Sec. 241. Short title; definitions
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This chapter may be cited as the . Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2015 In this chapter: The term conveyed property means an eligible facility that has been conveyed to a qualifying entity under section 242(b)(1). The term eligible facility means a reclamation project or facility, or a portion of a reclamation project or facility, for which the United States holds title and that meets the criteria for potential transfer established under section 244(a). The term eligible facility includes dams and appurtenant works, infrastructure, recreational facilities, buildings, distribution and drainage works, and associated land or interests in land or water.
The term qualifying entity means a State, unit of local government, Indian tribe, municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, or other entity (such as a water district) that, as determined by the Secretary, has the capacity to continue to manage the conveyed property for the same purposes that the conveyed property has been managed for under the reclamation laws. The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.