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Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2018

USA115th CongressS-2560| Senate 
| Updated: 11/28/2018
James E. Risch

James E. Risch

Republican Senator

Idaho

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to convey to a qualifying entity all U.S. interest in any eligible facility, if: (1) by 90 days before the date on which Reclamation makes the conveyance, it submits to Congress a written notice of the proposed conveyance and a description of the reasons for the conveyance; and (2) a joint resolution disapproving the conveyance is not enacted before the date on which it makes the conveyance. Reclamation must convey with all applicable federal environmental laws before making a conveyance. "Qualifying entity" means an agency of a state or political subdivision of a state, a joint action or powers agency, a water users association, or an Indian tribe or tribal authority that: (1) as of the date of conveyance, is the current operator of the conveyed facility pursuant to a contract with Reclamation; and (2) as determined by Reclamation, has the capacity to continue to manage the conveyed property for the same purposes for which the property has been managed under the reclamation laws. Effective beginning on the date of conveyance, the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence based on prior ownership or operation of the conveyed property.

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Mar 15, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Mar 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 22, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-511.
Oct 2, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 28, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-395.
Nov 28, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 681.
  • March 15, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 15, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • March 22, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-511.


  • October 2, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • November 28, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-395.


  • November 28, 2018
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 681.

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Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2018

USA115th CongressS-2560| Senate 
| Updated: 11/28/2018
Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to convey to a qualifying entity all U.S. interest in any eligible facility, if: (1) by 90 days before the date on which Reclamation makes the conveyance, it submits to Congress a written notice of the proposed conveyance and a description of the reasons for the conveyance; and (2) a joint resolution disapproving the conveyance is not enacted before the date on which it makes the conveyance. Reclamation must convey with all applicable federal environmental laws before making a conveyance. "Qualifying entity" means an agency of a state or political subdivision of a state, a joint action or powers agency, a water users association, or an Indian tribe or tribal authority that: (1) as of the date of conveyance, is the current operator of the conveyed facility pursuant to a contract with Reclamation; and (2) as determined by Reclamation, has the capacity to continue to manage the conveyed property for the same purposes for which the property has been managed under the reclamation laws. Effective beginning on the date of conveyance, the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence based on prior ownership or operation of the conveyed property.

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Timeline
Mar 15, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Mar 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 22, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-511.
Oct 2, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 28, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-395.
Nov 28, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 681.
  • March 15, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 15, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • March 22, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-511.


  • October 2, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • November 28, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-395.


  • November 28, 2018
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 681.
James E. Risch

James E. Risch

Republican Senator

Idaho

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Water Resources Development

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyState and local government operationsWater resources fundingWater use and supply