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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2637

To require a land conveyance, Miles City Veterans Administration Medical

Complex, Miles City, Montana.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 25, 2000

Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. BURNS) introduced the following bill; which

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To require a land conveyance, Miles City Veterans

Administration Medical Complex, Miles City, Montana.

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 CONVEYANCE, MILES CITY VETERANS

4 ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL COMPLEX, MILES

5 CITY, MONTANA.

6 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Vet7 erans Affairs shall convey, without consideration, to Cus8 ter County, Montana (in this section referred to as the

9 ‘‘County’’), all right, title, and interest of the United

10 States in and to the parcels of real property consisting
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1 of the Miles City Veterans Administration Medical Center

2 complex, which has served as a medical and support com3 plex for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Miles City,

4 Montana.

5 (b) TIMING OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance re6 quired by subsection (a) shall be made as soon as prac7 ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act.

8 (c) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance

9 required by subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition

10 that the County—

11 (1) use the parcels conveyed, whether directly

12 or through an agreement with a public or private en13 tity, for veterans activities, community and economic

14 development, or such other public purposes as the

15 County considers appropriate; or

16 (2) convey the parcels to an appropriate public

17 or private entity for use for such purposes.

18 (d) CONVEYANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS.—(1) As part

19 of the conveyance required by subsection (a), the Sec20 retary may also convey to the County any improvements,

21 equipment, fixtures, and other personal property located

22 on the parcels conveyed under that subsection that are not

23 required by the Secretary.

24 (2) Any conveyance under this subsection shall be

25 without consideration.
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1 (e) USE PENDING CONVEYANCE.—Until such time as

2 the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) is

3 conveyed by deed under this section, the Secretary may

4 continue to lease the real property, together with any im5 provements thereon, under the terms and conditions of the

6 current lease of the real property.

7 (f) MAINTENANCE PENDING CONVEYANCE.—The

8 Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining the real

9 property to be conveyed under subsection (a), and any im10 provements, equipment, fixtures, and other personal prop11 erty to be conveyed under subsection (d), in its condition

12 as of the date of the enactment of this Act until such time

13 as the real property, and such improvements, equipment,

14 fixtures, and other personal property are conveyed by deed

15 under this section.

16 (g) POST-CONVEYANCE CONVERSION.—(1) The Sec17 retary shall make a grant to the County for purposes of

18 activities by the County to convert and redevelop the real

19 property conveyed under subsection (a), and any improve20 ments, equipment, fixtures, and other personal property

21 conveyed under subsection (d), for use in accordance with

22 subsection (c).

23 (2) The amount of the grant under paragraph (1)

24 shall be equal to the amount appropriated pursuant to the

25 authorization of appropriations in subsection (j).
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1 (3) The grant under this subsection shall be made

2 as soon as practicable after the date of the conveyance

3 under subsection (a).

4 (h) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The exact acreage and

5 legal description of the real property to be conveyed under

6 subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory

7 to the Secretary.

8 (i) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec9 retary may require such additional terms and conditions

10 in connection with the conveyance under this section as

11 the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the inter12 ests of the United States.

13 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1)

14 There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the De15 partment of Veterans Affairs, $4,970,000 for purposes of

16 the grant required by subsection (g).

17 (2) Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authoriza18 tion of appropriations in paragraph (1) shall remain avail19 able until expended.

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