IIB 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3786 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 18, 2014 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf 

of the Archivist of the United States, to convey certain 

Federal property located in the State of Alaska to the 

Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. 

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. REAL PROPERTY CONVEYANCE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

3 date of the enactment of this Act and after completion 

4 of the survey and appraisal described in this section, the 

5 Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Archi6 vist of the United States, shall convey to the City by quit7 claim deed for the consideration described in subsection 

8 (c), all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

9 and to a parcel of real property described in subsection 

10 (b). 

11 (b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The parcel to be conveyed 

13 under subsection (a) consists of approximately 9 

14 acres and improvements located at 400 East For15 tieth Street in the City that is administered by the 

16 National Archives and Records Administration. 

17 (2) SURVEY REQUIRED.—As soon as practicable 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the exact 

19 acreage and legal description of the real property to 

20 be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be deter21 mined by a survey, paid for by the City, that is sat22 isfactory to the Archivist. 

23 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

24 (1) CONSIDERATION.— 

25 (A) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for 

26 the conveyance of the property under subsection 


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1 (a), the City shall pay to the Archivist an 

2 amount not less than the fair market value of 

3 the conveyed property, to be determined as pro4 vided in subparagraph (B). 

5 (B) APPRAISAL.—The fair market value of 

6 the property to be conveyed under subsection 

7 (a) shall be determined based on an appraisal 

8 that— 

9 (i) is conducted by a licensed, inde10 pendent appraiser that is approved by the 

11 Archivist and the City; 

12 (ii) is based on the highest and best 

13 use of the property; 

14 (iii) is approved by the Archivist; and 

15 (iv) is paid for by the City. 

16 (2) PRE-CONVEYANCE ENTRY.—The Archivist, 

17 on terms and conditions the Archivist determines to 

18 be appropriate, may authorize the City to enter the 

19 property at no charge for pre-construction and con20 struction activities. 

21 (3) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

22 The Archivist may require additional terms and con23 ditions in connection with the conveyance under sub24 section (a) as the Archivist considers appropriate to 

25 protect the interests of the United States. 


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1 (d) PROCEEDS.—Subject to appropriations Acts, the 

2 net proceeds from the conveyance of property under sub3 section (a) shall be available to the Archivist for activities 

4 funded in annual appropriations Acts under the heading 

5 ‘‘National Archives and Records Administration—Repairs 

6 and Restorations’’. 

7 (e) CITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘City’’ 

8 means the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 2014. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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