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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3998 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 18, 2014 

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

Public Works 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey 

a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 

to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation. 

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 ‘‘Albuquerque, New 

3 Mexico, Federal Land Conveyance Act of 2014’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis7 trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv8 ices. 

9 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

10 means the real property, including any improve11 ments thereon, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 

12 that, as determined by the Administrator, subject to 

13 survey, generally consists of lots 12 through 19, and 

14 for the westerly boundary, the portion of either lot 

15 19 or 20 which is the outside west wall of the base16 ment level of the Old Post Office building, and 

17 which has a municipal address of 123 Fourth Street, 

18 SW., in Block 18, New Mexico Town Company’s 

19 Original Townsite, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

20 (3) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

21 means the Amy Biehl High School Foundation. 

22 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY IN ALBU23 QUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, TO THE AMY BIEHL 

24 HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION. 

25 (a) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding any other provi26 sion of law, not later than 90 days after the date of enactVerDate Mar 15 2010 04:02 Jun 19, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3998.RFS H3998

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1 ment of this Act, the Administrator shall offer to convey 

2 to the Foundation, by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and 

3 interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. 

4 (b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for convey5 ance of the Federal land under subsection (a), the Admin6 istrator shall require the Foundation to pay to the Admin7 istrator consideration in an amount equal to the fair mar8 ket value of the Federal land, as determined based on an 

9 appraisal that is acceptable to the Administrator. 

10 (c) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The Foundation shall 

11 be responsible for paying— 

12 (1) the costs of an appraisal conducted under 

13 subsection (b); and 

14 (2) any other costs relating to the conveyance 

15 of the Federal land under this Act. 

16 (d) PROCEEDS.— 

17 (1) DEPOSIT.—Net proceeds received under 

18 subsection (b) shall be paid into the Federal Build19 ings Fund established under section 592 of title 40, 

20 United States Code. 

21 (2) EXPENDITURE.—Amounts paid into the 

22 Federal Buildings Fund under paragraph (1) shall 

23 be available to the Administrator, in amounts speci24 fied in appropriations Acts, for expenditure for any 


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1 lawful purpose consistent with existing authorities 

2 granted to the Administrator. 

3 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Ad4 ministrator may require that any conveyance under sub5 section (a) be subject to such additional terms and condi6 tions as the Administrator considers appropriate to pro7 tect the interests of the United States. 

8 (f) DEADLINE.—The conveyance of the Federal land 

9 under this Act shall occur not later than 3 years after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 2014. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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