116 STAT. 2018 PUBLIC LAW 107-282—NOV. 6, 2002 SEC. 807. LIABILITY. Effective date. Effective on the date of the conveyance required by section 803, the United States shall not be held liable by any court for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the Humboldt Project, except for damages caused by acts of negligence committed by the United States or by its employees or agents prior to the date of conveyance. Nothing in this section shall be considered to increase the liability of the United States beyond that currently provided in chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, popularly known as the "Federal Tort Claims Act". SEC. 808. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT. Prior to any conveyance under this title, the Secretary shall complete all actions as may be required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and all other applicable laws. SEC. 809. FUTURE BENEFITS. Upon conveyance of the lands and facilities by the Secretary under this title, the Humboldt Project shall no longer be a Federal reclamation project and the district shall not be entitled to receive any future reclamation benefits with respect to that project, except those benefits that would be available to other nonreclamation districts. TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Deadline. SEC. 901. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE MESQUITE LANDS ACT 2001. Section 3 of Public Law 99-548 (100 Stat. 3061; 110 Stat. 3009-202) is amended— (1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: "(3) USE OF PROCEEDS. —The proceeds of the sale of each parcel completed after the date of enactment of this subsection shall be deposited in the special account established under section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and shall be available for use by the Secretary— "(A) to reimburse costs incurred by the local offices of the Bureau of Land Management in arranging the land conveyances directed by this section; "(B) for the development of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada, including any associated groundwater monitoring plan; and "(C) as provided in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112 Stat. 2346). "(4) TIMING. —Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall complete the sale of any parcel authorized to be conveyed pursuant to this section and for which the Secretary has received notification from the city under paragraph (1)."; and
�
