[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2159 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2159

To provide for the transfer of certain lands on the Island of Vieques, 
              Puerto Rico, to the Municipality of Vieques.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 1995

     Mr. Romero-Barcelo (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Miller of 
 California, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Serrano, 
Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Frazer) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Security, and in 
addition to the Committee on Resources, 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 lands on the Island of Vieques, 
              Puerto Rico, to the Municipality of Vieques.
    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 
1995''.

SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, VIEQUES ISLAND, PUERTO RICO.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense shall convey, 
without consideration, to the Municipality of Vieques (in this section 
referred to as the ``Municipality'') all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including any 
improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 8000 acres under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary located in the western region of the 
Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ``Land Use Map, Vieques Island (Restrictive Use Areas)'' and 
dated February 1, 1994.
    (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance required under 
subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the Municipality 
use the conveyed property for public purposes consistent with the land 
use plan prepared under subsection (c).
    (c) Land Use Plan.--In connection with the condition specified in 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall require the Municipality to submit 
to the Secretary a detailed plan of the public purposes for which the 
conveyed property may be used (such as housing, schools, hospitals, 
libraries, child care centers, parks and recreation, agriculture, 
conservation, economic development, public health, and public safety). 
The Secretary may not convey the property until after the end of the 
90-day period beginning on the date the Secretary submits the plan to 
the Committee on National Security and the Committee on Resources of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
    (d) Effect on Environmental Laws.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to affect the application of Federal and Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico environmental laws and regulations to the real property to 
be conveyed under this section, both before and after the conveyance.
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