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H.R. 251 113th Congress House

South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Electric power generation and transmissionLand transfersUtah
 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2013
Became Public Law No: 113-19.
Jul 18, 2013
Signed by President.
Jul 12, 2013
Presented to President.
Jul 11, 2013
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 10, 2013
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5623)
Jul 10, 2013
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5623)
Jun 12, 2013
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 85.
Jun 11, 2013
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 11, 2013
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 0 (Roll no. 212). (text: CR H3264)
Jun 11, 2013
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3269-3270)
Jun 11, 2013
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jun 11, 2013
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 251.
Jun 11, 2013
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3264-3265)
Jun 11, 2013
Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 17, 2013
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 054.
May 17, 2013
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-78.
Apr 24, 2013
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 24, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 24, 2013
Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
Jan 31, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Jan 15, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 15, 2013
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jun 11, 2013 House · vote #212 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 404–0 See who voted →
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 Latest action July 18, 2013

Became Public Law No: 113-19.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, insofar as the Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest in an electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, to convey and assign to the District: (1) all interest of the United States in all fixtures owned by the United States as part of the electric distribution system and the federal lands and interests where the fixtures are located, (2) license for use in perpetuity of the shared power poles, and (3) licenses for use and access in perpetuity to specified project lands and interests and corridors where federal lands and interests are abutting public streets and roads and can provide access to facilities.

Requires the District to assume all liability from the United States for the administration, operation, maintenance, and replacement of such electric distribution system.

Requires the Secretary, before conveying such lands, interests, and fixtures, to be in compliance with all applicable requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and any other law applicable to such land and facilities.

Prohibits anything, except for the uses as granted by license in the shared power poles, from being construed as granting or conveying to the District or any other party, any interest in any facilities comprising a part of the Strawberry Valley Project power generation system or the federally owned parts of the 46-kilovolt transmission system, the ownership of which shall remain in the United States.

Prohibits, upon conveyance of any land or facility under this Act: (1) the conveyed and assigned land and facilities from any longer being considered as part of a federal reclamation project; (2) the District from being entitled to receive any future Bureau of Reclamation benefits respecting such land and facilities, except for those that would be available to other non-Bureau facilities; and (3) the United States from being liable for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence related to the land and facilities, including the transaction specified above between the Association and the District.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the status of such conveyance, any obstacles to completing it, and the anticipated date for its completion, if the conveyance is not completed within one year of enactment of this Act.

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