointed under subsection (c)(2) and (3) for 
a term beginning on the date of selection, and ending in 5 years or 
until the member's term of office expires, whichever occurs first.
    (i) Staff Assistance.--The Management Council may request 
administrative assistance from Federal employees under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture.
    (j) Meetings.--
            (1) Frequency.--The Management Council shall meet at the 
        call of the Chair or a majority of the members. Meetings shall 
        be held no less than once per year. A majority must be present 
        to constitute a quorum to conduct official business.
            (2) Announcement; open meetings.--All meetings of the 
        Management Council shall be announced at least one week in 
        advance in publications of general circulation and shall be 
        open to the public.
    (k) Administration.--
            (1) The Management Council shall allow hunting, fishing and 
        trapping on lands and water under the jurisdiction of the 
        Secretary within the Escalante Canyons National Park and 
        Preserve in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of 
        Utah.
            (2) The Management Council shall ensure that the privilege 
        of grazing domestic livestock on lands with the Escalante 
        Canyons National Park and Preserve shall continue to be 
        exercised and enhanced in perpetuity. Grazing within the 
        Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve shall be 
        administered by the National Park Service.

SEC. 11. FEDERAL LAND MANAGER ADHERENCE.

    Federal land managers shall adhere to the management plans created 
by the Management Council.

SEC. 12. CLARIFICATION.

    Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah 
with respect to the management of fish, wildlife and predators in the 
State.

SEC. 13. RESTORATION OF LAND STATUS.

    Subject to valid existing rights, the provisions of existing 
withdrawals, and the requirements of applicable law, the public lands 
excluded from the monument reservation under Presidential Proclamation 
___, dated December 4, 2017, and issued under chapter 3203 of title 54, 
United States Code, shall be open to:
            (1) entry, location, selection, sale or other disposition 
        under the public land laws;
            (2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and 
        geothermal leasing; and
            (3) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.

SEC. 14. HOLE IN THE ROCK ROAD.

    The Secretary shall convey to the State of Utah all right, title 
and interest of the United States in and to the Hole in the Rock Road 
(BLM Road 200).

SEC. 15. EFFECT ON PROCLAMATIONS.

    Any provision of Presidential Proclamation 6920, dated September 
18, 1996, and Presidential Proclamation ____, dated December 4, 2017, 
and issued under chapter 3203 of title 54, United States Code, that is 
inconsistent with this Act is hereby declared null and void.
Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act This bill establishes the Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve within the Escalante Canyons National Monument (established by this bill and consisting of approximately 243,241 acres) in Utah.  Federal lands within the park and preserve, including lands or interests acquired by the United States afterwards, are withdrawn from:  entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and  operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.   The bill also establishes the Grand Staircase National Monument (consisting of approximately 211,983 acres) and the Kaiparowits National Monument (consisting of approximately 551,117 acres). A management council shall implement comprehensive management plans for the park and preserve and the monuments. Federal land managers must adhere to the management plans created by the council. The public lands excluded from the lands and interests in lands reserved within the modified boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument under the Presidential Proclamation dated December 4, 2017, shall be open to:  entry, location, selection, sale, or other disposition under the public land laws; disposition under all laws related to mineral and geothermal leasing; and  location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.   Interior shall convey to the state of Utah the Hole in the Rock Road (BLM [Bureau of Land Management] Road 200). 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pine River Project Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Jurisdictional Map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Transfer of Jurisdiction--Vallecito Reservoir, United States 
        Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and United States 
        Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and the 
        Bureau of Indian Affairs'' dated March, 1998.
            (2) The term ``Pine River Project'' or the ``Project'' 
        means Vallecito Dam and Reservoir owned by the United States 
        and authorized in 1937 under the provisions of the Department 
        of the Interior Appropriation Act of June 25, 1910, 36 Stat. 
        835; facilities appurtenant to the Dam and Reservoir, including 
        equipment, buildings, and other improvements; lands adjacent to 
        the Dam and Reservoir; easements and rights-of-way necessary 
        for access and all required connections with the Dam and 
        Reservoir, including those for necessary roads; and associated 
        personal property, including contract rights and any and all 
        ownership or property interest in water or water rights.
            (3) The term ``Repayment Contract'' means Repayment 
        Contract #I1r-1204, between Reclamation and the Pine River 
        Irrigation District, dated April 15, 1940, and amended November 
        30, 1953, covering the Pine River Project and certain lands 
        acquired in support of the Vallecito Dam and Reservoir pursuant 
        to which the Pine River Irrigation District has assumed 
        operation and maintenance responsibilities for the dam, 
        reservoir, and water-based recreation in accordance with 
        existing law.
            (4) The term ``Reclamation'' means the Department of the 
        Interior, Bureau of Reclamation.
            (5) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Interior.
            (6) The term ``Southern Ute Indian Tribe'' or ``Tribe'' 
        means a federally recognized Indian tribe, located on the 
        Southern Ute Indian Reservation, La Plata County, Colorado.
            (7) The term ``Pine River Irrigation District'' or 
        ``District'' means a political division of the State of 
        Colorado duly organized, existing, and acting pursuant to the 
        laws thereof with its principal place of business in the City 
        of Bayfield, La Plata County, Colorado and having an undivided 
        \5/6\ right and interest in the use of the water made available 
        by Vallecito Reservoir for the purpose of supplying the lands 
        of the District, pursuant to the Repayment Contract, and the 
        decree in Case No. 1848-B, District Court, Water Division 7, 
        State of Colorado, as well as an undivided \5/6\ right and 
        interest in the Pine River Project.

SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF THE PINE RIVER PROJECT.

    (a) Conveyance.--The Secretary is authorized to convey, without 
consideration or compensation, except as provided in this section, to 
the District, by quitclaim deed or patent, pursuant to section 6, the 
United States' undivided \5/6\ right and interest in the Pine River 
Project under the jurisdiction of Reclamation for the benefit of the 
Pine River Irrigation District. The quitclaim deed or patent shall 
expressly provide that the undivided \5/6\ right and interest 
transferred cannot be subject to partition from the undivided \1/6\ 
right and interest retained under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs.
    (b) Price.--The sale price for the undivided \5/6\ right and 
interest to the Project to be transferred to the Pine River Irrigation 
District shall be Four Hundred Ninety-two Thousand and 00/100 Dollars 
($492,000) (the ``Sale Price''). Concurrently with the conveyance, the 
Sale Price shall be deposited as miscellaneous receipts into the 
Reclamation Fund of the United States. Payment of the Sale Price shall 
extinguish all obligations between the District and the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs on the one hand and Reclamation on the other hand, under 
the Repayment Contract or with respect to the Pine River Project. 
Upon completion of the title transfer, said Repayment Contract shall 
become null and void.
    (c) Transaction Costs.--Pursuant to the April 1, 1998, Memorandum 
of Understanding between Reclamation and the District, the District is 
responsible for paying all costs associated with the title transfer. 
The Secretary shall credit 50 percent of all costs incurred to fulfill 
the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and other 
Federal laws toward the Sale Price due under section 3(b) herein, such 
credit not to exceed the Sale Price.
    (d) Bureau of Indian Affairs Interest.--At the option of the Tribe, 
the Secretary is authorized to convey to the Tribe the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs' undivided \1/6\ right and interest in the Pine River Project 
and the water supply made available by Vallecito Reservoir pursuant to 
the Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of Reclamation and 
the Office of Indian Affairs dated January 3, 1940, together with its 
Amendment dated July 9, 1964 (``MOU''), the Repayment Contract and 
decrees in Case Nos. 1848-B and W-1603-76D, District Court, Water 
Division 7, State of Colorado. In the event of such conveyance, no 
additional consideration or compensation shall be required to be paid 
to the United States.
    (e) Federal Dam Use Charge.--Conveyance of Reclamation's \5/6\ 
interest in the facilities under this Act shall result in a \5/6\ 
reduction in the Federal dam use charge assessed under section 10(e) of 
the Federal Power Act for use of the hydropower potential of the 
facilities.

SEC. 4. JURISDICTIONAL TRANSFER OF LANDS.

    (a) Inundated Lands.--To provide for the consolidation of lands 
associated with the Pine River Project to be retained by the Forest 
Service and the consolidation of lands to be transferred to the 
District, the administrative jurisdiction of lands inundated by and 
along the shoreline of Vallecito Reservoir, as shown on the 
Jurisdictional Map, shall be transferred, as set forth below (the 
``Jurisdictional Transfer''), concurrently with the conveyance 
described in section 3(a). Except as otherwise shown on the 
Jurisdictional Map--
            (1) for withdrawn lands (approximately 260 acres) lying 
        below the 7,765-foot reservoir water surface elevation level, 
        the Forest Service shall transfer an undivided \5/6\ interest 
        to Reclamation and an undivided \1/6\ interest to the Bureau of 
        Indian Affairs in trust for the Tribe; and
            (2) for Project acquired lands (approximately 230 acres) 
        above the 7,765-foot reservoir water surface elevation level, 
        Reclamation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall transfer 
        their interests to the Forest Service.
    (b) Map.--The Jurisdictional Map and legal descriptions of the 
lands transferred pursuant to subsection (a) above shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the offices of the Chief of the 
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, the Commissioner of 
Reclamation, Department of the Interior, appropriate field offices of 
those agencies, and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate.
    (c) Administration.--Following the Jurisdictional Transfer:
            (1) All lands that, by reason of the Jurisdictional 
        Transfer, become National Forest System lands within the 
        boundaries of the San Juan National Forest, shall be 
        administered in accordance with the laws, rules, and 
        regulations applicable to the National Forest System.
            (2) Reclamation withdrawals of land from the San Juan 
        National Forest established by Secretarial Orders on November 
        9, 1936, October 14, 1937, and June 20, 1945, together 
        designated as Serial No. C-28259, shall be revoked.
            (3) The Forest Service shall issue perpetual easements to 
        the District and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, at no cost to 
        the District or the Bureau of Indian Affairs, providing 
        adequate access across all lands subject to Forest Service 
        jurisdiction to insure the District and the Bureau of Indian 
        Affairs the ability to continue to operate and maintain the 
        Pine River Project.
            (4) The undivided \5/6\ interest in National Forest System 
        lands that, by reason of the Jurisdictional Transfer is to be 
        administered by Reclamation, shall be conveyed to the District 
        pursuant to section 3(a).
            (5) The District and the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall 
        issue perpetual easements to the Forest Service, at no cost to 
        the Forest Service, from National Forest System lands to 
        Vallecito Reservoir to assure continued public access to 
        Vallecito Reservoir when the Reservoir level drops below the 
        7,765-foot water surface elevation.
            (6) The District and the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall 
        issue a perpetual easement to the Forest Service, at no cost to 
        the Forest Service, for the reconstruction, maintenance, and 
        operation of a road from La Plata County Road No. 501 to 
National Forest System lands east of the Reservoir.
    (d) Valid Existing Rights.--Nothing in this section shall affect 
any valid existing rights or interests in any existing land use 
authorization, except that any such land use authorization shall be 
administered by the agency having jurisdiction over the land after the 
Jurisdictional Transfer in accordance with subsection (c) and other 
applicable law. Renewal or reissuance of any such authorization shall 
be in accordance with applicable law and the regulations of the agency 
having jurisdiction, except that the change of administrative 
jurisdiction shall not in itself constitute a ground to deny the 
renewal or reissuance of any such authorization.

SEC. 5. LIABILITY.

    Effective on the date of the conveyance of an undivided \5/6\ right 
and interest in the Pine River Project to the District, the United 
States shall not be held liable by any court for damages of any kind 
arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to such 
undivided \5/6\ right and interest, except for damages caused by acts 
of negligence committed by the United States or by its employees, 
agents, or contractors prior to the date of conveyance. Nothing in this 
section shall be deemed to increase the liability of the United States 
beyond that currently provided in the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 
U.S.C. 2671 et seq.)

SEC. 6. COMPLETION OF CONVEYANCE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary's completion of the conveyances 
under section 3 shall occur promptly after the following events:
            (1) Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
        of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and other applicable Federal 
        and State laws.
            (2) A written statement from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe 
        indicating the Tribe's satisfaction that the Tribe's Indian 
        Trust Assets are protected in the conveyance described in 
        section 3.
            (3) The issuance by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
        Commission of an amendment to license #3174-001 which revises 
        annual charges and otherwise reflects the conveyance described 
        in section 3.
            (4) The submission of a statement by the Secretary to the 
        District, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the State of 
        Colorado on the existing condition of Vallecito Dam based on 
        Bureau of Reclamation's current knowledge and understanding.
            (5) The development of an agreement between the Bureau of 
        Indian Affairs and the District to prescribe the District's 
        obligation to so operate the Project that the \1/6\ rights and 
        interests to the Project and water supply made available by 
        Vallecito Reservoir held by the Bureau of Indian Affairs are 
        protected.
            (6) The submission of a plan by the District to manage the 
        Project in a manner substantially similar to the manner in 
        which it was managed prior to the transfer and in accordance 
        with applicable Federal and State laws, including management 
        for the preservation of public access and recreational values 
        and for the prevention of growth on certain lands to be 
        conveyed hereunder, as set forth in an Agreement dated March 
        20, 1998, between the District and residents of Vallecito 
        Reservoir. Any future change in the use of the water supplied 
        by Vallecito Reservoir shall comply with applicable law.
            (7) The development of a flood control plan by the 
        Secretary of the Army acting through the Corps of Engineers 
        which shall direct the District in the operation of Vallecito 
        Dam for such purposes.
    (b) Report.--If the transfer authorized in section 3 is not 
substantially completed, the Secretary, in coordination with the 
District, shall provide a report to the Committee on Resources of the 
House of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate within 18 months from the date of enactment of 
this Act on the status of the transfer described in section 3(a), any 
obstacles to completion of such transfer, and the anticipated date for 
such transfer.
    (c) Future Benefits.--Effective upon transfer, the District shall 
not be entitled to receive any further Reclamation benefits pursuant to 
the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, and Acts supplementary thereto or 
amendatory thereof.

Pine River Project Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Pine River Irrigation District, Colorado, a specified interest of the Pine River Project (a water facilities project which includes the Vallecito Dam and Reservoir in Colorado, along with related easements and appurtenances).  Authorizes the Secretary to convey a remaining fractional interest in such Project to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of Colorado, pursuant to a specified memorandum of understanding. 
Provides for:  (1) the transfer of certain inundated lands along the Dam and Reservoir; and (2) appropriate administrative jurisdiction over such lands after such transfer. 
Requires the conveyance under this Act to occur promptly after the completion of specified events, including compliance with applicable environmental laws, issuance of a statement by the Ute Tribe that their trust assets have been protected, and development of a flood control plan by the Secretary of the Army which shall direct the District in the operation of the Vallecito Dam for such purpose.  Directs the Secretary, if the transfer is not substantially completed, to report to specified congressional committees within 18 months after the enactment of this Act on the transfer's status, obstacles, and anticipated completion date.