[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3712]
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SA 2744. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr.
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 VIII, add the following:
SEC. 2823. LAND CONVEYANCE, CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON,
ARKANSAS.
(a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may
convey, without consideration, to the Arkansas Department of
Veterans Affairs (in this section referred to as ``ADVA''),
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
a parcel of real property, including improvements thereon,
consisting of approximately 141 acres located adjacent to
Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas for the purpose of
providing long term expansion of the veteran cemetery, for
the over 250,000 veterans in the State. The conveyance under
this subsection is subject to valid existing rights.
(b) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary determines at
any time that the real property conveyed under subsection (a)
is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the
conveyance specified in subsection (a), all right, title, and
interest in and to such real property, including any
improvements thereto, shall, at the option of the Secretary,
revert to and become the property of the United States, and
the United States shall have the right of immediate entry
onto such real property. A determination by the Secretary
under this subsection shall be made on the record after an
opportunity for a hearing.
(c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
(1) Payment required.--The Secretary may require that ADVA
cover all costs (except costs for environmental remediation
of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to
reimburse the Secretary for 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 from ADVA 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 Secretary shall refund the excess amount to
ADVA.
(2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received under
paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by the
Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a)
shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to
cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the
conveyance, or to an appropriate fund or account currently
available to the Secretary for the purposes for which the
costs were paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with
amounts in such fund or account and shall be available for
the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and
limitations, as amounts in such fund or account.
(d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection
(a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the
Secretary.
(e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may
require such additional terms and conditions in connection
with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United
States.
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