[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1431 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1431

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to grant releases to terms 
   and conditions contained in a deed under which the United States 
   conveyed certain land to Dona Ana County, New Mexico, for airport 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 7, 2011

  Mr. Pearce introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to grant releases to terms 
   and conditions contained in a deed under which the United States 
   conveyed certain land to Dona Ana County, New Mexico, for airport 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. DONA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.

    (a) Release From Restrictions.--Notwithstanding section 16 of the 
Federal Airport Act (as in effect on August 4, 1982) or sections 47125 
and 47153 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary of 
Transportation is authorized, subject to subsection (b), to grant 
releases from any of the terms, conditions, reservations, and 
restrictions contained in the deed of conveyance numbered 30-82-0048 
and dated August 4, 1982, under which the United States conveyed 
certain land to Dona Ana County, New Mexico, for airport purposes.
    (b) Conditions.--Any release granted by the Secretary under 
subsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions:
            (1) The County shall agree that in conveying any interest 
        in the land that the United States conveyed to the County by 
        the deed described in subsection (a), the County shall receive 
        an amount for the interest that is equal to the fair market 
        value.
            (2) Any amount received by the County for the conveyance 
        shall be used by the County for the development, improvement, 
        operation, or maintenance of the airport.
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