To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey title to certain irrigation project property in the Humboldt Project, Nevada, to the Pershing County Water Conservation District, Pershing County, Lander County, and the State of Nevada.
(Sec. 4) 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Requires the entity receiving title under this act to pay the United States the fair market value for any withdrawn land conveyed, as well as the real estate transfer costs for any land or facility conveyed.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 Act.
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. 6) 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. 7) 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. 8) Requires the Secretary to complete, prior to conveyance, all actions required under the National Environment Policy Act of 1969.
(Sec. 9) 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.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
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. 107-648.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-648.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395.
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