[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1358 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1358

 To require the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located 
            on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 1995

Mr. Torkildsen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located 
            on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE LABORATORY 
              AT GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall convey to 
        the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, all right, title, and 
        interest of the United States in and to the property comprising 
        the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located on 
        Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
            (2) Terms.--A conveyance of property under paragraph (1) 
        shall be made--
                    (A) without payment of consideration; and
                    (B) subject to the terms and conditions specified 
                under subsections (b) and (c).
    (b) Conditions for Transfer.--
            (1) In general.--As a condition of any conveyance of 
        property under this section, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
        shall assume full responsibility for maintenance of the 
        property for as long as the Commonwealth retains the rights and 
        title to that property.
            (2) Continued use of property by nmfs.--The Secretary may 
        enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Commonwealth 
        of Massachusetts under which the National Marine Fisheries 
        Service is authorized to occupy existing laboratory space on 
        the property conveyed under this section, if--
                    (A) the term of the memorandum of understanding is 
                for a period of not longer than 5 years beginning on 
                the date of enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) the square footage of the space to be occupied 
                by the National Marine Fisheries Service does not 
                conflict with the needs of, and is agreeable to, the 
                Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--All right, title, and interest in and 
to all property and interests conveyed under this section shall revert 
to the United States on the date on which the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts uses any of the property for any purpose other than the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries resource 
management program.
    (d) Restriction.--Amounts provided by the South Essex Sewage 
District may not be used by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to 
transfer existing activities to, or conduct activities at, property 
conveyed under this section.
    (e) Continued Employment of NMFS Personnel.--Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
shall--
            (1) investigate entering into an intergovernmental 
        personnel agreement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
        under which National Marine Fisheries Service personnel would 
        continue to be employed at the property conveyed under this 
        section; and
            (2) submit to the Congress a report on the findings and 
        recommendations of that investigation.
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