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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1563 

To authorize the conveyance of a portion of the campus of the Illiana Health 

Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Danville Area 

Community College of Vermilion County, Illinois. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2009 

Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To authorize the conveyance of a portion of the campus 

of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department 

of Veterans Affairs to Danville Area Community College 

of Vermilion County, Illinois. 

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

3 SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, VA ILLIANA HEALTH CARE 

4 SYSTEM, DANVILLE, ILLINOIS. 

5 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

6 Veterans Affairs may convey, without consideration, to the 

7 Danville Area Community College of Vermilion County, Il8 linois (in this section referred to as the ‘‘College’’), all 


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1 right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

2 a parcel of real property consisting of approximately 103 

3 acres of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department 

4 of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois, for the purpose 

5 of permitting the College to use the property for edu6 cational purposes. 

7 (b) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary de8 termines at any time that the real property conveyed 

9 under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with 

10 the purpose of the conveyance specified in such subsection, 

11 all right, title, and interest in and to all or any portion 

12 of the property shall revert, at the option of the Secretary, 

13 to the United States, and the United States shall have 

14 the right of immediate entry onto the property. Any deter15 mination of the Secretary under this subsection shall be 

16 made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. 

17 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

18 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 

19 require the College to cover costs to be incurred by 

20 the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for 

21 costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the 

22 conveyance under subsection (a), including survey 

23 costs, costs related to environmental documentation, 

24 and other administrative costs related to the convey25 ance. If amounts are collected from the College in 


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1 advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, 

2 and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually 

3 incurred by the Secretary to carry out the convey4 ance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount 

5 to the College. 

6 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

7 Amounts received as reimbursement under para8 graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 

9 that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Sec10 retary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so 

11 credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund 

12 or account, and shall be available for the same pur13 poses, and subject to the same conditions and limita14 tions, as amounts in such fund or account. 

15 (d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

16 and legal description of the real property to be conveyed 

17 under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis18 factory to the Secretary. 

19 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

20 Secretary may require such additional terms and condi21 tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 

22 (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 

23 interests of the United States. 

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