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[H.R. 4027 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.4027

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four


                                 An Act


 
    To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make available to the 
 University of Miami property under the administrative jurisdiction of 
  the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Virginia Key, 
  Florida, for use by the University for a Marine Life Science Center.

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

SECTION 1. AVAILABILITY OF NOAA REAL PROPERTY ON VIRGINIA KEY, FLORIDA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce may make available to 
the University of Miami real property under the administrative 
jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 
Virginia Key, Florida, for development by the University of a Marine 
Life Science Center.
    (b) Manner of Availability.--The Secretary may make property 
available under this section by easement, lease, license, or long-term 
agreement with the University.
    (c) Authorized Uses by University.--
        (1) In general.--Property made available under this section may 
    be used by the University (subject to paragraph (2)) to develop and 
    operate facilities for multidisciplinary environmental and 
    fisheries research, assessment, management, and educational 
    activities.
        (2) Agreement.--Property made available under this section may 
    not be used by the University (including any affiliate of the 
    University) except in accordance with an agreement with the 
    Secretary that--
            (A) specifies--
                (i) the conditions for non-Federal use of the property; 
            and
                (ii) the retained Federal interests in the property, 
            including interests in access to and egress from the 
            property by Federal personnel and preservation of existing 
            rights-of-way;
            (B) establishes conditions for joint occupancy of buildings 
        and other facilities on the property by the University and 
        Federal agencies; and
            (C) includes provisions that ensure--
                (i) that there is no diminishment of existing National 
            Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs and 
            services at Virginia Key; and
                (ii) the availability of the property for planning, 
            development, and construction of future Federal buildings 
            and facilities.
        (3) Termination of availability.--The availability of property 
    under this section shall terminate immediately upon use of the 
    property by the University--
            (A) for any purpose other than as described in paragraph 
        (1); or
            (B) in violation of the agreement under paragraph (2).
    (d) Use of Facilities by Secretary.--The Secretary may--
        (1) subject to the availability of funding, enter into an 
    agreement to occupy facilities constructed by the University on 
    property made available under this section; and
        (2) participate with the University in collaborative research 
    at, or administered through, such facilities.
    (e) No Conveyance of Title.--This section shall not be construed to 
convey or authorize conveyance of any interest of the United States in 
title to property made available under this section.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.