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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 623 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 30, 2013 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

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. 

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

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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Health Consortium Land Transfer Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

7 Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. 

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

9 the property described in subsection (d). 

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

11 the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

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

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

14 after that date, the Secretary shall convey to ANTHC all 

15 right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

16 the property for use in connection with health and related 

17 programs. The Secretary’s conveyance of title by warranty 

18 deed under this section shall, on its effective date, super19 sede and render of no future effect any quitclaim deed 

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

21 the Secretary and ANTHC. 

22 (c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of the property 

23 under this Act— 

24 (1) shall be made by warranty deed; 

25 (2) shall not require any consideration from 

26 ANTHC for the property; 

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1 (3) shall not impose any obligation, term, or 

2 condition on ANTHC; and 

3 (4) shall not allow for any reversionary interest 

4 of the United States in the property. 

5 (d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The property (in6 cluding all improvements thereon and appurtenances 

7 thereto) to be conveyed under this Act is described as fol8 lows: Tract A-3A, Tudor Centre, according to plat no. 

9 2013-43, recorded on June 20, 2013 in Anchorage record10 ing district, Alaska. 

11 (e) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

13 provision of Federal law, ANTHC shall not be liable 

14 for any soil, surface water, groundwater, or other 

15 contamination resulting from the disposal, release, 

16 or presence of any environmental contamination, in17 cluding any oil or petroleum product, any hazardous 

18 substance, hazardous material, hazardous waste, pol19 lutant, toxic substance, solid waste, or any other en20 vironmental contamination or hazard as defined in 

21 any Federal or State law, on the property on or be22 fore the date on which the property was conveyed by 

23 quitclaim deed. 

24 (2) EASEMENT.—The Secretary shall be ac25 corded any easement or access to the property as 

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1 may be reasonably necessary to satisfy any retained 

2 obligation or liability of the Secretary. 

3 (3) NOTICE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACTIV4 ITY AND WARRANTY.—In carrying out this Act, the 

5 Secretary shall comply with subparagraphs (A) and 

6 (B) of section 120(h)(3) of the Comprehensive Envi7 ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 

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

Passed the House of Representatives October 29, 

2013. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 

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