Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 122.djvu/858

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page needs to be proofread.

12 2 STA T .835PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 22 9—M A Y 8 , 2008 Code(p op ular l ykn o w na sth e F ederal T ort Cla im s Ac t ), on the date o f enactment of this Act . (c) BEN E FITS . — After con v eyance of the b uildin g s and lands to the Y akima - Tieton I rrigation D istrict under this section— ( 1 ) such buildings and lands shall not be considered to be a part of a Federal reclamation pro j ect

and ( 2 ) such irrigation district shall not be eligible to receive any benefits with respect to any buildings and lands conveyed, e x cept benefits that would be available to a similarly situated person with respect to such buildings and lands that are not part of a Federal reclamation project. (d) R E POR T.—If the S ecretary of the Interior has not completed the conveyance re q uired under subsection (a) within 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that explains the reason such conveyance has not been completed and stating the date by which the convey- ance will be completed. SEC.507 . C ONJU NC TIV EUSEO F SU R F A CE AN DG ROUND W ATER IN JUA B COUNT Y, UTA H . Section 2 0 2(a)(2) of the Reclamation P rojects Authori z ation and Adjustment Act of 1 9 92 (Public L aw 102 –57 5) is amended by inserting ‘ ‘ J uab, ’ ’ after ‘‘Davis,’’. SEC. 50 8 . EAR L YRE P AY M ENTOFA & B IRRIGATION DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION COSTS. (a) IN G ENER AL .— N otwithstanding section 21 3 of the Reclama- tion Reform Act of 19 8 2( 4 3 U .S.C. 390mm), any landowner within the A & B Irrigation District in the State (referred to in this section as the ‘‘District’’) may repay, at any time, the construction costs of District project facilities that are allocated to land of the landowner within the District. (b) APPLI C A B ILIT Y OFF U LL-COST PRICIN G LI M ITATIONS.— O n dis- charge, in full, of the obligation for repayment of all construction costs described in subsection (a) that are allocated to all land the landowner owns in the District in question, the parcels of land shall not be subject to the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations under Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.), including the Rec- lamation Reform Act of 1982 (13 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.). (c) CERTIFICATION.—On request of a landowner that has repaid, in full, the construction costs described in subsection (a), the Sec- retary of the Interior shall provide to the landowner a certificate described in section 213(b)(1) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390mm(b)(1)). (d) E FFECT.—Nothing in this section— (1) modifies any contractual rights under, or amends or reopens, the reclamation contract between the District and the United States; or (2) modifies any rights, obligations, or relationships between the District and landowners in the District under Idaho State law. SEC. 50 9 . OREGON WATER RESOURCES. (a) E X TENSION OF PARTICIPATION OF BUREAU OF RECLAMATION IN DESC H UTES RI V ER CONSERVANCY.—Section 301 of the Oregon Idaho.106St at. 4 60 8 .