Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 1.djvu/613

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PUBLIC LAW 104-10&—FEB. 10, 1996 110 STAT. 589 and the Town as owned and utilized by the Federal Government in order to provide water to and distribute water at Fort Pickett. (b) RELATED EASEMENTS. — The Secretary may grant to the Town the following easements relating to the conveyance of the property authorized by subsection (a): (1) Such easements, if any, as the Secretary and the Town jointly determine are necessary in order to provide access to the water distribution system referred to in paragraph (2) of, such subsection for maintenance, safety, and other purposes. (2) Such easements, if any, as the Secretary and the Town jointly determine are necessary in order to provide access to the finished water lines from the system to the Town. (3) Such rights of way appurtenant, if any, as the Secretary and the Town jointly determine are necessary in order to satisfy requirements imposed by any Federal, State, or municipal agency relating to the maintenance of a buffer zone around the water distribution system. (c) WATER RIGHTS. —The Secretary shall grant to the Town as part of the conveyance under subsection (a) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any water of the Nottoway River, Virginia, that is connected with the reservoir referred to in paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection. The grant of such water rights shall not impair the right that any other local jurisdiction may have to withdraw water from the Nottoway River, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, pursuant to the law of the Commonwealth of Virginia. (d) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONVEYANCE. —(1) The Secretary may not carry out the conveyance of the water distribution system authorized under subsection (a) unless the Town agrees to accept the system in its existing condition at the time of the conveyance. (2) The Secretary shall complete any environmental removal or remediation required under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) with respect to the system to be conveyed under this section before carrying out the conveyance. (e) CONDITIONS ON CONVEYANCE.— The conveyance authorized in subsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) That the Town reserve for provision to Fort Pickett, and provide to Fort Pickett on demand, not less than 1,500,000 million gallons per day of treated water from the water distribution system. (2) That the Town provide water to and distribute water at Fort Pickett at a rate established by the appropriate Federal or State regulatory authority. (3) That the Town maintain and operate the water distribution system in compliance with all applicable Federal and State environmental laws and regulations (including any permit and license requirements). (f) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.— The exact legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a), of any easements granted under subsection (b), and of any water rights granted under subsection (c) shall be determined by a survey and other means satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of any survey or other services performed at the direction of the Secretary under the authority in the preceding sentence shall be borne by the Town.