[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 91 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3960]
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  SA 1940. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2822. LAND CONVEYANCE, CAMPION AIR FORCE RADAR STATION, 
                   GALENA, ALASKA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Town of Galena, 
     Alaska (in this section referred to as the ``Town''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     real property, including improvements thereon, at the former 
     Campion Air Force Station, Alaska, as further described in 
     subsection (b), for the purpose of permitting the Town to use 
     the conveyed property for public purposes.
       (b) Description of Property.--The real property to be 
     conveyed under subsection (a) consists of approximately 1290 
     acres of the approximately 1613 acres of land withdrawn under 
     Public Land Order 843 for use by the Secretary of the Air 
     Force as the former Campion Air Force Station. The portions 
     of the former Air Force Station that are not authorized to be 
     conveyed under subsection (a) are those portions that are 
     subject to environmental land use restrictions or are 
     currently undergoing environmental remediation by the 
     Secretary of the Air Force.
       (c) Consultation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     consult with the Secretary of the Interior on the exact 
     acreage and legal description of the real property to be 
     conveyed under subsection (a) and conditions to be included 
     in the conveyance that are necessary to protect human health 
     and the environment.
       (d) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
       (1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     require the Town to cover all costs (except costs for 
     environmental remediation of the property) to be incurred by 
     the Secretary of the Air Force and by the Secretary of the 
     Interior, or to reimburse the appropriate Secretary for such 
     costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance 
     under this section, including survey costs, costs for 
     environmental documentation, and any other administrative 
     costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected 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 appropriate 
     Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the Town.
       (2) Treatment of amounts received.--
       (A) Secretary of the air force.--Amounts received by the 
     Secretary of the Air Force as reimbursement under paragraph 
     (1) shall be credited, at the option of the Secretary, to the 
     appropriation, fund, or account from which the expenses were 
     paid, or to an appropriate appropriation, fund, or account 
     currently available to the Secretary for the purposes for 
     which the expenses were paid. Amounts so credited shall be 
     merged with funds in such appropriation, fund, or account and 
     shall be available for the same purposes and subject to the 
     same limitations as the funds with which merged.
       (B) Secretary of the interior.--Amounts received by the 
     Secretary of the Interior as reimbursement under paragraph 
     (1) shall be credited, at the option of the Secretary, to the 
     appropriation, fund, or account from which the expenses were 
     paid, or to an appropriate appropriation, fund, or account 
     currently available to the Secretary for the purposes for 
     which the expenses were paid. Amounts so credited shall be 
     merged with funds in such appropriation, fund, or account and 
     shall be available for the same purposes and subject to the 
     same limitations as the funds with which merged.
       (e) Conveyance Agreement.--The conveyance of public land 
     under this section shall be accomplished using a quit claim 
     deed or other legal instrument and upon terms and conditions 
     mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the Air Force, 
     after consulting with the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
     Town, including such additional terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, after consulting with the 
     Secretary of the Interior, considers appropriate to protect 
     the interests of the United States.
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