109 HR 5379 IH: To authorize the Secretary of the Army to acquire land U.S. House of Representatives 2006-05-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5379 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 11, 2006 Mrs. Musgrave introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Army to acquire land for expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, subject to certain conditions.

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Authority to acquire land for expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site

(a)

Authority

The Secretary of the Army may, subject to subsections (b) and (c), after consulting with the congressional defense committees, and using funds previously appropriated for such purpose, acquire for not more than fair market value any and all right, title, and interest in and to one or more parcels of real property located near Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (in this section referred to as the Site) for the purpose of expanding the Site. (b)

Limitation on expansion

The Secretary of the Army may not acquire real property under subsection (a) to expand the Site if such acquisition would require the condemnation of such property, the seizure by a Federal entity of any private property, or the exercise by a Federal or State governmental entity of eminent domain authority. (c)

Study required

The Secretary of the Army may not acquire real property under subsection (a) until the Secretary has submitted to the congressional defense committees a study on— (1)the economic impact on local communities of such acquisition; (2)the environmental impact of expanding the Site pursuant to subsection (a); and (3)the costs associated with potential environmental restoration, waste management, and other environmental activities in connection with such acquisition and expansion. (d)

Definitions

In this section: (1)The term congressional defense committees means the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2)The term fair market value means, with respect to a parcel of land, the value of such parcel as determined by an appraisal performed by an independent, certified appraiser in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.