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Calendar No. 606 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4556 

[Report No. 116–306] 

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 

the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to 

facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, 

California, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

DECEMBER 9, 2020 

Reported by Mr. HOEVEN, without amendment 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, 

to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert 

Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, 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. ACCESS ROAD FOR DESERT SAGE YOUTH 

2 WELLNESS CENTER. 

3 (a) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

4 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Health 

5 and Human Services, acting through the Director of 

6 the Indian Health Service, is authorized to acquire, 

7 from willing sellers, the land in Hemet, California, 

8 upon which is located a dirt road known as ‘‘Best 

9 Road’’, beginning at the driveway of the Desert Sage 

10 Youth Wellness Center at Faure Road and extending 

11 to the junction of Best Road and Sage Road. 

12 (2) COMPENSATION.—The Secretary shall pay 

13 fair market value for the land authorized to be ac14 quired under paragraph (1). Fair market value shall 

15 be determined— 

16 (A) using Uniform Appraisal Standards 

17 for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

18 (B) by an appraiser acceptable to the Sec19 retary and the owners of the land to be ac20 quired. 

21 (3) ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.—In addition to the 

22 land referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary is 

23 authorized to acquire, from willing sellers, land or 

24 interests in land as reasonably necessary to con25 struct and maintain the road as required by sub26 section (b). 


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1 (b) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROAD.— 

2 (1) CONSTRUCTION.—After the Secretary ac3 quires the land pursuant to subsection (a), the Sec4 retary shall construct on that land a paved road that 

5 is generally located over Best Road to facilitate ac6 cess to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in 

7 Hemet, California. 

8 (2) MAINTENANCE.—The Secretary— 

9 (A) shall maintain and manage the road 

10 constructed pursuant to paragraph (1); or 

11 (B) enter into an agreement with Riverside 

12 County, California, to own, maintain and man13 age the road constructed pursuant to paragraph 

14 (1). 


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Calendar No. 606 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4556 

[Report No. 116–306] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human 

other purposes. Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth dian Health Service, to acquire private land to Services, acting through the Director of the InDECEMBER 9, 2020 

Reported without amendment 


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