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<br />-c.I.05sdz~~h at thomas.loc.gov <br /> <br />Page 3 of 5 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(d) BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS INTEREST. At the option of the Tribe, the Secretary is <br />authorized to convey to the Tribe the Bureau ofIndian Affairs' undivided I/6 right and interest in <br />the Pine River Project and the water supply made available by Vallecito Reservoir pursuant to the <br />Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Office ofIndian <br />Affairs dated January 3, 1940, together with its Amendment dated July 9, 1964 CMOU'), the <br />Repayment Contract and decrees in Case Nos. 1848-B and W-1603-76D, District Court, Water <br />Division 7, State of Colorado, In the event of such conveyance, no additional consideration or <br />compensation shall be required to be paid to the United States. <br /> <br />(e) FEDERAL DAM USE CHARGE- Conveyance of Reclamation's 5/6 interest in the facilities <br />under this Act shall result in a 5/6 reduction in the Federal dam use charge assessed under section <br />10(e) of the Federal Power Act for use of the hydropower potential of the facilities. <br /> <br />SEe. 4. JURISDICTIONAL TRANSFER OF LANDS. <br /> <br />(a) INUNDATED LANDS- To provide for the consolidation of lands associated with the Pine <br />River Project to be retained by the Forest Service and the consolidation oflands to be transferred <br />to the District, the administrative jurisdiction of lands inundated by and along the shoreline of <br />Vallecito Reservoir, as shown on the Jurisdictional Map, shall be transferred, as set forth below <br />(the 'Jurisdictional Transfer'), concurrently with the conveyance described in section 3(a). Except <br />as otherwise shown on the Jurisdictional Map-- <br /> <br />(I) for withdrawn lands (approximately 260 acres) lying below the 7,765-foot reservoir water <br />surface elevation level, the Forest Service shall transfer an undivided 5/6 interest to <br />Reclamation and an undivided 1/6 interest to the Bureau ofIndian Affairs in trust for the <br />Tribe; and <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(2) for Project acquired lands (approximately 230 acres) above the 7,765-foot reservoir water <br />surface elevation level, Reclamation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall transfer their <br />interests to the Forest Service. <br /> <br />(b) MAP- The Jurisdictional Map and legal descriptions of the lands transferred pursuant to <br />subsection (a) above shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Chief <br />of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Reclamation, Department <br />of the Interior, appropriate field offices of those agencies, and the Committee on Resources of the <br />House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. <br /> <br />(c) ADMINISTRATION- Following the Jurisdictional Transfer: <br /> <br />(I) All lands that, by reason of the Jurisdictional Transfer, become National Forest System <br />lands within the boundaries of the San Juan National Forest, shall be administered in <br />accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the National Forest System. <br /> <br />(2) Reclamation withdrawals of land from the San Juan National Forest established by <br />Secretarial Orders on November 9,1936, October 14,1937, and June 20,1945, together <br />designated as Serial No. C-28259, shall be revoked. <br /> <br />. (3) The Forest Service shall issue perpetual easements to the District and the Bureau ofIndian <br /> <br />"1-~:,: r/~'~ ~ '-:~~s.kc.gov/cgi-bin/query;;"":';,-.: 1 '. . <br /> <br />'; ,~ <br />