[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2761 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2761

To authorize the Secretary of the Army to acquire land for the purpose 
    of expanding Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2006

Mr. Allard (for himself and Mr. Salazar) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to acquire land for the purpose 
    of expanding Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR THE 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.
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