[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3786 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3786

   To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the 
  Archivist of the United States, to convey certain Federal property 
   located in the State of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, 
                                Alaska.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 16, 2013

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the 
  Archivist of the United States, to convey certain Federal property 
   located in the State of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, 
                                Alaska.

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

SECTION 1. REAL PROPERTY CONVEYANCE.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and after completion of the survey and appraisal 
described in this section, the Administrator of General Services, on 
behalf of the Archivist of the United States, shall convey to the City 
by quitclaim deed for the consideration described in subsection (c), 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
of real property described in subsection (b).
    (b) Legal Description of Property.--
            (1) In general.--The parcel to be conveyed under subsection 
        (a) consists of approximately 9 acres and improvements located 
        at 400 East Fortieth Street in the City that is administered by 
        the National Archives and Records Administration.
            (2) Survey required.--As soon as practicable after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the exact acreage and legal 
        description of the real property to be conveyed under 
        subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey, paid for by the 
        City, that is satisfactory to the Archivist.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) Consideration.--
                    (A) In general.--As consideration for the 
                conveyance of the property under subsection (a), the 
                City shall pay to the Archivist an amount not less than 
                the fair market value of the conveyed property, to be 
                determined as provided in subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Appraisal.--The fair market value of the 
                property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be 
                determined based on an appraisal that--
                            (i) is conducted by a licensed, independent 
                        appraiser that is approved by the Archivist and 
                        the City;
                            (ii) is based on the highest and best use 
                        of the property;
                            (iii) is approved by the Archivist; and
                            (iv) is paid for by the City.
                    (C) Form of consideration.--The consideration 
                described in this paragraph shall consist of monetary 
                payment by the City, unless the Archivist and the City 
                agree to a different form of consideration, in whole or 
                in part, which may include replacement property or use 
                of existing structures.
            (2) Pre-conveyance entry.--The Archivist, on terms and 
        conditions the Archivist determines to be appropriate, may 
        authorize the City to enter the property at no charge for pre-
        construction and construction activities.
            (3) Additional terms and conditions.--The Archivist may 
        require additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
        conveyance under subsection (a) as the Archivist considers 
        appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
    (d) City Defined.--In this section, the term ``City'' means the 
Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska.
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