To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District.
(Sec. 104) Requires the Secretary, in conveying the Teton Exchange Wells, to also convey to the District Idaho Department of Water Resources permit number 22-7022, including drilled wells under such permit and all appurtenant equipment.
Extends a specified water service contract between the Secretary and the District until all conditions described in this title are fulfilled.
(Sec. 105) Requires the Secretary to complete all actions as may be required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and all other applicable laws prior to the conveyance.
(Sec. 106) Exempts the United States from liability for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the conveyed facilities, except for damages caused by acts of negligence committed by the United States, its employees, agents, or contractors prior to the date of conveyance.
(Sec. 107) Directs the Secretary to increase the number of acres within the District that are eligible to receive water from the Minidoka Project and the Teton Basin Projects to reflect the number of acres within the District.
Title II: Humboldt Project Conveyance - Humboldt Project Conveyance Act - (Sec. 203) Requires the Secretary of Interior to convey all right, title, and interest in and to the lands and features of the Humboldt Project, including all water rights for storage and diversion, to the Pershing County Water Conservation District (PCWCD), the State of Nevada, the Pershing County government, and the Lander County government, consistent with the terms and conditions set forth in the Memorandum of Agreement between PCWCD and Lander County dated January 24, 2002, the Conceptual Agreement between PCWCD and the State dated October 28, 2001, the Letter of Agreement between Pershing County and the State dated April 16, 2002, and any agreements between the Bureau of Reclamation and PCWCD.
(Sec. 204) Requires PCWCD to pay the United States the net present value of miscellaneous revenues associated with the lands and facilities to be conveyed.
Requires the entity receiving title under this title to pay the United States the fair market value for any withdrawn land conveyed, as well as the real estate transfer costs for any land or facility conveyed.
Declares that the State of Nevada will not be responsible for any payments for land or facilities under this section.
Declares that any proposal by the State to reconvey to another entity land conveyed by the Secretary must provide fair market value to the Unites States for the lands and for continued management of the lands for recreation, wildlife habitat, wetlands, or resource conservation.
(Sec. 206) Revokes the Secretarial Orders dated March 16, 1934, and April 6, 1956, that withdrew public lands for the Rye Patch Reservoir and the Humboldt Sink.
(Sec. 207) Exempts the United States from liability for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the Humboldt project, except for damages caused by acts of negligence committed by the United States, its employees or agents prior to the date of conveyance.
(Sec. 208) Requires the Secretary to complete, prior to conveyance, all actions required under the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and all other applicable laws.
(Sec. 209) Declares that upon conveyance of the lands and facilities, the Humboldt Project will no longer be a Federal reclamation project and the district shall not be entitled to receive any future reclamation benefits with respect to the project, except those benefits that would be available to other nonreclamation districts.
Title III: Jicarilla Apache Reservation Rural Water System - Jicarilla Apache Reservation Rural Water System Act - (Sec. 304) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation and collaboration with the Jicarilla Apache Nation (the Tribe), to plan, design, and construct the Rural Water Supply Project to improve water supply, delivery, and wastewater facilities for the town of Dulce, New Mexico, and surrounding communities. Allocates costs between the Federal government and the Tribe.
Requires the Tribe to assume annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs of the project.
Requires: (1) the Secretary to prepare a recommended project plan; and (2) the Tribe to develop an operation, maintenance, and replacement plan to assist it in establishing rates and fees for project customers.
(Sec. 306) Requires the Secretary to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Tribe that commits the Bureaus of Reclamation and of Indian Affairs to a transition plan that addresses project operations and maintenance.
Requires the Secretary to oversee project construction and to incorporate value engineering analysis, as appropriate.
Requires the Secretary to provide necessary technical assistance to the Tribe for planning, development, and construction of the project, including operation and management training.
(Sec. 307) Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 308) Prohibits the use of project funds for irrigation.
(Sec. 309) States that no new depletions of existing Tribal water rights, as set forth in the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act, are associated with this project.
Title IV: Tom Green County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 Repayment Contract Extension - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to revise a specified repayment contract with the Tom Green County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 by extending the period for repayment of the San Angelo project's reimbursable construction costs from 40 to 50 years.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395.
Held at the desk.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Executive Comment Received from Interior.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-641.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-641.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.
Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6495-6499)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4708.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6495-6497)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6495-6497)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.