[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 135 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 135

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

                            January 4, 2007

  Mr. Allard 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 exercise by a Federal or State 
governmental entity of eminent domain authority.
    (c) Report.--The Secretary of the Army may not acquire real 
property under subsection (a) until 60 days after the date on which the 
Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a report 
setting forth the following:
            (1) An assessment of the economic impact on local 
        communities of the acquisition of real property under that 
        subsection.
            (2) An assessment of the environmental impact of expanding 
        the Site.
            (3) An estimate of the costs associated with the potential 
        expansion of the Site, including land acquisition, range 
        improvements, installation of utilities, environmental 
        restoration, and other environmental activities in connection 
        with the acquisition of real property under that subsection.
            (4) An assessment of options for compensating local 
        communities for the loss of property tax revenue as a result of 
        the expansion of the Site.
            (5) An assessment of whether the acquisition of additional 
        land at the Site can be carried out by the Secretary solely 
        through transactions, including land exchanges and the lease or 
        purchase of easements, with willing sellers of privately held 
        land.
    (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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