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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6510 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 14, 2010 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works 

AN ACT 

To direct the Administrator of General Services to convey 

a parcel of real property in Houston, Texas, to the 

Military Museum of Texas, and for other purposes. 

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. CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY IN HOUS2 TON, TEXAS. 

3 (a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The Administrator of 

4 General Services shall convey, at the market value deter5 mined under subsection (b), to the Military Museum of 

6 Texas all right, title, and interest of the United States 

7 in and to the parcel of real property located at 8611 

8 Wallisville Road in Houston, Texas, as described in sub9 section (c). 

10 (b) DETERMINATION OF MARKET VALUE.—For pur11 poses of subsection (a), the market value of the real prop12 erty shall be determined by an independent appraisal 

13 based on the current use of the property. The appraisal 

14 shall be commissioned by the Administrator and paid for 

15 by the Military Museum of Texas. 

16 (c) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The real property to 

17 be conveyed is the 3.673 acres of land in Lot 3 of Moers 

18 Subdivision in the W.M. Black Survey, Abstract 114, Har19 ris County, Texas, more particularly described as follows: 

20 (1) Beginning at an iron rod located at the 

21 intersection of the north line of Wallisville Road 

22 presently being 100’ wide with the southeast line of 

23 U.S. Highway 90 presently being 150’ in width. 

24 (2) Thence north 38o13’ east 1068.61’ along 

25 the southeast line of U.S. Highway 90 to an iron 

26 rod for the point of beginning. 


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1 (3) Thence south 01o15’43’’ east 713.5’ along 

2 a fence to a galvanized iron fence corner in the 

3 north line of Wallisville Road. 

4 (4) Thence south 79o26’ west, 408’ more or less 

5 parallel to the east boundary line to a point in the 

6 southeast line of U.S. Highway 90. 

7 (5) Thence north 38o13’ east 460’ more or less 

8 along the southeast line of U.S. Highway 90 to the 

9 point of beginning. 

10 (d) STRUCTURES AND IMPROVEMENTS.—The convey11 ance shall include the improvements, structures, and fix12 tures located on the real property conveyed and related 

13 personal property. 

14 (e) USE RESTRICTION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the con16 veyance, the Military Museum of Texas shall use 

17 and maintain the real property conveyed, for a min18 imum period of 30 years, in a manner consistent 

19 with the use of the property at the time of the con20 veyance. 

21 (2) USE RESTRICTION.—Except as provided by 

22 paragraph (3), if the real property conveyed ceases 

23 to be used or maintained as required by paragraph 

24 (1), all or any portion of the property shall, in its 


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1 then existing condition and at the option of the Ad2 ministrator, revert to the United States. 

3 (3) ABROGATION OF USE RESTRICTION.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Military Museum 

5 of Texas may seek abrogation of the use restric6 tion set forth in paragraph (2) by obtaining the 

7 advance written consent of the Administrator, 

8 and by payment to the United States of the fair 

9 market value of the real property to be released 

10 from the restriction. 

11 (B) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET

12 VALUE.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), 

13 the fair market value of the real property shall 

14 be determined by an independent appraisal 

15 based on the highest and best use of the prop16 erty as of the effective date of the abrogation. 

17 The appraisal shall be commissioned by the Ad18 ministrator and paid for by the Military Mu19 seum of Texas. 

20 (f) COMPLIANCE.— 

21 (1) REPORTS.—As a condition of the convey22 ance, the Military Museum of Texas shall submit to 

23 the Administrator, not later than one year after the 

24 date of the conveyance and annually thereafter for 

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1 um’s use and maintenance of the real property con2 veyed, and any other reports required by the Admin3 istrator to evidence the Military Museum’s contin4 uous use of the property in accordance with sub5 section (d). 

6 (2) INSPECTIONS.—Not later than one year 

7 after the date of conveyance and every 5 years there8 after for a period of 30 years, the Administrator 

9 shall conduct inspections of the real property con10 veyed to confirm information provided in the reports 

11 submitted under paragraph (1). 

12 (g) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Ad13 ministrator may require the conveyance to be subject to 

14 such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator 

15 considers appropriate and necessary to protect the inter16 ests of the United States. 

17 (h) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The Military Museum 

18 of Texas shall be responsible for all reasonable and nec19 essary costs associated with the conveyance, including real 

20 estate transaction and environmental documentation 

21 costs. 

22 (i) RELATIONSHIP TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW.— 

23 Nothing in this section may be construed to affect or limit 

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1 prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

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

Passed the House of Representatives December 14, 

2010. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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