[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1879 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1879

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to convey the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Marlin, Texas, to the State 
                               of Texas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 2007

  Mr. Carter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to convey the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Marlin, Texas, to the State 
                               of Texas.

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF THOMAS T. CONNALLY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, MARLIN, TEXAS, TO THE STATE OF 
              TEXAS.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall convey without 
consideration all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to a parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
comprising the location of the Thomas T. Conally Department of Veterans 
Affairs Medical Center at 1016 Ward Street in the city of Marlin, 
Texas, to the State of Texas.
    (b) Survey to Obtain Legal Description.--The exact acreage and the 
legal description of the real property described in subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (c) Costs.--The costs associated with the conveyance under 
subsection (a) and the survey under subsection (b) shall be provided 
from Federal funds.
    (d) Applicability of Environmental and Historical Preservation 
Laws; Environmental Cleanup.--In carrying out the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the Secretary--
            (1) shall not be required to comply with, and shall not be 
        held liable under, any Federal law or regulation relating to 
        the environment or historic preservation; and
            (2) may, at the discretion of the Secretary, conduct 
        environmental cleanup on the parcel to be conveyed, at a cost 
        not to exceed $500,000, using amounts made available for 
        environmental cleanup of sites under the jurisdiction of the 
        Secretary.
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