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Union Calendar No. 355 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 363 

[Report No. 112–502] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 14, 2011 

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

MAY 30, 2012 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey property 

of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other 

purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. EXCHANGE OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND AT4 MOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION PROPERTY IN 

5 PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi7 sion of law, if the Secretary of Commerce determines that 

8 it is in the best interest of the National Oceanic and At9 mospheric Administration and the Federal Government to 

10 do so, the Secretary may convey to the City of Pascagoula, 

11 Mississippi, by standard quitclaim deed, real property con12 sisting of parcels, or portions of parcels, under the admin13 istrative jurisdiction of the Under Secretary for Oceans 

14 and Atmosphere, including land and improvements there15 on, within a tract roughly bounded by— 

16 (1) Delmas Avenue to the south; 

17 (2) Pascagoula River to the west; 

18 (3) Pol Street to the north; and 

19 (4) real property owned by the City of 

20 Pascagoula to the east. 

21 (b) CONSIDERATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—For a conveyance under sub23 section (a), the Secretary shall require that the 

24 United States receive consideration of not less than 


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1 the fair market value of the property or rights con2 veyed. 

3 (2) FORM.—Consideration under this sub4 section may include any combination of— 

5 (A) property (either real or personal), in6 cluding tracts of real property and buildings, 

7 owned by the City of Pascagoula, that are lo8 cated in such city south of Delmas Avenue, as 

9 well as a contiguous portion of the street known 

10 as Delmas Avenue adjacent to real property 

11 under the administrative jurisdiction of the 

12 Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere; 

13 (B) cash or cash equivalents; and 

14 (C) consideration in-kind, including— 

15 (i) provision of space, goods, or serv16 ices of benefit, including construction, re17 pair, remodeling, or other physical im18 provements; 

19 (ii) maintenance of property; 

20 (iii) provision of office, storage, or 

21 other useable space; or 

22 (iv) relocation services associated with 

23 conveyance of property under this section. 

24 (3) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET

25 VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine fair market 


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1 value for purposes of paragraph (1) based on a 

2 highest- and best-use appraisal of the properties con3 veyed under subsection (a) conducted in conform4 ance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Pro5 fessional Appraisal Practice. 

6 (c) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Any amounts received 

7 under subsection (b)(2)(A) by the United States as pro8 ceeds of any conveyance under this section shall be avail9 able to the Secretary, subject to appropriation, for activi10 ties related to the operations of, or capital improvements 

11 to, property of the Administration. 

12 (d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may require 

14 such additional terms and conditions with the ex15 change of property by the United States under sub16 section (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 

17 protect the interest of the United States. 

18 (2) EASEMENTS OR RIGHTS OF WAY.—The Sec19 retary may grant or convey to the City of 

20 Pascagoula a right of way or easement if the Sec21 retary determines such grant or conveyance is in the 

22 best interest of the Administration and the Federal 

23 Government. 


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Union Calendar No. 355 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 363 

[Report No. 112–502] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey 

Mississippi, and for other purposes. pheric Administration to the City of Pascagoula, property of the National Oceanic and AtmosMAY 30, 2012 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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