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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1407

To provide for the transfer of certain excess property at Fort Devens Military

Reservation to the Secretary of the Interior for inclusion in the Oxbow

National Wildlife Refuge, and for the conveyance of a parcel of property

at such military reservation to the Town of Lancaster, Massachusetts.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 5, 1995

Mr. MEEHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on National Security,

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the

committee concerned

A BILL

To provide for the transfer of certain excess property at

Fort Devens Military Reservation to the Secretary of

the Interior for inclusion in the Oxbow National Wildlife

Refuge, and for the conveyance of a parcel of property

at such military reservation to the Town of Lancaster,

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. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Oxbow National Wild5 life Refuge Expansion Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN EX2 CESS PROPERTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF

3 DEFENSE.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The property described in sub5 section (b) shall transfer to, without compensation, and

6 be under the control of the Secretary of the Interior effec7 tive on any date on which the property is determined to

8 be excess property of the Department of the Defense.

9 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para11 graph (2), the property referred to in subsection (a)

12 consists of that portion of the Fort Devens Military

13 Reservation, Massachusetts, that is situated south of

14 Massachusetts State Route 2, as that portion is de15 scribed in a survey mutually satisfactory to the Sec16 retary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior.

17 (2) EXCLUSION OF PARCEL.—The property re18 ferred to in subsection (a) does not include a parcel

19 consisting of approximately 100 acres located adja20 cent to State Highway 70, to be determined by a

21 survey that is mutually satisfactory to the Secretary

22 of the Interior, the Secretary of the Army, and the

23 Board of Selectmen of the Town of Lancaster, Mas24 sachusetts.

25 (c) INCLUSION OF PROPERTY IN REFUGE.—Upon

26 the transfer of property to the Secretary of the Interior
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1 under subsection (a), the property shall be part of the

2 Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge.

3 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO TOWN OF LANCASTER, MASSA4 CHUSETTS.

5 The Secretary of Defense shall convey to the Town

6 of Lancaster, Massachusetts, all right, title, and interest

7 of the United States in and to the parcel of property de8 scribed in section 2(b)(2) promptly after any determina9 tion by the Secretary of Defense to dispose of the parcel.

10 The transfer shall be without cost to the Town of Lan11 caster.

12 SEC. 4. CLEANUP RESPONSIBILITIES NOT AFFECTED.

13 The transfer or conveyance of land under this Act

14 shall not affect responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense

15 or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection

16 Agency with respect to cleanup of the land under the Com17 prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and

18 Liability Act of 1980 or any other Federal law.

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