H. R. 623 

One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen 

An Act 

To provide for the conveyance of certain property located in Anchorage, Alaska, 

from the United States to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Native Tribal Health 

Consortium Land Transfer Act’’. 

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ANTHC.—The term ‘‘ANTHC’’ means the Alaska Native 

Tribal Health Consortium. 

(2) PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘property’’ means the property 

described in subsection (d). 

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

of Health and Human Services. 

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

enactment of this Act, but not later than 90 days after that date, 

the Secretary shall convey to ANTHC all right, title, and interest 

of the United States in and to the property for use in connection 

with health and related programs. The Secretary’s conveyance of 

title by warranty deed under this section shall, on its effective 

date, supersede and render of no future effect any quitclaim deed 

to the property described in subsection (d) executed by the Secretary 

and ANTHC. 

(c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of the property under this 

Act— 

(1) shall be made by warranty deed; 

(2) shall not require any consideration from ANTHC for 

the property; 

(3) shall not impose any obligation, term, or condition on 

ANTHC; and 

(4) shall not allow for any reversionary interest of the 

United States in the property. 

(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The property (including all 

improvements thereon and appurtenances thereto) to be conveyed 

under this Act is described as follows: Tract A-3A, Tudor Centre, 

according to plat no. 2013-43, recorded on June 20, 2013 in Anchorage recording district, Alaska. 

(e) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

Federal law, ANTHC shall not be liable for any soil, surface 

water, groundwater, or other contamination resulting from the 
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disposal, release, or presence of any environmental contamination, including any oil or petroleum product, any hazardous 

substance, hazardous material, hazardous waste, pollutant, 

toxic substance, solid waste, or any other environmental 

contamination or hazard as defined in any Federal or State 

law, on the property on or before the date on which the property 

was conveyed by quitclaim deed. 

(2) EASEMENT.—The Secretary shall be accorded any easement or access to the property as may be reasonably necessary 

to satisfy any retained obligation or liability of the Secretary. 

(3) NOTICE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACTIVITY AND WARRANTY.—In carrying out this Act, the Secretary shall comply 

with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 120(h)(3) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)). 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.