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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3030 

To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey certain property 

from the United States to the City of Baudette, Minnesota. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 10, 2015 

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

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey 

certain property from the United States to the City 

of Baudette, Minnesota. 

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 ‘‘Baudette Coast Guard 

5 Housing Conveyance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES IN THE 

7 CITY OF BAUDETTE, MINNESOTA. 

8 (a) CONVEYANCE.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the 

10 Coast Guard shall convey to the City of Baudette, 


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1 Minnesota, all right, title, and interest of the United 

2 States in and to the covered property— 

3 (A) for fair market value, provided for in 

4 paragraph (2); 

5 (B) subject to the conditions required by 

6 this section; and 

7 (C) subject to any other term or condition 

8 that the Commandant considers appropriate to 

9 protect the interests of the United States. 

10 (2) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The fair market 

11 value of the covered property shall be— 

12 (A) determined by a real estate appraiser, 

13 selected by the City and licensed to practice in 

14 Minnesota; and 

15 (B) approved by the Commandant, who 

16 shall base such approval on considerations of 

17 equity and fairness, including the use required 

18 by this section of the covered property. 

19 (b) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of any con21 veyance of covered property under this section, the 

22 Commandant shall require that all right, title, and 

23 interest in and to the covered property revert to the 

24 United States if the covered property or any part 

25 thereof ceases to be used for affordable housing or 


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1 for a purpose related to affordable housing as de2 fined by the City and the Commandant at convey3 ance, or for infrastructure that provides a public 

4 benefit approved by the City. 

5 (2) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

6 this section shall be construed to affect or limit the 

7 application of or obligation to comply with any envi8 ronmental law, including section 120(h) of the Com9 prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

10 and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)). 

11 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘‘Commandant’’ 

13 means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. 

14 (2) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 

15 Baudette, Minnesota. 

16 (3) COVERED PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘covered 

17 property’’ means the Federal land (including all 

18 buildings, structures, utilities, and miscellaneous fa19 cilities on the land) that are under the administra20 tive control of the Coast Guard and located at the 

21 following addresses: 

22 (A) 416 Hamilton E #7 Baudette, MN 

23 56623. 

24 (B) 414 Hamilton E #6 Baudette, MN 

25 56623. 


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1 (C) 412 Hamilton E #5 Baudette, MN 

2 56623. 

3 (D) 410 Hamilton E #4 Baudette, MN 

4 56623. 

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