I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1563 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2009 Mr. Johnson of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To authorize the conveyance of a portion of the campus of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Danville Area Community College of Vermilion County, Illinois.
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Land conveyance, VA Illiana Health Care System, Danville, Illinois
(a)
Conveyance authorized
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may convey, without consideration, to the Danville Area Community College of Vermilion County, Illinois (in this section referred to as the College), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property consisting of approximately 103 acres of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois, for the purpose of permitting the College to use the property for educational purposes. (b)
Reversionary interest
If the Secretary determines at any time that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to all or any portion of the property shall revert, at the option of the Secretary, to the United States, and the United States shall have the right of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. (c)
Payment of costs of conveyance
(1)
Payment required
The Secretary shall require the College to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs related to environmental documentation, and other administrative costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from the College in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the College. (2)
Treatment of amounts received
Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account, and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. (d)
Description of property
The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. (e)
Additional terms and conditions
The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.