PUBLIC LAW 105-351—NOV. 3, 1998 112 STAT. 3219 Public Law 105-351 105th Congress An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities of the Minidoka Nov. 3, 1998 project to the Burley Irrigation District, and for other purposes. [g 533] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Idaho. SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF FACILITIES. (a) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: (1) BURLEY. — The term "Burley" means the Burley Irrigation District, an irrigation district organized under the law of the State of Idaho. (2) DIVISION.— The term "Division" means the Southside Pumping Division of the Minidoka project, Idaho. (3) SECRETARY.—The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) CONVEYANCE.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall, without consideration or compensation except as provided in this section, convey to Burley, by quitclaim deed or patent, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to acquired lands, easements, and rights-of-way of or in connection with the Division, together with the pumping plants, canals, drains, laterals, roads, pumps, checks, headgates, transformers, pumping plant substations, buildings, transmission lines, and other improvements or appurtenances to the land or used for the delivery of water from the headworks (but not the headworks themselves) of the Southside Canal at the Minidoka Dam and reservoir to land in Burley, including all facilities used in conjunction with the Division (including the electric transmission lines used to transmit electric power for the operation of the pumping facilities of the Division and related purposes for which the allocable construction costs have been fully repaid by Burley). (2) COSTS. —The first $80,000 in administrative costs of trsmsfer of title and related activities shall be paid in equal shares by the United States and Burley, and any additional Eimount of administrative costs shall be paid by the United States. (c) WATER RIGHTS. — (1) TRANSFER.—(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary shall transfer to Burley, through an agreement among Burley, the Minidoka Irrigation district, and the Secretary, in accordance with and subject to the law of the State of Idaho, all natural flow, waste, seepage, return flow, and groundwater rights held in the name of the United States—
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