[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 368 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 368

To amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide the government of Guam with 
a right-of-first refusal regarding excess Federal real property located 
                                in Guam.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 1997

Mr. Underwood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, 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 amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide the government of Guam with 
a right-of-first refusal regarding excess Federal real property located 
                                in Guam.

    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 ``Guam Land Return Act''.

SEC. 2. PREFERENCE FOR GOVERNMENT OF GUAM, DISPOSAL OF EXCESS REAL 
              PROPERTY IN GUAM.

    The Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 36. TRANSFER OF EXCESS LAND.

    ``(a) Notice to Government of Guam.--Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the Administrator receives a report under section 
202(b) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
(40 U.S.C. 483(b)) of excess real property located in Guam or otherwise 
determines that real property located in Guam is excess real property, 
the Administrator shall notify the government of Guam that the real 
property is available for conveyance to the government of Guam under 
this section. In the case of real property reported as, or determined 
to be, excess real property before the date of the enactment of this 
section, and not transferred to another person as of that date, the 
notification shall be provided to the government of Guam not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this section.
    ``(b) Conveyance to Guam.--The Administrator shall convey to the 
government of Guam all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to excess real property located in Guam for which notice is 
given if the government of Guam, within 180 days after receiving 
notification under subsection (a) regarding the property, notifies the 
Administrator that the government of Guam desires to acquire the 
property under this section. In making the conveyance to the government 
of Guam, the Administrator shall comply with the requirements of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 
et seq.) relating to the transfer of excess real property, except that 
the conveyance under this section shall be made by quit claim deed and 
without reimbursement.
    ``(c) Treatment of Guam National Wildlife Refuge Lands.--This 
section shall not apply in the case of Federal lands contained within 
the Guam National Wildlife Refuge, including those lands within the 
refuge overlay under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense.
    ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Excess real property.--The term `excess real 
        property' means excess property (as that term is defined in 
        section 3 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
        Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 472)) that is real property.
            ``(2) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means--
                    ``(A) the Administrator of General Services; or
                    ``(B) the head of any other Federal agency having 
                the authority under any law to dispose of excess real 
                property located in Guam.''.
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