[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79365-79366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22184]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Enhanced-Use Lease of Department of Veterans Affairs Real 
Property for the Development of Permanent Supportive Housing at the 
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System--Menlo Park Division, 
Menlo Park, California Campus

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of intent to enter into an enhanced-use lease.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this Federal Register notice is to provide the 
public with notice that the Secretary of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA) intends to enter into an enhanced-use lease (EUL) of 
approximately 2.1 acres of underutilized land on the campus of the VA 
Palo Alto Health Care System--Menlo Park Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. Brett Simms, Executive Director, 
Office of Asset Enterprise Management, Office of Management, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, 202-632-7092. This is not a 
toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8161, et seq. as 
amended by Public Law 117-168, the Secretary of VA is authorized to 
enter into an EUL for a term of up to 99 years, that (a) provides 
supportive housing for Veterans and their families, or (b) enhances the 
use of the leased property by directly or indirectly benefitting 
Veterans. Additionally, the EUL must not be inconsistent with and not 
adversely affect the mission of VA or the operation of VA's facilities, 
programs, and services in the area of the leased property. Consistent 
with this authority, the Secretary of VA intends to enter into an EUL 
for the purpose of outleasing approximately 2.1 acres of underutilized 
land on the campus of the VA Palo Alto Health Care System--Menlo Park 
Division, to develop approximately 60 units of permanent supportive 
housing for Veterans and their families and 2 manager units. The 
competitively selected EUL lessee/developer, MP Oak Gardens Associates, 
L.P., will finance, design, develop, construct, manage, maintain, and 
operate housing for eligible homeless Veterans or Veterans at risk of 
homelessness on a priority placement basis. In addition, the lessee/
developer will be required to provide supportive services that guide 
Veteran residents towards long-term independence and self-sufficiency.

Signing Authority

    Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved and signed

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this document on September 23, 2024, and authorized the undersigned to 
sign and submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for 
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.

Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy & 
Management, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-22184 Filed 9-26-24; 8:45 am]
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