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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 585 

To provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by 

the city of Anchorage, Alaska, for purposes of economic development 

by conveyance of the Federal reversion interest to the City. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2013 

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal 

land owned by the city of Anchorage, Alaska, for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal reversion interest to the City. 

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 ‘‘Anchorage Land Con5 veyance Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

2 Anchorage, Alaska. 

3 (2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed4 eral land’’ means certain parcels of land located in 

5 the City and owned by the City, which are more par6 ticularly described as follows: 

7 (A) Block 42, Original Townsite of An8 chorage, Anchorage Recording District, Third 

9 Judicial District, State of Alaska, consisting of 

10 approximately 1.93 acres, commonly known as 

11 the Egan Center, Petrovich Park, and Old City 

12 Hall. 

13 (B) Lots 9, 10, and 11, Block 66, Original 

14 Townsite of Anchorage, Anchorage Recording 

15 District, Third Judicial District, State of Alas16 ka, consisting of approximately 0.48 acres, com17 monly known as the parking lot at 7th Avenue 

18 and I Street. 

19 (C) Lot 13, Block 15, Original Townsite of 

20 Anchorage, Anchorage Recording District, 

21 Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, con22 sisting of approximately 0.24 acres, an unim23 proved vacant lot located at H Street and 

24 Christensen Drive. 


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

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS, AN4 CHORAGE, ALASKA. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi6 sion of law, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without 

7 consideration, the reversionary interests of the United 

8 States in and to the non-Federal land for the purpose of 

9 unencumbering the title to the non-Federal land to enable 

10 economic development of the non-Federal land. 

11 (b) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as practicable 

12 after the date of enactment of this Act, the exact legal 

13 descriptions of the non-Federal land shall be determined 

14 in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary. 

15 (c) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

16 Secretary may require such additional terms and condi17 tions to the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Sec18 retary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 

19 United States. 

20 (d) COSTS.—The City shall pay all costs associated 

21 with the conveyance under subsection (a), including the 

22 costs of any surveys, recording costs, and other reasonable 

23 costs. 

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