[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5090-S5091]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5736. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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. 2842. LAND CONVEYANCE, LEWES, DELAWARE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') may convey, 
     without consideration, to the City of Lewes, Delaware (in 
     this section referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 5.26 acres located at 1137 Savannah Road, 
     Lewes, Delaware 19958, for the purpose of housing a new 
     municipal campus for Lewes City Hall, a police station, and a 
     board of public works.
       (b) Reversionary Interest.--
       (1) In general.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being 
     used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance 
     specified in such subsection, all right, title, and interest 
     in and to the property, including any improvements thereto, 
     may, at the option of the Secretary, revert to and become the 
     property of the United States, and the United States may have 
     the right of immediate entry onto such property.
       (2) Determination.--A determination by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (1) may be made on the record after an opportunity 
     for a hearing.
       (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
       (1) Payment authorized.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may require the City to 
     cover all costs (except costs for environmental remediation 
     of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to

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     reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, 
     to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including 
     survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any 
     other administrative costs related to the conveyance.
       (B) Refund.--If amounts are collected from the City under 
     subparagraph (A) 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 under subsection (a), the Secretary may refund the 
     excess amount to the City.
       (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) 
     may 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 may be merged with 
     amounts in such fund or account and may 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) may 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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