S. 825 

One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen 

An Act 

To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional 

Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Southeast Alaska Regional Health 

Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2017’’. 

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but not later than 

2 years, after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as the 

‘‘Secretary’’) shall convey to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health 

Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska (referred to in this Act as 

the ‘‘Consortium’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States 

in and to the property described in section 3 for use in connection 

with health and social services programs. 

(b) EFFECT ON ANY QUITCLAIM DEED.—The conveyance by the 

Secretary of title by warranty deeds under this section shall, on 

the effective date of the conveyance, supersede and render of no 

future effect any quitclaim deed to the property described in section 

3 executed by the Secretary and the Consortium. 

(c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of the property under this 

Act— 

(1) shall be made by warranty deed; and 

(2) shall not— 

(A) require any consideration from the Consortium for 

the property; 

(B) impose any obligation, term, or condition on the 

Consortium; or 

(C) allow for any reversionary interest of the United 

States in the property. 

SEC. 3. PROPERTY DESCRIBED. 

The property, including all land and appurtenances, described 

in this section is the property included in U.S. Survey 1496, Lots 

3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11A, 11A Parcel A, and 11B, partially surveyed 

Township 55 South, Range 63 East of the Copper River Meridian, 

containing 19.07 acres, in Sitka, Alaska. 

SEC. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY. 

(a) LIABILITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, the Consortium shall not be liable for any soil, surface 
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water, groundwater, or other contamination resulting from the 

disposal, release, or presence of any environmental contamination on any portion of the property described in section 3 

on or before the date on which the property is conveyed to 

the Consortium, except that the Secretary shall not be liable 

for any contamination that occurred after the date on which 

the Consortium controlled, occupied, and used such property. 

(2) ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION.—An environmental 

contamination described in paragraph (1) includes any oil or 

petroleum products, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic substances, solid waste, 

or any other environmental contamination or hazard as defined 

in any Federal or State of Alaska law. 

(b) EASEMENT.—The Secretary shall be accorded any easement 

or access to the property conveyed under this Act as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability of 

the Secretary. 

(c) NOTICE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACTIVITY AND WARRANTY.—In carrying out this Act, the Secretary shall comply with 

subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 120(h)(3) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 

(42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)). 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.