[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1353 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1353

  To authorize the conveyance of the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve 
                    Plant No. 387 in Dallas, Texas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 1999

Mr. Sessions (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Paul, Mr. Armey, Mr. Barton 
of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. Frost, Mr. Archer, 
 Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Combest, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
 Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Bonilla) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the conveyance of the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve 
                    Plant No. 387 in Dallas, Texas.

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

SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE PLANT NO. 
              387, DALLAS, TEXAS.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may 
convey to the City of Dallas, Texas (in this section referred to as the 
``City''), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to parcels of real property consisting of approximately 314 acres and 
comprising the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 387, Dallas, 
Texas.
    (2)(A) As part of the conveyance authorized by paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may convey to the City such improvements, equipment, 
fixtures, and other personal property located on the parcels referred 
to in that paragraph as the Secretary determines to be not required by 
the Navy for other purposes.
    (B) The Secretary may permit the City to review and inspect the 
improvements, equipment, fixtures, and other personal property located 
on the parcels referred to in paragraph (1) for purposes of the 
conveyance authorized by this paragraph.
    (b) Authority To Convey Without Consideration.--The conveyance 
authorized by subsection (a) may be made without consideration if the 
Secretary determines that the conveyance on that basis would be in the 
best interests of the United States.
    (c) Exception From Screening Requirement.--The conveyance 
authorized by subsection (a) shall be made without regard to the 
requirement under section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, that 
the property be screened for further Federal use in accordance with the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 
et seq.).
    (d) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the City--
            (1) use the parcels, directly or through an agreement with 
        a public or private entity, for economic purposes or such other 
        public purposes as the City determines appropriate; or
            (2) convey the parcels to an appropriate public or private 
        entity for use for such purposes.
    (e) Reversion.--If, during the 5-year period beginning on the date 
the Secretary makes the conveyance authorized by subsection (a), the 
Secretary determines that the conveyed real property is not being used 
for a purpose specified in subsection (d), all right, title, and 
interest in and to the property, including any improvements thereon, 
shall revert to the United States, and the United States shall have the 
right of immediate entry onto the property.
    (f) Interim Lease.--(1) Until such time as the real property 
described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed under this section, the 
Secretary may continue to lease the property, together with 
improvements thereon, to the current tenant under the existing terms 
and conditions of the lease for the property.
    (2) If good faith negotiations for the conveyance of the property 
continue under this section beyond the end of the third year of the 
term of the existing lease for the property, the Secretary shall 
continue to lease the property to the current tenant of the property 
under the terms and conditions applicable to the first three years of 
the lease of the property pursuant to the existing lease for the 
property.
    (g) Maintenance of Property.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining the real property to be 
conveyed under this section in its condition as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act until such time as the property is conveyed by 
deed under this section.
    (2) The current tenant of the property shall be responsible for any 
maintenance required under paragraph (1) to the extent of the 
activities of that tenant at the property during the period covered by 
that paragraph.
    (h) Environmental Remediation.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the City shall not be responsible for any environmental 
restoration or remediation that is required with respect to the real 
property to be conveyed under subsection (a) as a result of activities 
of parties other than the City at the property before its conveyance 
under this section.
    (i) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost 
of the survey shall be borne by the City.
    (j) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.
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