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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4297 

To authorize a land exchange involving Fort Hood, Texas, and the City 

of Copperas Cove, Texas, to support the city’s efforts to improve arterial 

transportation routes in the vicinity of Fort Hood and to promote economic development. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 25, 2014 

Mr. WILLIAMS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To authorize a land exchange involving Fort Hood, Texas, 

and the City of Copperas Cove, Texas, to support the 

city’s efforts to improve arterial transportation routes 

in the vicinity of Fort Hood and to promote economic 

development. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. LAND EXCHANGE, FORT HOOD, TEXAS. 

4 (a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 

5 Army may convey to the City of Copperas Cove, Texas 

6 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, 

7 and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of 


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1 real property, including any improvements thereon, con2 sisting of approximately 300 acres at Fort Hood, Texas, 

3 for the purpose of permitting the City to improve arterial 

4 transportation routes in the vicinity of Fort Hood and to 

5 promote economic development in the area of the City and 

6 Fort Hood. 

7 (b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con8 veyance under subsection (a), the City shall convey to the 

9 Secretary of the Army all right, title, and interest of the 

10 City in and to one or more parcels of real property that 

11 are acceptable to the Secretary. The fair market value of 

12 the real property acquired by the Secretary under this sub13 section shall be at least equal to the fair market value 

14 of the real property conveyed under subsection (a), as de15 termined by appraisals acceptable to the Secretary. 

16 (c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

17 and legal description of the real property to be exchanged 

18 under this section shall be determined by surveys satisfac19 tory to the Secretary of the Army. 

20 (d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCES.— 

21 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

22 the Army shall require the City to cover costs to be 

23 incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Sec24 retary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry 

25 out the conveyances under this section, including 


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1 survey costs related to the conveyances. If amounts 

2 are collected from the City in advance of the Sec3 retary incurring the actual costs, and the amount 

4 collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the 

5 Secretary to carry out the conveyances, the Sec6 retary shall refund the excess amount to the City. 

7 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

8 Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reim9 bursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to 

10 carry out the conveyances under this section shall be 

11 credited to the fund or account that was used to 

12 cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying 

13 out the conveyances. Amounts so credited shall be 

14 merged with amounts in such fund or account and 

15 shall be available for the same purposes, and subject 

16 to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts 

17 in such fund or account. 

18 (e) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec19 retary of the Army may require such additional terms and 

20 conditions in connection with the conveyances under this 

21 section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 

22 the interests of the United States. 

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