ABERDEEN. WASHINGTON.

SEC. 203. ABERDEEN. WASHINGTON. (a) In General.—The Secretary may transfer to the city of Aberdeen, Washington, by quitclaim deed, all rights, interests, and title of the United States in the approximately 570.5 acres of land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Army acquired for the purposes of the project for Wynoochee Lake, Wynoochee River, Washington, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1193), together with any improvements thereon. (b) Conditions.—A transfer under this section shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) The city shall operate, maintain, repair, replace, and rehabilitate the project in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary which are consistent with the project’s authorized purposes, including fish and wildlife mitigation. (2) The city shall hold and save the United States free from any claims or damages resulting from the operation, maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of the project by the city or its contractors. (3) If the city uses the land transferred under this section for any purpose other than the project’s authorized purposes or generation of hydropower or fails to comply with paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary shall notify the city of such use or failure. If the city does not correct such nonconforming use or failure during the 1-year period beginning on the date of such notification, the Secretary shall have a right of reverter to reclaim possession and title to the land transferred under this section. (c) Limitation.—No transfer under this section may be made until the Secretary has determined that the city can operate, maintain, repair, replace, and rehabilitate the project. (d) Repayment of Capital Costs.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve the city of its obligations under the project contract to repay the capital costs of the project allocated to water supply. The Secretary may negotiate a cash settlement to allow the city to prepay the present value of the payments for capital costs due under the contract.