S. 310: Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act
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S. 310: Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act
109th Congress · introduced 2005-02-08 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-265.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2005-02-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-265. (final step reached)
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Official title
Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in Nevada real property within the Newlands Project, Nevada, known as 2666 Harrigan Road, Fallon, Nevada, after: (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and applicable cultural resources requirements have been complied with; and (2) any required environmental site assessment, remediation, or removal has been completed. Directs that amounts received by the United States for the lease and sale of Newlands Project lands comprising the Fallon Freight Yard be treated as consideration for the conveyed property. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress if the conveyance has not been completed within one year after this Act's enactment. Shields the United States from liability for damages arising out of any act or omission by the District or its employees, agents, or contractors relating to the property conveyed.
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Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act
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Sponsor: Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 310, Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act (2005-12-07); CBO cost estimate: S. 310, Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act (2005-12-07)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s310.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>
Record fed-us-cong109-s310 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109