[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1407 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1407

 To provide for the transfer of certain excess property at Fort Devens 
Military Reservation to the Secretary of the Interior for inclusion in 
the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge, and for the conveyance of a parcel 
  of property at such military reservation to the Town of Lancaster, 
                             Massachusetts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 1995

  Mr. Meehan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on National 
Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the transfer of certain excess property at Fort Devens 
Military Reservation to the Secretary of the Interior for inclusion in 
the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge, and for the conveyance of a parcel 
  of property at such military reservation to the Town of Lancaster, 
                             Massachusetts.

    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 ``Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge 
Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN EXCESS PROPERTY OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) In General.--The property described in subsection (b) shall 
transfer to, without compensation, and be under the control of the 
Secretary of the Interior effective on any date on which the property 
is determined to be excess property of the Department of the Defense.
    (b) Property Described.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        property referred to in subsection (a) consists of that portion 
        of the Fort Devens Military Reservation, Massachusetts, that is 
        situated south of Massachusetts State Route 2, as that portion 
        is described in a survey mutually satisfactory to the Secretary 
        of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior.
            (2) Exclusion of parcel.--The property referred to in 
        subsection (a) does not include a parcel consisting of 
        approximately 100 acres located adjacent to State Highway 70, 
        to be determined by a survey that is mutually satisfactory to 
        the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Army, and 
        the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Lancaster, Massachusetts.
    (c) Inclusion of Property in Refuge.--Upon the transfer of property 
to the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a), the property 
shall be part of the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO TOWN OF LANCASTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

    The Secretary of Defense shall convey to the Town of Lancaster, 
Massachusetts, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the parcel of property described in section 2(b)(2) promptly 
after any determination by the Secretary of Defense to dispose of the 
parcel. The transfer shall be without cost to the Town of Lancaster.

SEC. 4. CLEANUP RESPONSIBILITIES NOT AFFECTED.

    The transfer or conveyance of land under this Act shall not affect 
responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense or the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to cleanup of the land 
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 or any other Federal law.
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