revocation of reclamation withdrawals

revocation of reclamation withdrawalsSec. 507. (a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to facilitate the transfer of certain Federal lands— (1) Secretarial Orders dated January 31, 1903, September 8, 1903, June 4, 1930, and October 16, 1931, which withdrew lands from the Colorado River Storage Project and Executive Order 8647 dated January 22, 1941, and Public Land Order 4417 dated May 20, 1968, which withdrew lands for the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, and Executive Order 8685 dated February 14, 1941, which withdrew lands for the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge are hereby revoked on the following described lands under the administration of the Fish and Wildlife Service: Sec. 17. T. 5 S., R. 21 W.; portions of secs. 17, 20, 28, and 33, T. 14 N., R. 20 W.; portions of secs. 3 and 10, T. 16 N., R. 21 W.; and portions of secs. 21, 27, and 34, T. 17 N., R. 21 W.; all in G&SRM. The effective date of the revocation shall be the date of patent to the State of Arizona. (2) Secretarial Orders dated July 2, 1902, and February 10, 1906, which withdrew certain lands in aid of the Salt River Project, are hereby revoked on the following described lands: Lots 7, 9, 11, 13, through 15, and 17 through 29 of section 24, T. 2 N., R. 6 E., G&SRM. The effective date of the revocation shall be the date of patent to the State of Arizona. (b) Patents.—The following stipulations shall be included in all patents issued by the Secretary of the Interior for the lands described in subsection (a)(2): 102 STAT. 4596 (1) Excepting and reserving to the Salt River Project, a right-of-way for electric transmission and distribution lines and access purposes which shall comprise that portion of the east 300 feet of section 24, lying west of a line extending northerly from a point on the south section line of section 24, being 51 feet west of the southeast corner of section 24 to a point on the north section line of section 24, being 129 feet west of the northeast corner of section 24, as generally depicted on the Salt River Project drawing number C–675–439.88, dated June 1988; (2) The United States and the Salt River Project shall not be liable whatsoever for damages to any lands conveyed herein, which may be caused by flooding in conjunction with any of the United States’ or Salt River Project’s existing or future facilities or protective works; (3) The patentee, successors or assigns of the lands conveyed herein shall be held liable to the United States or the Salt River Project for damages caused by the holder’s activities which alter drainage and adversely affect adjacent lands, project facilities or protective works of the United States or the Salt River Project; and (4) Reserving to the United States a right-of-way for road purposes, as described in Bureau of Land Management A.R. 020234.