Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act
PL 109-265 (S.310), enacted 08/03/2006

120 STAT. 668
PUBLIC LAW 109–265—AUG. 3, 2006
Public Law 109–265
109th Congress
An Act
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project Headquarters
and Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in the
State of Nevada.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Newlands Project Headquarters
and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means the memo-
randum of agreement between the District and the Secretary
identified as Contract No. 3–LC–20–805 and dated June 9,
2003.
(2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the Truckee-Car-
son Irrigation District in the State of Nevada.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF NEWLANDS PROJECT HEADQUARTERS AND
MAINTENANCE YARD FACILITY.
(a) CONVEYANCE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date
of enactment of this Act and in accordance with the Agreement
and any applicable laws, the Secretary shall convey to the
District all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to the real property described in paragraph (2).
(2) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The real property referred
to in paragraph (1) is the real property within the Newlands
Projects, Nevada, that is—
(A) known as ‘‘2666 Harrigan Road, Fallon, Nevada’’;
and
(B) identified for disposition on the map entitled
‘‘Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard
Facility’’.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, amounts received by the United States for the lease or sale
of Newlands Project land comprising the Fallon Freight Yard shall,
for purposes of this section, be treated as consideration for the
real property conveyed under subsection (a).
Newlands Project
Headquarters
and Maintenance
Yard Facility
Transfer Act.
Aug. 3, 2006
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PUBLIC LAW 109–265—AUG. 3, 2006
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 310 (H.R. 540):
SENATE REPORTS: No. 109–188 (Comm. and Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 151 (2005): Dec. 16, considered and passed Senate.
Vol. 152 (2006): July 24, considered and passed House.
(c) REPORT.—If the Secretary has not completed the conveyance
under subsection (a) within 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that—
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(1) explains the reasons why the conveyance has not been
completed; and
(2) specifies the date by which the conveyance will be
completed.
(d) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, REMEDIATION, AND REMOVAL.—
In accordance with the Agreement, the Secretary may not convey
the real property under subsection (a) until—
(1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and any applicable requirements relating
to cultural resources have been complied with for the real
property to be conveyed under subsection (a); and
(2) any required environmental site assessment, remedi-
ation, or removal has been completed with respect to the real
property to be conveyed under subsection (a).
(e) LIABILITY.—The United States shall not be liable for dam-
ages of any kind arising out of any act, omission by, or occurrence
relating to, the District or any employee, agent, or contractor of
the District with respect to the real property conveyed under sub-
section (a) that occurs before, on, or after the date of the conveyance.
Approved August 3, 2006.
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