104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1544

AN ACT

To authorize the conveyance of the William Langer Jewel

Bearing Plant to the Job Development Authority of the

City of Rolla, North Dakota.

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. LAND CONVEYANCE, WILLIAM LANGER JEWEL

2 BEARING PLANT, ROLLA, NORTH DAKOTA.

3 (a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The Administrator of

4 General Services may convey, without consideration, to the

5 Job Development Authority of the City of Rolla, North

6 Dakota (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Authority’’),

7 all right, title, and interest of the United States in and

8 to a parcel of real property, with improvements thereon,

9 consisting of approximately 9.77 acres and comprising the

10 William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant in Rolla, North Da11 kota.

12 (b) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance

13 authorized under subsection (a) shall be subject to the

14 condition that the Authority—

15 (1) use the real property and improvements

16 conveyed under that subsection for economic devel17 opment relating to the jewel bearing plant;

18 (2) enter into an agreement with an appro19 priate public or private entity or person to lease

20 such property and improvements to that entity or

21 person for such economic development; or

22 (3) enter into an agreement with an appro23 priate public or private entity or person to sell such

24 property and improvements to that entity or person

25 for such economic development.
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1 (c) PREFERENCE FOR DOMESTIC DISPOSAL OF

2 JEWEL BEARINGS.—(1) In offering to enter into agree3 ments pursuant to any provision of law for the disposal

4 of jewel bearings from the National Defense Stockpile, the

5 President shall give a right of first refusal on all such of6 fers to the Authority or the appropriate public or private

7 entity or person with which the Authority enters into an

8 agreement under subsection (b).

9 (2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term

10 ‘‘National Defense Stockpile’’ means the stockpile pro11 vided for in section 4 of the Strategic and Critical Mate12 rials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).

13 (d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR MAINTENANCE OF

14 PLANT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

15 funds available in fiscal year 1995 for the maintenance

16 of the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant in Public Law

17 103–335 shall be available for the maintenance of that

18 plant in fiscal year 1996 pending the conveyance of the

19 plant under this section.

20 (e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage

21 and legal description of the property conveyed under this

22 section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the

23 Administrator. The cost of such survey shall be borne by

24 the Administrator.
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1 (f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Ad2 ministrator may require such additional terms and condi3 tions in connection with the conveyance under this section

4 as the Administrator determines appropriate to protect

5 the interests of the United States.

Passed the Senate January 26, 1996.

Attest:

Secretary.
104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1544

AN ACT

To authorize the conveyance of the William Langer

thority of the City of Rolla, North Dakota.Jewel Bearing Plant to the Job Development Au-