Public Law 118–185: To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land at Swanson Reservoir and Hugh Butler Reservoir in the State of Nebraska, and for other purposes.

Swanson and Hugh Butler Reservoirs Land Conveyances Act

The term “”, with respect to a specified property right, means the most probable price, as of a specified date, in cash, terms equivalent to cash, or other precisely revealed terms, for which the specified property right should sell after reasonable exposure in a competitive market under all conditions requisite for a fair sale, with the buyer and seller each acting prudently, knowledgeably, and in the self-interest of the buyer or seller, as applicable, and assuming that the buyer and seller are not under undue duress.

The term “” means Frontier County, Nebraska, acting through the Board of Commissioners of Frontier County.

The term “” means Hitchcock County, Nebraska, acting through the Board of Commissioners of Hitchcock County.

The term “” means the Hugh Butler Lake and Red Willow Dam constructed as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Frenchman-Cambridge Division, as authorized by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the “Flood Control Act of 1944”) (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665).

The term “” means the management agreement entitled “Management Agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation, et al., for the Development, Operation, and Maintenance of a Concession Operation at Swanson Reservoir, Nebraska”, numbered 23–LM–60–4160, and dated November 1, 2023.

The term “” means the approximately 21.5 acres of land and water for the operation of a public concession at Swanson Reservoir, as generally 138 STAT. 2630 depicted on the map prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation entitled “” and dated August 2023.

The term “” means the management agreement entitled “Management Agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation, et al., for the Development, Management, Operation, and Maintenance of a Concession Operation at Hugh Butler Reservoir, Nebraska”, numbered 24–LM–60–5155, and dated March 7, 2024.

The term “” means the approximately 6.5 acres of land encompassing the 8 permitted cabin lots at the Hugh Butler Reservoir, as generally depicted on the map prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation entitled “Red Willow Cabin Map” and dated March 2024.

The term “” means the approximately 23 acres of land and water for the operation of a public service concession at the Hugh Butler Reservoir, as generally depicted on the map prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation entitled “Red Willow Concession Boundary” and dated August 2023.

The term “” means each of the following parcels of land, or any subset of those parcels, with respect to which a title transfer agreement is executed:

The term “” means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation.

The term “” means the State of Nebraska.

The term “” means the management agreement entitled “Management Agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation, et al., for the Development, Management, Operation, and Maintenance of a Concession Operation at Swanson Reservoir, Nebraska”, numbered 24–LM–60–5154, and dated April 19, 2024.

The term “” means the approximately 6.2 acres of land encompassing the 11 permitted cabin lots at the Swanson Reservoir, as generally depicted on the map prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation entitled “Swanson Cabin Map” and dated March 2024.

The term “” means the approximately 20 acres of land and water for the operation of a public service concession at the Swanson Reservoir, as generally depicted on the map prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation entitled “Swanson Concession Boundary” and dated August 2023.138 STAT. 2631

The term “” means the Swanson Reservoir and Trenton Dam constructed as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Frenchman-Cambridge Division, as authorized by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the “Flood Control Act of 1944”) (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665).

The term “” means a title transfer agreement entered into under section 3(a)(1) between the Secretary and Frontier County or Hitchcock County, as applicable, that establishes the legal, institutional, and financial terms for the conveyance of the applicable requested Federal land.

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Deadline.

Negotiations.

Title transfer agreement.—

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Costs.—

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Management.—

(2)

Exceptions.—

A conveyance under section 3(a) shall be subject to—

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(2)

Hold harmless.—

During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is the later of the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act or the date of conveyance of the applicable requested Federal land under section 3(a), the provisions of the Lakeview Lodge Management Agreement, Red Willow Management Agreement, and Swanson Management Agreement, as applicable, and any applicable permits, shall remain in force and effect.

If, by the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, Hitchcock County or Frontier County, as applicable, have not entered into a title transfer agreement with the Secretary under section 3(a)(1), the Secretary shall manage any of the Lakeview Lodge Permitted Concession Land, the Red Willow Permitted Cabin Land, the Red Willow Permitted Concession Land, the Swanson Permitted Cabin Land, and the Swanson Permitted Concession Land, as applicable, that is not subject to a title transfer agreement in accordance with applicable law.