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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3810 

To provide for the conveyance of the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in 

San Diego, California. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2014 

Mr. HUNTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 

Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of the Mt. Soledad Veterans 

Memorial in San Diego, California. 

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 ‘‘Mount Soledad Vet5 erans Memorial Preservation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, MT. SOLEDAD VETERANS ME7 MORIAL, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. 

8 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

9 Defense may convey, without consideration, to the Mount 


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1 Soledad Memorial Association, Inc. (in this section re2 ferred to as the ‘‘Association’’), all right, title, and interest 

3 of the United States in and to the Mt. Soledad Veterans 

4 Memorial which— 

5 (1) is located within the Soledad Natural Park 

6 in San Diego, California; 

7 (2) was acquired by the United States pursuant 

8 to section 2 of Public Law 109–272 (120 Stat. 770; 

9 16 U.S.C. 431 note); and 

10 (3) is maintained by the Secretary of Defense 

11 through a memorandum of understanding with the 

12 Association. 

13 (b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The legal description of 

14 the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial is provided in section 

15 2(d) of Public Law 109–272. 

16 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

17 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

18 Defense shall require the Association to cover costs 

19 to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the 

20 Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, 

21 to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), in22 cluding survey costs, costs for environmental docu23 mentation, and any other administrative costs re24 lated to the conveyance. If amounts are collected 

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1 curring the actual costs, and the amount collected 

2 exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary 

3 to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall re4 fund the excess amount to the Association. 

5 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

6 Amounts received as reimbursement under para7 graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 

8 that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 

9 Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts 

10 so credited shall be merged with amounts in such 

11 fund or account, and shall be available for the same 

12 purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 

13 limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 

14 (d) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Secretary of Defense 

15 may require such additional terms and conditions in con16 nection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the 

17 Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 

18 the United States. 

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