[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1492 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1492
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 3, 2015
Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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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) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Archivist.--The term ``Archivist'' means the Archivist
of the United States.
(2) City.--The term ``City'' means the Municipality of
Anchorage, Alaska.
(b) Conveyance.--As soon as practicable after the date of 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, shall convey to the City by quitclaim deed for the
consideration described in subsection (d), all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property
described in subsection (c).
(c) Legal Description of Property.--
(1) In general.--The parcel to be conveyed under subsection
(b) consists of approximately 9 acres and improvements located
at 400 East Fortieth Avenue in the City that is administered by
the National Archives and Records Administration.
(2) Survey required.--As soon as practicable after the date
of enactment of this Act, the exact acreage and legal
description of the real property to be conveyed under
subsection (b) shall be determined by a survey, paid for by the
City, that is satisfactory to the Archivist.
(d) Terms and Conditions.--
(1) Consideration.--
(A) In general.--As consideration for the
conveyance of the property under subsection (b), 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 (b) 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.
(2) Preconveyance 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
preconstruction and construction activities.
(3) Additional terms and conditions.--The Archivist may
require additional terms and conditions in connection with the
conveyance under subsection (b) as the Archivist considers
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
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