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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3998 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 5, 2014 

Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Albuquerque, New 

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

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis2 trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv3 ices. 

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

5 means the real property located in Albuquerque, 

6 New Mexico, that, as determined by the Adminis7 trator, subject to survey, generally consists of lots 

8 12 through 19, and for the westerly boundary, the 

9 portion of either lot 19 or 20 which is the outside 

10 west wall of the basement level of the Old Post Of11 fice building, and which has a municipal address of 

12 123 Fourth Street, SW., in Block 18, New Mexico 

13 Town Company’s Original Townsite, Albuquerque, 

14 New Mexico. 

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

16 means the Amy Biehl High School Foundation. 

17 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY IN ALBU18 QUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, TO THE AMY BIEHL 

19 HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION. 

20 (a) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding any other provi21 sion of law, not later than 90 days after the date of enact22 ment of this Act, the Administrator shall offer to convey 

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

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


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1 (b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for convey2 ance of the Federal land under subsection (a), the Admin3 istrator shall require the Foundation to pay to the Admin4 istrator consideration in an amount equal to the fair mar5 ket value of the Federal land, as determined based on an 

6 appraisal that is acceptable to the Administrator. 

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

8 be responsible for paying— 

9 (1) the costs of an appraisal conducted under 

10 subsection (b); and 

11 (2) any other costs relating to the conveyance 

12 of the Federal land under this Act. 

13 (d) PROCEEDS.— 

14 (1) DEPOSIT.—Net proceeds received under 

15 subsection (b) shall be paid into the Federal Build16 ings Fund established under section 592 of title 40, 

17 United States Code. 

18 (2) EXPENDITURE.—Amounts paid into the 

19 Federal Buildings Fund under paragraph (1) shall 

20 be available to the Administrator, in amounts speci21 fied in appropriations Acts, for expenditure for any 

22 lawful purpose consistent with existing authorities 

23 granted to the Administrator, except that the Ad24 ministrator shall provide to the Committee on 

25 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 


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1 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

2 and Public Works of the Senate 30 days advance 

3 written notice of any expenditure of the proceeds. 

4 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Ad5 ministrator may require that any conveyance under sub6 section (a) be subject to such additional terms and condi7 tions as the Administrator considers appropriate to pro8 tect the interests of the United States. 

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

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

11 the date of enactment of this Act. 

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