1.
(a)The purposes of this Act are—
(1)to direct the
conveyance of approximately 44 acres, more or less, of federally owned land
administered by the Agricultural Research Service to the City of Ames, Iowa;
and
(2)to authorize the
use of the funds derived from the conveyance to purchase replacement land and
for other purposes relating to the National Animal Disease Center.
(b)In this Act:
(1)The
term City means the City of Ames, Iowa, and its assigns.
(2)The
term Property means approximately 44 acres, more or less, of the
federally owned land comprising part of the National Animal Disease Center,
which—
(A)was acquired by
the United States in 1951 within sec. 1, T. 83 N., R. 24 W., Fifth Principal
Meridian; and
(B)is generally
located on 13th Street in the City.
(3)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
2.
(a)On receipt of the consideration and cost reimbursement
provided in this Act, the Secretary shall convey and quitclaim to the City, all
rights, title, and interests of the United States in the Property subject to
easements and rights of record and such other reservations, terms, and
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
(b)
(1)As consideration for the conveyance authorized by this
Act, the City shall pay to the Secretary an amount in cash equal to the market
value of the Property.
(2)
(A)To determine the market value of the Property, the
Secretary shall have the Property appraised for the highest and best use of the
Property in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
Acquisitions developed by the Interagency Land Acquisition Conference.
(B)The
appraisal shall be subject to review and approval by the Secretary, and the
approved appraisal shall at all times be the Property of the United
States.
(c)With
the agreement of the City, the Secretary may make minor corrections or
modifications to the legal description of the Property or configure the
Property to facilitate conveyance.
(d)
(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), the City shall at
closing pay or reimburse the Secretary, as appropriate, for the reasonable
transaction and administrative costs incurred by the Secretary associated with
the conveyance authorized by this Act, including personnel costs directly
attributable to the transaction, and the transactional costs of appraisal,
survey, title review, hazardous substances examination, and closing
costs.
(2)The City and the Secretary shall each bear their own
attorneys’ fees.
(e)
(1)For the conveyance authorized by this Act, the Secretary
shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, but shall
otherwise not be required to remediate or abate those substances or any other
hazardous pollutants, contaminants, or waste that might be present on the
Property at the time of closing.
(2)Lead-based
paint or asbestos-containing building materials
(A)Notwithstanding any provision of law relating to the
mitigation or abatement of lead-based paint or asbestos-containing building
materials and except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall not
be required to mitigate or abate any lead-based paint or asbestos-containing
building materials present on the Property at the time of closing.
(B)If
the Property has lead-based paint or asbestos-containing building materials,
the Secretary shall—
(i)provide notice to
the City of the presence of the lead-based paint or asbestos-containing
building materials; and
(ii)obtain written
assurance from the City that the City will comply with applicable Federal,
State, and local laws relating to the management of the lead-based paint and
asbestos-containing building materials.
(f)The Secretary and the City may agree on such additional
terms as may be mutually acceptable and that are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act.
3.
(a)The Secretary shall deposit all funds received from the
conveyance authorized under this Act, including the market value consideration
and the reimbursement for costs, into the Treasury of the United States to be
credited to the appropriation for the Agricultural Research Service.
(b)Notwithstanding any limitation in applicable appropriation
Acts for the Department of Agriculture or the Agricultural Research Service,
all funds deposited into the Treasury pursuant to subsection (a) shall—
(1)be available to
the Secretary until expended, without further appropriation, for the
acquisition of land and interests in land and other related purposes of the
National Animal Disease Center; and
(2)be considered to
authorize the acquisition of land for the purposes of section 11 of the Act of
August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a).