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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1191 

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

from the United States to the County of Marin, California. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 5, 2015 

Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey 

certain property from the United States to the County 

of Marin, California. 

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 ‘‘Point Reyes Coast 

5 Guard Housing Conveyance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY IN POINT 

7 REYES STATION, CALIFORNIA. 

8 (a) CONVEYANCE.— 


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

2 Coast Guard shall convey to the County of Marin all 

3 right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

4 to the covered property— 

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

6 paragraph (2); 

7 (B) subject to the conditions required by 

8 this section; and 

9 (C) subject to any other term or condition 

10 that the Commandant considers appropriate to 

11 protect the interests of the United States. 

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

13 value of the covered property shall be— 

14 (A) determined by a real estate appraiser, 

15 selected by the County and licensed to practice 

16 in California; and 

17 (B) approved by the Commandant, who 

18 shall base such approval on considerations of 

19 equity and fairness, including the use required 

20 by this Act of the covered property. 

21 (3) PROCEEDS.—The Commandant may deposit 

22 the proceeds from a conveyance under paragraph (1) 

23 in the Coast Guard Housing Fund established by 

24 section 687 of title 14, United States Code. 


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1 (b) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of 

2 any conveyance of covered property under this section, the 

3 Commandant shall require that all right, title, and interest 

4 in and to the covered property revert to the United States 

5 if the covered property or any part thereof ceases to be 

6 used for affordable housing, as defined by the County and 

7 the Commandant at conveyance, or to provide a public 

8 benefit approved by the County. 

9 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

10 shall be construed to affect or limit the application of or 

11 obligation to comply with any environmental law, including 

12 section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re13 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

14 U.S.C. 9620(h)). 

15 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

17 means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. 

18 (2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means the 

19 County of Marin, California. 

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

21 property’’ means the 32 acres of Federal land (in22 cluding all buildings, structures, utilities, and mis23 cellaneous facilities on the land) that is located in 

24 Point Reyes Station in the County of Marin, Cali25 fornia, and that are under the administrative control 


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1 of the Coast Guard and identified by the Coast 

2 Guard as ‘‘CAMSPAC Housing’’. 

3 (e) EXPIRATION.—The authority to convey the cov4 ered property under this section shall expire on the date 

5 that is four years after the date of the enactment of this 

6 Act. 

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