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Calendar No. 390 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1492 

[Report No. 114–228] 

To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Archivist 

of the United States, to convey certain Federal property located in 

the State of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 3, 2015 

Mr. SULLIVAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

MARCH 15, 2016 

Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf 

of the Archivist of the United States, to convey certain 

Federal property located in the State of Alaska to the 

Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. REAL PROPERTY CONVEYANCE. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) ARCHIVIST.—The term ‘‘Archivist’’ means 

2 the Archivist of the United States. 

3 (2) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the Munici4 pality of Anchorage, Alaska. 

5 (b) CONVEYANCE.—As soon as practicable after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act and after completion of the 

7 survey and appraisal described in this section, the Admin8 istrator of General Services, on behalf of the Archivist, 

9 shall convey to the City by quitclaim deed for the consider10 ation described in subsection (d), all right, title, and inter11 est of the United States in and to a parcel of real property 

12 described in subsection (c). 

13 (c) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The parcel to be conveyed 

15 under subsection (b) consists of approximately 9 

16 acres and improvements located at 400 East For17 tieth Avenue in the City that is administered by the 

18 National Archives and Records Administration. 

19 (2) SURVEY REQUIRED.—As soon as practicable 

20 after the date of enactment of this Act, the exact 

21 acreage and legal description of the real property to 

22 be conveyed under subsection (b) shall be deter23 mined by a survey, paid for by the City, that is sat24 isfactory to the Archivist. 

25 (d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 


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1 (1) CONSIDERATION.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for 

3 the conveyance of the property under subsection 

4 (b), the City shall pay to the Archivist an 

5 amount not less than the fair market value of 

6 the conveyed property, to be determined as pro7 vided in subparagraph (B). 

8 (B) APPRAISAL.—The fair market value of 

9 the property to be conveyed under subsection 

10 (b) shall be determined based on an appraisal 

11 that— 

12 (i) is conducted by a licensed, inde13 pendent appraiser that is approved by the 

14 Archivist and the City; 

15 (ii) is based on the highest and best 

16 use of the property; 

17 (iii) is approved by the Archivist; and 

18 (iv) is paid for by the City. 

19 (2) PRECONVEYANCE ENTRY.—The Archivist, 

20 on terms and conditions the Archivist determines to 

21 be appropriate, may authorize the City to enter the 

22 property at no charge for preconstruction and con23 struction activities. 

24 (3) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

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1 ditions in connection with the conveyance under sub2 section (b) as the Archivist considers appropriate to 

3 protect the interests of the United States. 

4 SECTION 1. REAL PROPERTY CONVEYANCE. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) ARCHIVIST.—The term ‘‘Archivist’’ means 

7 the Archivist of the United States. 

8 (2) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the Munici9 pality of Anchorage, Alaska. 

10 (b) CONVEYANCE.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

12 the date of enactment of this Act and after completion 

13 of the survey and appraisal described in this section, 

14 the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of 

15 the Archivist, shall offer to convey to the City by quit16 claim deed for the consideration and under the condi17 tions described in subsection (d), all right, title, and 

18 interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 

19 property described in subsection (c). 

20 (2) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The City shall be 

21 responsible for paying— 

22 (A) the costs of an appraisal conducted pur23 suant to subsection (d)(1)(B); and 

24 (B) any other costs relating to the convey25 ance of the Federal property under this Act. 


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1 (c) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The parcel to be conveyed 

3 under subsection (b) consists of approximately 9 acres 

4 and improvements located at 400 East Fortieth Ave5 nue in the City that is administered by the National 

6 Archives and Records Administration. 

7 (2) SURVEY REQUIRED.—As soon as practicable 

8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the exact acre9 age and legal description of the real property to be 

10 conveyed under subsection (b) shall be determined by 

11 a survey, paid for by the City, that is satisfactory to 

12 the Archivist. 

13 (d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

14 (1) CONSIDERATION.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the 

16 conveyance of the property under subsection (b), 

17 the City shall pay to the Archivist an amount 

18 not less than the fair market value of the con19 veyed property, to be determined as provided in 

20 subparagraph (B). 

21 (B) APPRAISAL.—The fair market value of 

22 the property to be conveyed under subsection (b) 

23 shall be determined based on an appraisal 

24 that— 


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1 (i) is conducted by a licensed, inde2 pendent appraiser that is approved by the 

3 Archivist and the City; 

4 (ii) is based on the highest and best use 

5 of the property; 

6 (iii) is approved by the Archivist; and 

7 (iv) is paid for by the City. 

8 (2) PRECONVEYANCE ENTRY.—The Archivist, on 

9 terms and conditions the Archivist determines to be 

10 appropriate, may authorize the City to enter the 

11 property at no charge for preconstruction and con12 struction activities. 

13 (3) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

14 Archivist may require additional terms and condi15 tions in connection with the conveyance under sub16 section (b) as the Archivist considers appropriate to 

17 protect the interests of the United States. 

18 (e) PROCEEDS.—Any net proceeds received by the Ar19 chivist as a result of the conveyance under this Act shall 

20 be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, 

21 in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers 

22 appropriate. 


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Calendar No. 390 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1492 

[Report No. 114–228] 

A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of General Services, on 

age, Alaska. State of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorconvey certain Federal property located in the behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to 

MARCH 15, 2016 

Reported with an amendment 


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