1.Authority to acquire land for
the expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site
(a)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)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)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)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.