[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4088 Received in Senate (RDS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4088


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 1996

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United 
                States to Stanislaus County, California.

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, as soon 
as practicable after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (in this Act referred to as ``NASA'') shall convey to 
Stanislaus County, California, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the property described in section 2.

SEC. 2. PROPERTY DESCRIBED.

    The property to be conveyed pursuant to section 1 is--
            (1) the approximately 1528 acres of land in Stanislaus 
        County, California, known as the Crows Landing Facility of NASA 
        Ames Research Center (formerly known as the Naval Auxiliary 
        Landing Field, Crows Landing);
            (2) all improvements on the land described in paragraph 
        (1); and
            (3) any other Federal property that is--
                    (A) under the jurisdiction of NASA;
                    (B) located on the land described in paragraph (1); 
                and
                    (C) designated by NASA to be transferred to 
                Stanislaus County, California.

SEC. 3. TERMS.

    (a) Consideration.--The conveyance required by section 1 shall be 
without consideration other than that required by this section.
    (b) Environmental Remediation.--(1) The conveyance required by 
section 1 shall not relieve any Federal agency of any responsibility 
under law for any environmental remediation of soil, groundwater, or 
surface water. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter 
the allocation of environmental responsibility contained in the 
Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of the Navy and 
NASA, dated December 22, 1992.
    (2) Any remediation of contamination, other than that described in 
paragraph (1), within or related to structures or fixtures on the 
property described in section 2 shall be subject to negotiation to the 
extent permitted by law.
    (c) Retained Right of Use.--NASA shall retain the right to use the 
property described in section 2 for aviation activities, without 
consideration and on other terms and conditions mutually acceptable to 
NASA and Stanislaus County, California.
    (d) Relinquishment of Legislative Jurisdiction.--NASA shall 
relinquish, to the State of California, legislative jurisdiction over 
the property conveyed pursuant to section 1 by filing a notice of 
relinquishment with the State of California, which shall take effect 
upon acceptance thereof as prescribed by the laws of California.
    (e) Additional Terms.--The Administrator of NASA may negotiate such 
additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
required by section 1 as are appropriate to protect the interests of 
the United States.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.