PUBLIC LAW 106-566—DEC. 23, 2000 114 STAT. 2823 SEC. 504. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Nothing in this title significantly expands or otherwise affects the use or operation of the Project from its current use and operation. (b) RIGHT TO OCCUPY AND FLOOD. — On the date of the convey- ance under section 503, the Chief of the Forest Service shall grant the District the right to occupy and flood portions of land in Tahoe National Forest, subject to the terms and conditions stated in an agreement between the District and the Supervisor of the Tahoe .National Forest. (c) CHANGES IN USE OR OPERATION.—I f the District changes Regulations, the use or operation of the Project, the District shall comply with all applicable laws (including regulations) governing the change at the time of the change. SEC. 505. FUTURE BENEFITS. On payment of the amount under section 503(b)— (1) the Project shall no longer be a Federal reclamation project or a unit of the Central Valley Project; and (2) the District shall not be entitled to receive any further reclamation benefits. SEC. 506. LIABILITY. Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date of conveyance under section 503, the United States shall not be liable for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence based on its prior ownership or operation of the Project. SEC. 507. COSTS. To the extent that costs associated with the Project are included as a reimbursable cost of the Central Valley Project, the Secretary is directed to exclude all costs in excess of the amount of costs repaid by the District from the pooled reimbursable costs of the Central Valley Project until such time as the Project has been operationally integrated into the water supply of the Central Valley Project. Such excess costs may not be included into the pooled reimbursable costs of the Central Valley Project in the future unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines that operation integration is not a prerequisite to the inclusion of such costs pursuant to Public Law 89-161. TITLE VI—COLUSA BASIN WATERSHED coiusaBasin INTEGRATED RESOURCES MANAGE- Me^aSd JVLJCi^ L Management Act. California. SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act". SEC. 602. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE. The Secretary of the Interior (in this title referred to as the "Secretary), acting within existing budgetary authority, may provide financial assistance to the Colusa Basin Drainage District, California (in this title referred to as the "District"), for use by the District or by local agencies acting pursuant to section 413
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