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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 224 

To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal 

Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health 

Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 24, 2019 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. SULLIVAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the 

Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and 

to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in 

Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO THE TANANA 

4 TRIBAL COUNCIL. 

5 (a) CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 

7 not later than 180 days, after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 


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1 Services (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

2 shall convey to the Tanana Tribal Council located in 

3 Tanana, Alaska (referred to in this section as the 

4 ‘‘Council’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 

5 States in and to the property described in subsection 

6 (b) for use in connection with health and social serv7 ices programs. 

8 (2) EFFECT ON ANY QUITCLAIM DEED.—The 

9 conveyance by the Secretary of title by warranty 

10 deed under this subsection shall, on the effective 

11 date of the conveyance, supersede and render of no 

12 future effect any quitclaim deed to the property de13 scribed in subsection (b) executed by the Secretary 

14 and the Council. 

15 (3) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of the prop16 erty under this section— 

17 (A) shall be made by warranty deed; and 

18 (B) shall not— 

19 (i) require any consideration from the 

20 Council for the property; 

21 (ii) impose any obligation, term, or 

22 condition on the Council; or 

23 (iii) allow for any reversionary interest 

24 of the United States in the property. 


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1 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property, including 

2 all land, improvements, and appurtenances, described in 

3 this subsection is the property included in U.S. Survey No. 

4 5958, Lot 12, in the village of Tanana, Alaska, within sur5 veyed Township 4N, Range 22W, Fairbanks Meridian, 

6 Alaska, containing 11.25 acres. 

7 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.— 

8 (1) LIABILITY.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

10 other provision of law, the Council shall not be 

11 liable for any soil, surface water, groundwater, 

12 or other contamination resulting from the dis13 posal, release, or presence of any environmental 

14 contamination on any portion of the property 

15 described in subsection (b) on or before the 

16 date on which the property is conveyed to the 

17 Council. 

18 (B) ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION.— 

19 An environmental contamination described in 

20 subparagraph (A) includes any oil or petroleum 

21 products, hazardous substances, hazardous ma22 terials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic sub23 stances, solid waste, or any other environmental 

24 contamination or hazard as defined in any Fed25 eral or State of Alaska law. 


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1 (2) EASEMENT.—The Secretary shall be ac2 corded any easement or access to the property con3 veyed under this section as may be reasonably nec4 essary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability 

5 of the Secretary. 

6 (3) NOTICE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACTIV7 ITY AND WARRANTY.—In carrying out this section, 

8 the Secretary shall comply with subparagraphs (A) 

9 and (B) of section 120(h)(3) of the Comprehensive 

10 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil11 ity Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)). 

12 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO THE BRISTOL BAY 

13 AREA HEALTH CORPORATION. 

14 (a) CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 

16 not later than 180 days, after the date of enactment 

17 of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Bristol 

18 Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, 

19 Alaska (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Corpora20 tion’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 

21 States in and to the property described in subsection 

22 (b) for use in connection with health and social serv23 ices programs. 

24 (2) EFFECT ON ANY QUITCLAIM DEED.—The 

25 conveyance by the Secretary of title by warranty 


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1 deed under this subsection shall, on the effective 

2 date of the conveyance, supersede and render of no 

3 future effect any quitclaim deed to the property de4 scribed in subsection (b) executed by the Secretary 

5 and the Corporation. 

6 (3) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of the prop7 erty under this section— 

8 (A) shall be made by warranty deed; and 

9 (B) shall not— 

10 (i) require any consideration from the 

11 Corporation for the property; 

12 (ii) impose any obligation, term, or 

13 condition on the Corporation; or 

14 (iii) allow for any reversionary interest 

15 of the United States in the property. 

16 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property, including 

17 all land, improvements, and appurtenances, described in 

18 this subsection is the property included in Dental Annex 

19 Subdivision, creating tract 1, a subdivision of Lot 2 of 

20 U.S. Survey No. 2013, located in Section 36, Township 

21 13 South, Range 56 West, Seward Meridian, Bristol Bay 

22 Recording District, Dillingham, Alaska, according to Plat 

23 No. 2015–8, recorded on May 28, 2015, in the Bristol 

24 Bay Recording District, Dillingham, Alaska, containing 

25 1.474 acres more or less. 


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1 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.— 

2 (1) LIABILITY.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

4 other provision of law, the Corporation shall not 

5 be liable for any soil, surface water, ground6 water, or other contamination resulting from 

7 the disposal, release, or presence of any envi8 ronmental contamination on any portion of the 

9 property described in subsection (b) on or be10 fore the date on which the property is conveyed 

11 to the Corporation. 

12 (B) ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION.— 

13 An environmental contamination described in 

14 subparagraph (A) includes any oil or petroleum 

15 products, hazardous substances, hazardous ma16 terials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic sub17 stances, solid waste, or any other environmental 

18 contamination or hazard as defined in any Fed19 eral or State of Alaska law. 

20 (2) EASEMENT.—The Secretary shall be ac21 corded any easement or access to the property con22 veyed under this section as may be reasonably nec23 essary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability 

24 of the Secretary. 


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1 (3) NOTICE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACTIV2 ITY AND WARRANTY.—In carrying out this section, 

3 the Secretary shall comply with subparagraphs (A) 

4 and (B) of section 120(h)(3) of the Comprehensive 

5 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil6 ity Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)). 

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