[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22465]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           NOAA LAND TRANSFER

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to 
the immediate consideration of H.R. 5350 which was received from the 
House.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 5350) to authorize the Secretary of Commerce 
     to sell or exchange certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration property located in Norfolk, Virginia, and for 
     other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I ask unanimous consent that the Shelby amendment at 
the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and 
passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any 
statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 5663) was agreed to, as follows:

(Purpose: provide authority to NOAA to enter a no cost land lease for a 
                             NOAA facility)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     of Commerce, through the Under Secretary and Administrator of 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
     is authorized to enter into a land lease with Mobile County, 
     Alabama for a period of not less than 40 years, on such terms 
     and conditions as NOAA deems appropriate, for purposes of 
     construction of a Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center 
     facility, provided that the lease is at no cost to the 
     government. NOAA may enter into agreements with state, local, 
     or county governments for purposes of joint use, operations 
     and occupancy of such facility.

  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill (H.R. 5350), as amended, was read the third time, and 
passed.

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