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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1358

To require the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located

on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 29, 1995

Mr. TORKILDSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National Marine

Fisheries Service laboratory located on Emerson Avenue

in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

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

3 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL MARINE FISH4 ERIES SERVICE LABORATORY AT GLOUCES5 TER, MASSACHUSETTS.

6 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce

8 shall convey to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
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1 all right, title, and interest of the United States in

2 and to the property comprising the National Marine

3 Fisheries Service laboratory located on Emerson

4 Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

5 (2) TERMS.—A conveyance of property under

6 paragraph (1) shall be made—

7 (A) without payment of consideration; and

8 (B) subject to the terms and conditions

9 specified under subsections (b) and (c).

10 (b) CONDITIONS FOR TRANSFER.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of any con12 veyance of property under this section, the Common13 wealth of Massachusetts shall assume full respon14 sibility for maintenance of the property for as long

15 as the Commonwealth retains the rights and title to

16 that property.

17 (2) CONTINUED USE OF PROPERTY BY NMFS.—

18 The Secretary may enter into a memorandum of un19 derstanding with the Commonwealth of Massachu20 setts under which the National Marine Fisheries

21 Service is authorized to occupy existing laboratory

22 space on the property conveyed under this section,

23 if—

24 (A) the term of the memorandum of un25 derstanding is for a period of not longer than
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1 5 years beginning on the date of enactment of

2 this Act; and

3 (B) the square footage of the space to be

4 occupied by the National Marine Fisheries

5 Service does not conflict with the needs of, and

6 is agreeable to, the Commonwealth of Massa7 chusetts.

8 (c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—All right, title, and

9 interest in and to all property and interests conveyed

10 under this section shall revert to the United States on the

11 date on which the Commonwealth of Massachusetts uses

12 any of the property for any purpose other than the Com13 monwealth of Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries

14 resource management program.

15 (d) RESTRICTION.—Amounts provided by the South

16 Essex Sewage District may not be used by the Common17 wealth of Massachusetts to transfer existing activities to,

18 or conduct activities at, property conveyed under this sec19 tion.

20 (e) CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OF NMFS PERSON21 NEL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact22 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall—

23 (1) investigate entering into an intergovern24 mental personnel agreement with the Commonwealth

25 of Massachusetts under which National Marine
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1 Fisheries Service personnel would continue to be em2 ployed at the property conveyed under this section;

3 and

4 (2) submit to the Congress a report on the find5 ings and recommendations of that investigation.

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