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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3390 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Miami-Dade County 

certain Federal land in the State of Florida for the purpose of building 

a fire station. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 17, 2012 

Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. NELSON of Florida) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 

Nutrition, and Forestry 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to MiamiDade County certain Federal land in the State of Florida 

for the purpose of building a fire station. 

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

3 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 

6 Miami-Dade County in the State of Florida. 

7 (2) PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘Property’’ means 

8 approximately 2.0 acres, more or less, of the Federal 

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1 search Station in Miami-Dade County, Florida, as 

2 described in section 2(b). 

3 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

5 SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of the consideration 

7 and cost reimbursement described in this Act, the Sec8 retary shall convey and quitclaim to the County, all right, 

9 title, and interest of the United States in and to the Prop10 erty, subject to easements and rights-of-way of record and 

11 such other terms and conditions as the Secretary may pre12 scribe, for the purpose of building a fire station. 

13 (b) PROPERTY DELINEATION.—Of the Federal land 

14 comprising the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, 

15 the Secretary and the authorized representative of the 

16 County shall mutually delineate 2.0 acres, more or less, 

17 fronting on SW 67th Avenue for conveyance as the Prop18 erty. 

19 (c) CONSIDERATION.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the con21 veyance of the Property, the County shall pay to the 

22 Secretary an amount in cash equal to the market 

23 value of the Property. 

24 (2) DETERMINATION OF VALUE.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—To determine the mar2 ket value of the Property, the Secretary shall 

3 have the Property appraised in conformity with 

4 the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 

5 Land Acquisitions. 

6 (B) APPRAISAL.—The approved appraisal 

7 shall at all times be the property of the United 

8 States. 

9 (d) SURVEY.—The County shall, at its cost— 

10 (1) survey the exterior boundaries of the Sub11 tropical Horticulture Research Station and the 

12 Property to Federal survey standards to the satis13 faction of the Secretary; and 

14 (2) provide to the Secretary certified originals 

15 with signature and raised seal. 

16 (e) RELEASE.—The County, by a recordable instru17 ment satisfactory to the Secretary, shall release the De18 partment of Agriculture from the instrument dated Sep19 tember 8, 2006, and titled ‘‘Unity of Title’’. 

20 (f) TIME OF CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall con21 vey the Property to the County not later than 120 days 

22 after the date on which the County deposits the consider23 ation with the Secretary. 


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1 (g) CORRECTIONS.—With the agreement of the 

2 County, the Secretary may make minor corrections or 

3 modifications to the legal description of the Property. 

4 SEC. 3. COSTS. 

5 (a) TRANSACTION COSTS.—At closing for the convey6 ance of the Property under this Act, the County shall pay 

7 or reimburse the Secretary, as appropriate, for the reason8 able transaction and administrative personnel costs associ9 ated with the conveyance authorized by this Act, including 

10 the transaction costs of appraisal, title, hazardous sub11 stances examination, and closing costs. 

12 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—In addition to trans13 action costs under subsection (a), the County shall pay 

14 administrative costs in the liquidated amount of $50,000. 

15 (c) ATTORNEYS’ FEES.—The County and the Sec16 retary shall each bear their own attorneys’ costs. 

17 SEC. 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

18 (a) SECURITY FENCING.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—On or before closing for the 

20 conveyance of the Property under this Act, the 

21 County shall, at its cost, contract for the construc22 tion of a security fence located on the boundary be23 tween the Property and the adjacent land adminis24 tered by the Secretary. 


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1 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The fence shall be of ma2 terials and standards approved in advance by the 

3 Secretary. 

4 (3) TEMPORARY STRUCTURES.—The Secretary 

5 may approve temporary security structures for use 

6 during construction phases. 

7 (b) OTHER TERMS.—The Secretary and the County 

8 may otherwise effect the purpose of this Act on such addi9 tional terms as are mutually acceptable and not incon10 sistent with this Act. 

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