[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3831 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3831

To authorize and direct the transfer of certain lands on the Island of 
  Vieques, Puerto Rico, to the Municipality of Vieques, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 1994

Mr. Romero-Barcelo (for himself, Mr. de Lugo, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Murphy, 
  Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Faleomavaega) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize and direct the transfer of certain lands on the Island of 
  Vieques, Puerto Rico, to the Municipality of Vieques, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Vieques Lands Transfer Act of 
1994''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary 
of Defense (hereinafter referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
transfer by quitclaim deed and without monetary consideration, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain lands 
located in the western region of the Municipality of Vieques, Puerto 
Rico, as described in section 3, to the Municipality of Vieques to be 
used for public purposes.
    (b) Reversion to the United States.--If the lands conveyed by the 
United States pursuant to this Act cease to be operated by the 
Municipality of Vieques for public purposes, such lands shall revert to 
the United States.
    (c) Land Use Plan.--The lands to be transferred under this Act 
shall be eligible for transfer after the Municipality of Vieques 
establishes a detailed plan for the public purposes for which the lands 
may be used (including, but not limited to, housing, schools, 
hospitals, libraries, child care centers, parks and recreation, 
economic development, public health, and public safety) and submits 
such plan to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate.

SEC. 3. LAND DESCRIPTION.

    The lands referred to in section 2 comprise approximately 8,000 
acres of Federal lands located within the western part of the 
Municipality of Vieques, Puerto Rico, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ``Land Use Map, Vieques Island (Restrictive Use Areas)'' and 
dated February 1, 1994.

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