Canadian River Project Prepayment Act
PL 105-316 (H.R.3687), enacted 10/30/1998

PUBLIC LAW 105-316—OCT. 30, 1998 
112 STAT. 2999 
Public Law 105-316 
105th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water reclamation project contract 
Oct. 30, 1998 
for the Canadian River Project, Texas. 
[H.R 3687] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Canadian River 
Project 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
Prepayment Act. 
This Act may be cited as the "Canadian River Project Prepay- t^^^^ ^^^^ 
ment Act". 
note. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
43 USC 600b 
For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) The term "Authority" means the Canadian River 
Municipal Water Authority, a conservation and reclamation 
district of the State of Texas. 
(2) The term "Canadian River Project Authorization Act" 
means the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the construction, 
operation, and maintenance by the Secretary of the Interior 
of the Canadian River reclamation project, Texas", approved 
December 29, 1950 (ch. 1183; 64 Stat. 1124). 
(3) The term "Project" means all of the right, title and 
interest in and to all land and improvements comprising the 
pipeline and related facilities of the Canadian River Project 
authorized by the Canadian River Project Authorization Act. 
(4) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the 
Interior. 
SEC. 3. PREPAYMENT AND CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT. 
43 USC 600b 
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) In consideration of the Authority accepting 
the obligation of the Federal Government for the Project and subject 
to the payment by the Authority of the applicable amount under 
paragraph (2) within the 360-day period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey the Project 
to the Authority, as provided in section 2(c)(3) of the Canadian 
River Project Authorization Act (64 Stat. 1124). 
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the applicable amount shall 
be— 
(A) $34,806,731, if payment is made by the Authority 
within the 270-day period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; or 
(B) the amount specified in subparagraph (A) adjusted 
to include interest on that amount since the date of the enact-
ment of this Act at the appropriate Treasury bill rate for 
an equivalent term, if payment is made by the Authority after 
the period referred to in subparagraph (A). 
112 STAT. 3000 
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(3) If payment under paragraph (1) is not made by the Authority 
within the period specified in paragraph (1), this Act shall have 
no force or effect. 
(b) FINANCING.—^Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect 
the right of the Authority to use a particular type of financing. 
43 use 600b 
SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^Nothing in this Act shall be construed as 
significantly expanding or otherwise changing the use or operation 
of the Project from its current use and operation. 
(b) FUTURE ALTERATIONS.—If the Authority alters the oper-
ations or uses of the Project it shall comply with all applicable 
laws or regulations governing such alteration at that time. 
(c) RECREATION.—^The Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the National Park Service, shall continue to operate the Lake 
Meredith National Recreation Area at Lake Meredith. 
(d) FLOOD CONTROL.—^The Secretary of the Army, acting 
through the Corps of Engineers, shall continue to prescribe regula-
tions for the use of storage allocated to flood control at Lake 
Meredith as prescribed in the Letter of Understanding entered 
into between the Corps, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Author-
ity in March and May 1980. 
(e) SANFORD DAM PROPERTY.—The Authority shall have the 
right to occupy and use without pa3anent of lease or rental charges 
or license or use fees the property retained by the Bureau of 
Reclamation at Sanford Dam and all buildings constructed by the 
United States thereon for use as the Authority's headquarters and 
maintenance facility. Buildings constructed by the Authority on 
such property, or past and future additions to Government con-
structed buildings, shall be allowed to remain on the property. 
The Authority shall operate and maintain such property and facili-
ties without cost to the United States. 
43 use 600b 
SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBUGATIONS. 
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(a) PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS EXTINGUISHED.—Provision of consid-
eration by the Authority in accordance with section 3(b) shall extin-
guish all payment obligations under contract numbered 14r-06-
500-485 between the Authority and the Secretary, 
(b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.—^After completion of 
the conveyance provided for in section 3, the Authority shall have 
full responsibility for the cost of operation and maintenance of 
Sanford Dam, and shall continue to have full responsibility for 
operation and maintenance of the Project pipeline and related facili-
ties. 
(c) IN GENERAL.—^Rights and obligations under the existing 
contract No. 14-06-500-485 between the Authority and the United 
States, other than provisions regarding repayment of construction 
charge obligation by the Authority and provisions relating to the 
Project aqueduct, shall remain in full force and effect for the remain-
ing term of the contract. 
43 use 600b 
SEC. 6. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS. 
Upon conveyance of the Project under this Act, the Reclamation 
Act of 1902 (82 Stat. 388) and all Acts amendatory thereof or 
supplemental thereto shall not apply to the Project. 
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112 STAT. 3001 
SEC. 7. LIABILITY. 
43USC600b 
Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date 
of conveyance of the Project under this Act, the United States 
shall not be liable under any law for damages of any kind arising 
out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the conveyed 
property. 
Approved October 30, 1998. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3687: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 105-410 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998): 
Aug. 6, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 14, considered and passed Senate.