117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 548 

AN ACT 

To convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native 

Tribal Health Consortium, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Native Tribal 

3 Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2021’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO THE ALASKA NA5 TIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM. 

6 (a) CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 

8 not later than 2 years, after the date of enactment 

9 of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 

10 Services (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

11 shall convey to the Alaska Native Tribal Health 

12 Consortium located in Anchorage, Alaska (referred 

13 to in this section as the ‘‘Consortium’’), all right, 

14 title, and interest of the United States in and to the 

15 property described in subsection (b) for use in con16 nection with health programs. 

17 (2) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of the prop18 erty under paragraph (1)— 

19 (A) shall be made by warranty deed; and 

20 (B) shall not— 

21 (i) require any consideration from the 

22 Consortium for the property; 

23 (ii) impose any obligation, term, or 

24 condition on the Consortium; or 

25 (iii) allow for any reversionary interest 

26 of the United States in the property. 
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1 (3) EFFECT ON ANY QUITCLAIM DEED.—The 

2 conveyance by the Secretary of title by warranty 

3 deed under paragraph (1) shall, on the effective date 

4 of the conveyance, supersede and render of no future 

5 effect any quitclaim deed to the property described 

6 in subsection (b) executed by the Secretary and the 

7 Consortium. 

8 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property referred 

9 to in subsection (a), including all land, improvements, and 

10 appurtenances, is— 

11 (1) Lot 1A in Block 31A, East Addition, An12 chorage Townsite, United States Survey No. 408, 

13 Plat No. 96–117, recorded on November 22, 1996, 

14 in the Anchorage Recording District; and 

15 (2) Block 32C, East Addition, Anchorage 

16 Townsite, United States Survey No. 408, Plat No. 

17 96–118, recorded on November 22, 1996, in the An18 chorage Recording District. 

19 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.— 

20 (1) LIABILITY.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

22 other provision of law— 

23 (i) the Consortium shall not be liable 

24 for any soil, surface water, groundwater, or 

25 other contamination resulting from the dis-
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1 posal, release, or presence of any environ2 mental contamination on any portion of 

3 the property described in subsection (b) 

4 that occurred on or before the date on 

5 which the property is conveyed to the Con6 sortium under subsection (a)(1); and 

7 (ii) the Secretary shall not be liable 

8 for any soil, surface water, groundwater, or 

9 other contamination resulting from the dis10 posal, release, or presence of any environ11 mental contamination on any portion of 

12 the property described in subsection (b) 

13 that occurred after the date on which the 

14 Consortium controlled, occupied, and used 

15 the property. 

16 (B) ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION.— 

17 An environmental contamination described in 

18 subparagraph (A) includes any oil or petroleum 

19 products, hazardous substances, hazardous ma20 terials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic sub21 stances, solid waste, or any other environmental 

22 contamination or hazard as defined in any Fed23 eral or State of Alaska law. 

24 (2) EASEMENT.—The Secretary shall be ac25 corded any easement or access to the property con-
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1 veyed under subsection (a)(1) as may be reasonably 

2 necessary to satisfy any retained obligation or liabil3 ity of the Secretary. 

4 (3) NOTICE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACTIV5 ITY AND WARRANTY.—In carrying out this section, 

6 the Secretary shall comply with subparagraphs (A) 

7 and (B) of section 120(h)(3) of the Comprehensive 

8 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil9 ity Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)). 

Passed the Senate May 26, 2021. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 548 

AN ACT 

To convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska 

purposes. Native Tribal Health Consortium, and for other