[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1703 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1703

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 3, 1998

 Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
   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. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration.
            (2) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the 
        meaning given the term ``agency'' in section 555(1) of title 5, 
        United States Code.
            (3) NASA.--The term ``NASA'' means the National Aeronautics 
        and Space Administration.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.

    As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall convey to Stanislaus County, California, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the property 
described in section 3.

SEC. 3. PROPERTY DESCRIBED.

    The property to be conveyed pursuant to section 2 is--
            (1) the approximately 1,528 acres of land in Stanislaus 
        County, California, known as the ``NASA Ames Research Center, 
        Crows Landing Facility (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. 4. TERMS.

    (a) Consideration.--The conveyance required by section 2 shall be 
without consideration other than that required by this section.
    (b) Environmental Remediation.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the conveyance required by section 2 shall not relieve any 
        Federal agency of any responsibility under applicable law for 
        any environmental remediation of soil, groundwater, or surface 
        water.
            (2) Other remediation.--Any remediation of contamination, 
        other than that described in paragraph (1), within or related 
        to structures or fixtures on the property described in section 
        3 shall be subject to negotiation to the extent permitted by 
        law.
    (c) Retained Right of Use; Terms and Conditions of Transfer.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the National 
        Aeronautics and Space Administration shall retain the right to 
        use for aviation activities, without consideration and on other 
        terms and conditions mutually acceptable to NASA and Stanislaus 
        County, California, the property described in section 3.
            (2) Legislative jurisdiction.--The terms and conditions 
        referred to in paragraphs (1) and (3) may not include any 
        provision restricting the legislative jurisdiction of the State 
        of California over the property conveyed pursuant to section 2.
            (3) Additional terms.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        Administrator may negotiate additional terms of the conveyance 
        required by section 2 to protect the interests of the United 
        States.
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