[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1032 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1032

To transfer vacant real property from the Federal Government to general 
  units of local government when the property has been vacant for at 
                             least 7 years.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                May 26 (legislative day, April 19), 1993

   Mr. Simon introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To transfer vacant real property from the Federal Government to general 
  units of local government when the property has been vacant for at 
                             least 7 years.

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

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF VACANT REAL PROPERTY.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
the Secretary of Agriculture are authorized to transfer without payment 
to a unit of general local government or a State, or a qualified 
community organization or public agency designated by a unit of general 
local government or a State, any real property--
            (1) which is improved by a one- to four-family residence or 
        which is a condominium unit or cooperative unit in a 
        multifamily housing project;
            (2) to which the Secretary holds title;
            (3) which has not been legally occupied for at least 7 
        years; and
            (4) which is requested by such unit, State, or agency.

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