REAL PROPERTY

Amendments

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects, enhanced-use leases, and disposal of Pershing Hall, France (S. 1079), S8727 [14JY]

Forest Service: requirements relative to Federal acquisition of real property (H.R. 2570), S13025 [4OC]

Analyses

Rural Land Conservation Act (S. 1013), S6366 [24MY]

Articles and editorials

Administrative Costs Drain ``Superfund'', S5348-S5350 [4MY]

Dangerous Criminal Nabbed!, S5347 [4MY]

Death and (Retroactive!) Taxes, S9571 [27JY]

EPA Accused of Muddying Its ``Jackboots'' in Pennsylvania Wetlands, S5347 [4MY]

More Bad News About Death and Taxes, S9571 [27JY]

Property Busters, S5347 [4MY]

Wetlands First, People Second, S5348 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions

Bankruptcy: avoidance of certain liens that impair exempt property (see H.R. 339), H109 [6JA]

———interest of the debtor as a tenant under the rental of residential real property (see H.R. 1156), H911 [1MR]

———treatment of condominium or cooperative ownership unit membership association fees (see H.R. 1583), H1856 [1AP]

California: convey certain public lands to the Central Pacific Railway Co. (see H.R. 1183), H963 [2MR]

CERCLA: requirements of a purchaser of real property relative to qualifying for the innocent landowner defense (see H.R. 570, 1358), H218 [25JA], H1291 [16MR]

Courts: protection of assignees of executory contracts relative to bankruptcy (see S. 498), S2308 [3MR]

Crime: penalties for damaging Federal property by arson (see H.R. 3520), H9853 [16NO]

Dept. of Defense: disposition of missile site property to adjacent landowners (see S. 227), S774 [27JA]

Dept. of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund: payment of property taxes on forfeited real property (see H.R. 2361), H3373 [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior: sale of certain real and personal property (see H.R. 1552), H1811 [31MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects, enhanced-use leases, and disposal of Pershing Hall, France (see S. 1079), S6955 [8JN]

Disasters: Federal insurance program for earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 935), H680 [17FE]

District of Columbia: notification by certain officials before carrying out any activity affecting property (see H.R. 855), H588 [4FE]

Drugs: provide authority for the transfer of forfeited property to State and local fire departments (see H.R. 2887), H6292 [5AU]

Ecology and environment: encourage cleanup of contaminated sites (see H.R. 2709), H5041 [22JY]

Financial institutions: immunity from liability for asbestos in building in which owners have an asbestos management plan (see H.R. 1000), H725 [18FE]

———regulatory capital guidelines for treatment of real estate assets sold with limited recourse (see H.R. 3642), H10984 [22NO]

———secondary market for commercial mortgages (see S. 1728), S16433 [19NO]

Forest Service: requirements relative to Federal acquisition of real property (see H.R. 2570), H4408 [30JN]

Fort Ord, CA: convey certain real property to the University of California and the California State University (see S. 365), S1592 [16FE]

———disposal of surplus real property (see H.R. 2645), H4756 [15JY]

Government: compensate owners for diminution of value as a result of Federal action under certain laws (see H.R. 1388), H1413 [17MR]

———procedure for Federal regulations resulting in taking of private property (see H.R. 385), H110 [6JA]

———repurchase of property acquired by U.S. Government (see S. 1536), S13262 [7OC]

———transfer certain vacant Federal property to local governments (see S. 1032), S6585 [26MY]

Government regulations: assessments relative to the taking of private property (see S. 177; H.R. 561), S194 [21JA], H218 [25JA]

Gross, Douglas K., and Daniel J., Sr.: convey certain real property located in Tongass National Forest (see S. 1047), S6737 [27MY]

Housing: allow individuals under the FHA single family mortgage insurance program to borrow from family members for the downpayment (see H.R. 2605), H4506 [1JY]

———development of abandoned and underutilized land in distressed communities (see H.R. 2070), H2427 [11MY]

———redistribution of grant funding to investment partnership programs (see H.R. 1363), H1291 [16MR]

———reduce losses under the single family and multifamily mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 1123), H877 [24FE]

———tax incentives for development and preservation of low- and moderate-income rental housing (see H.R. 1093), H876 [24FE]

———terminate new Federal construction programs and increase vouchers for rental of privately owned dwellings (see H.R. 1124), H877 [24FE]

Housing Act: regulation of loans (see H.R. 1486), H1641 [25MR]

Insurance: availability of property insurance (see H.R. 3298), H8056 [15OC]

Local government: increase Federal payments for entitlement lands (see S. 236), S774 [27JA]

———reimburse municipalities for tax liens on forfeited property (see S. 220), S774 [27JA]

Mortgage servicing industry: technology improvements (see H.R. 27), H83 [5JA]

Mortgages: protect home ownership and equity through disclosure of risks associated with certain mortgages (see H.R. 2904), H6292 [5AU]

———water standards for properties insured under mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 3420), H8666 [1NO]

National forests: compensation to property owners for lands relinquished to U.S. (see H.R. 765), H482 [3FE]

Native Americans: educational assistance (see S. 260), S888 [28JA]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 2680), H4858 [20JY]

———construction, alteration, purchase, and acquisition process (see S. 1760), S16719 [20NO]

Public lands: transfer property relative to affordable housing (see H.R. 2206), H2686 [20MY]

Soldotna, AK: airport improvements (see S. 1192), S8452 [1JY]

Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: conveyance of certain real property to the Tulare, CA, Redevelopment Agency (see H.R. 3703), H10987 [22NO]

States: limit U.S. acquisition of public lands (see H.R. 2615), H4507 [1JY]

Stock Raising Homestead Act: amend regarding subsurface estates (see H.R. 239), H106 [6JA]

Taxation: application of special estate tax valuation for farm land relative to cash rent offsets (see H.R. 817), H587 [4FE]

———apply exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence relative to catastrophic illness (see S. 199), S689 [26JA]

———apply exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence relative to marriage status (see S. 198), S689 [26JA]

———apply exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence to a portion of the farmland on which the residence is located (see H.R. 357), H110 [6JA]

———building rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 861), H588 [4FE]

———capital gains exclusion relative to eminent domain conversions (see H.R. 142), H104 [6JA]

———credit against estate tax for transfers of real property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 3373), H8506 [26OC]

———credit for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 60, 402, 776), H84 [5JA], H111 [6JA], H482 [3FE]

———deductibility of costs to clean up petroleum contaminated soil and groundwater (see H.R. 3238, 3239), H7670 [7OC]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 7), H87 [5JA]

———dividends paid by domestic corporations, capital gains, and certain real property (see H.R. 948), H680 [17FE]

———eliminate certain retroactive tax increases (see H.R. 2913), H6377 [6AU]

———estate and gift tax exemption (see S. 531), S2546 [9MR]

———estate tax exemption (see S. Res. 64), S1385 [4FE]

———extend mortgage revenue bond program (see H.R. 462), H113 [7JA]

———investment tax credit for manufacturing and production property (see H.R. 1686), H1880 [2AP]

———issuance of mortgage revenue bonds to finance the sale of certain newly constructed 2-family residences (see H.R. 1913), H2127 [28AP]

———modify the involuntary conversion rules for certain disaster-related conversions (see S. 364), S1592 [16FE]

———mortgage revenue bond financing for veterans (see H.R. 1289), H1164 [10MR]

———moving expense deduction relative to airport noise compatibility program (see H.R. 2060), H2427 [11MY]

———one-time exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence based on the amount of increase in equity (see H.R. 644), H259 [26JA]

———penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts for the acquisition of a first home (see H.R. 338), H109 [6JA]

———penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts for the purchase of a first home (see H.R. 504), H178 [21JA]

———penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts for the purchase of a first home and education or medical expenses (see H.R. 507), H178 [21JA]

———permit farmers to rollover into an individual retirement account the proceeds from the sale of a farm (see H.R. 1142), H901 [25FE]

———permit losses on sales of certain prior principal residences to offset gains on a subsequent sale of principal residence (see H.R. 49), H83 [5JA]

———real estate activities under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 414, 1465), H111 [6JA], H1590 [24MR]

———retroactive period during which farm insolvency transactions are exempt from certain tax laws (see H.R. 180), H105 [6JA]

———rollover from sale of principal residence relative to frozen deposits in a financial institution (see H.R. 1060), H793 [23FE]

———rollover from sale of principal residence to a principal residence located in a disaster area (see S. 139; H.R. 993), S193 [21JA], H724 [18FE]

———rollover period on principal residences for taxpayers whose assets are frozen in financial institutions (see S. 379), S1734 [17FE]

———special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland (see S. 226), S774 [27JA]

———special estate tax valuation rules for certain farm property (see H.R. 1411), H1527 [18MR]

———treatment of certain properties subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 428), H111 [6JA]

———treatment of gains from sale of a principal residence, estate and gift tax, and capital gains (see H.R. 567), H218 [25JA]

———treatment of installation of automatic sprinkler systems in certain buildings (see H.R. 1458), H1590 [24MR]

———treatment of intangible assets relative to amortization of goodwill (see S. 1699), S16432 [19NO]

———treatment of land subject to qualified conservation easements (see S. 1013), S6363 [24MY]

———treatment of military property conversions by foreign sales corporations (see S. 1093), S7089 [10JN]

———treatment of real estate, investments, income, health insurance for self-employed individuals, and Social Security (see H.R. 912), H639 [16FE]

———treatment of real estate investments (see S. 342; H.R. 749), S1384 [4FE], H481 [3FE]

———treatment of S corporations by rules applicable to real property subdivided for sale by noncorporate taxpayers (see H.R. 2234), H2686 [20MY]

———treatment of unified estate and gift tax credits (see H.R. 1475), H1591 [24MR]

TVA: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to public and private entities (see H.R. 1129), H877 [24FE]

Veterans: eligibility for mortgage revenue bond financing (see S. 645), S3650 [24MR]

———housing benefits for residential cooperative apartments (see H.R. 3308), H8202 [19OC]

———loan guaranty for loans for the purchase or construction of homes (see H.R. 949), H680 [17FE]

———minimum residency requirements for disabled veterans relative to State or local government property tax relief programs (see H.R. 1449), H1590 [24MR]

———mortgage payment assistance to avoid foreclosure of certain home loans (see H.R. 950), H680 [17FE]

———mortgage protection life insurance coverage (see H.R. 2976), H6379 [6AU]

Cost estimates

Veterans' loan guaranty for the purchase or construction of homes (H.R. 949), H6790 [21SE]

Letters

Biological Survey activities on private and other non-Federal lands: Bob L. Vice, California Farm Bureau Federation, H7504 [6OC]

———Mark C. Nestlen, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, H7504 [6OC]

———Myron Ebell, National Inholders Association, H7504 [6OC]

Government procedures for the taking of or restricting the use of private property: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S5342 [4MY]

———Vice President Gore, S5342 [4MY]

Veterans' loan guaranty for the purchase or construction of homes: Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H6790 [21SE]

Remarks in House

Biological Survey: economic impact, H8473 [26OC]

———Federal agencies use of information relative to private land, H8461, H8466-H8468 [26OC]

California: convey certain public lands to the Central Pacific Railway Co. (H.R. 1183), H3848 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior: activities on private and other non-Federal lands, H8482, H8483 [26OC]

———Biological Survey activities on private and other non-Federal lands, H7497-H7509 [6OC]

———sale of Sec. Babbitt's family ranch to the Federal Government, H272 [27JA]

Mortgage servicing industry: technology improvements (H.R. 27), H68 [5JA]

National forests: compensation to property owners for lands relinquished to U.S. (H.R. 765), H3856 [21JN]

Public lands: transfer property relative to affordable housing (H.R. 2206), H2602 [20MY]

Stock Raising Homestead Act: amend regarding subsurface estates (H.R. 239), H1656-H1658 [29MR]

Taxation: restore incentives for investment, H5076 [26JY]

———retroactive tax increases, H5745, H5751 [4AU], H6296 [6AU]

———rollover from sale of principal residence to a principal residence located in a disaster area (H.R. 993), H698 [18FE]

———treatment of intangible assets relative to amortization of goodwill, H3016 [27MY]

Veterans: loan guaranty for loans for the purchase or construction of homes (H.R. 949), H6787-H6792 [21SE]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: disposition of real property at certain missile sites, S11560 [13SE]

Courts: protection of assignees of executory contracts relative to bankruptcy (S. 498), S2359 [3MR]

Dept. of Defense: disposition of missile site property to adjacent landowners (S. 227), S800 [27JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects, enhanced-use leases, and disposal of Pershing Hall, France (S. 1079), S8732-S8735 [14JY]

Financial institutions: secondary market for commercial mortgages (S. 1728), S16485, S16488 [19NO]

Fort Ord, CA: convey certain real property to the University of California and the California State University (S. 365), S1602 [16FE]

Government: repurchase of property acquired by U.S. Government (S. 1536), S13282 [7OC]

Government regulations: assessments relative to the taking of private property, S5336-S5342 [4MY]

———assessments relative to the taking of private property (S. 177), S611 [21JA]

Gross, Douglas K., and Daniel J., Sr.: convey certain real property located in Tongass National Forest (S. 1047), S6761 [27MY]

Local government: increase Federal payments for entitlement lands (S. 236), S822 [27JA]

———reimburse municipalities for tax liens on forfeited property (S. 220), S775 [27JA]

National forests: compensation to property owners for lands relinquished to U.S. (H.R. 765), S8272 [29JN]

Native Americans: educational assistance (S. 260), S916 [28JA]

———housing programs, S12195, S12201 [22SE]

Public buildings: construction, alteration, purchase, and acquisition process (S. 1760), S16779, S16782, S16783 [20NO]

Public housing: funding, S12195 [22SE]

Soldotna, AK: airport improvements (S. 1192), S8461 [1JY]

Stock Raising Homestead Act: amend regarding subsurface estates (H.R. 239), S4250 [1AP]

Taxation: apply exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence relative to catastrophic illness (S. 199), S706 [26JA]

———apply exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence relative to marriage status (S. 198), S706 [26JA]

———estate and gift tax exemption (S. 531), S2549 [9MR]

———estate tax exemption (S. Res. 64), S1495-S1497 [4FE]

———lowering of estate exemption, S6605 [26MY]

———modify the involuntary conversion rules for certain disaster-related conversions (S. 364), S1601 [16FE]

———retroactive tax increases, S9571 [27JY]

———rollover period on principal residences for taxpayers whose assets are frozen in financial institutions (S. 379), S1735 [17FE]

———special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland (S. 226), S799, S800 [27JA]

———treatment of intangible assets relative to amortization of goodwill (S. 1699), S16450 [19NO]

———treatment of land subject to qualified conservation easements (S. 1013), S6365 [24MY]

———treatment of military property conversions by foreign sales corporations (S. 1093), S7099 [10JN]

———treatment of real estate investments (S. 342), S1450-S1454 [4FE]

Veterans: eligibility for mortgage revenue bond financing (S. 645), S3653 [24MR]

Reports filed

Compensation to Property Owners for Certain Lands Relinquished to U.S.: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 765) (H. Rept. 103-81), H2340 [6MY]

Loan Guaranty for Veteran's Loans for the Purchase or Construction of Homes: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 949) (H. Rept. 103-222), H6377 [6AU]

Medical Facility Projects for Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Enhanced-Use Leases, and Disposal of Pershing Hall, France: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1079) (S. Rept. 103-53), S6955 [8JN]

Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1183) (H. Rept. 103-143), H3859 [21JN]

Soldotna Airport Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1192) (S. Rept. 103-131), S11037 [7SE]

Stock Raising Homestead Act Amendment Regarding Subsurface Estates: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 239) (H. Rept. 103-44), H1685 [29MR]

Statements

Federal Taking of Private Property: Tony Grampsas, H7470 [6OC]

Government Procedures For the Taking of or Restricting the Use of Private Property: John D. Leshy, S5339 [4MY]

Regulatory Taking of Gold King Mines, Inc., S5336 [4MY]

Summaries

Analysis of Argument That World Bank Loans Affect Employment and Fair Market Property Values, H3752 [17JN]

Commercial Mortgage Capital Availability Act (S. 1728), S16487 [19NO]

Public Buildings Reform Act (S. 1760), S16782 [20NO]

Rural Land Conservation Act (S. 1013), S6367 [24MY]

Texts of

H.R. 239, amend Stock Raising Homestead Act regarding subsurface estates, H1656 [29MR]

H.R. 765, compensation to property owners for lands relinquished to U.S., H3854-H3856 [21JN]

H.R. 949, veterans' loan guaranty for the purchase or construction of homes, H6787 [21SE]

H.R. 1183, Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act, H3846-H3848 [21JN]

S. 177, Private Property Rights Act, S611 [21JA]

S. 198, apply exclusion of capital gain tax from sale of a principal residence relative to marriage status, S706 [26JA]

S. 199, apply exclusion of capital gain tax from sale of a principal residence relative to catastrophic illness, S706 [26JA]

S. 226, special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland, S800 [27JA]

S. 227, disposition of Dept. of Defense missile site property to adjacent landowners, S801 [27JA]

S. 236, increase Federal payments for entitlement lands to localities, S822 [27JA]

S. 260, educational assistance for Native Americans, S916 [28JA]

S. 289, tax treatment of certain contributions relative to public utility construction, S1178 [3FE]

S. 342, tax treatment of real estate investments, S1451-S1453 [4FE]

S. 364, modify the involuntary conversion rules for certain disaster-related conversions, S1601 [16FE]

S. 365, convey certain real property at Fort Ord, CA, to the University of California and the California State University, S1602 [16FE]

S. 498, protection of assignees of executory contracts relative to bankruptcy, S2360 [3MR]

S. 645, veterans eligibility for mortgage revenue bond financing, S3653 [24MR]

S. 1013, Rural Land Conservation Act, S6365 [24MY]

S. 1093, tax treatment of military property conversions by foreign sales corporations, S7099 [10JN]

S. 1192, Soldotna Airport Improvement Act, S8461 [1JY]

S. 1536, repurchase of property acquired by U.S. Government, S13282 [7OC]

S. 1728, Commercial Mortgage Capital Availability Act, S16486 [19NO]

S. 1760, Public Buildings Reform Act, S16780 [20NO]

S. Res. 64, estate tax exemption, S1495 [4FE]