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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5684 

To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey certain property 

from the United States to the County of Marin, California. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 12, 2014 

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

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey 

certain property from the United States to the County 

of Marin, California. 

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 ‘‘Point Reyes Coast 

5 Guard Housing Conveyance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY IN POINT 

7 REYES STATION, CALIFORNIA. 

8 (a) CONVEYANCE.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

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1 mandant of the Coast Guard shall convey to the 

2 County of Marin all right, title, and interest of the 

3 United States in and to the covered property— 

4 (A) for fair market value, provided for in 

5 paragraph (2); 

6 (B) subject to the conditions required by 

7 this section; and 

8 (C) subject to any other term or condition 

9 that the Commandant considers appropriate to 

10 protect the interests of the United States. 

11 (2) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The fair market 

12 value of the covered property shall be— 

13 (A) determined by a real estate appraiser, 

14 selected by the County and licensed to practice 

15 in California, who shall make the determination 

16 based on the use required by this Act of the 

17 covered property; and 

18 (B) approved by the Commandant, who 

19 shall base such approval on considerations of 

20 equity and fairness, including the use required 

21 by this Act of the covered property. 

22 (b) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of any con24 veyance of covered property under this section, the 

25 Commandant shall require that— 


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1 (A) the County grant the United States 

2 the right to— 

3 (i) locate or place on the covered 

4 property an aid to navigation; 

5 (ii) enter the covered property at any 

6 time without notice for the purpose of es7 tablishing or maintaining an aid to naviga8 tion; and 

9 (iii) make any changes to the covered 

10 property as may be necessary for naviga11 tional purposes; and 

12 (B) all right, title, and interest in and to 

13 the covered property revert to the United States 

14 if the covered property or any part thereof 

15 ceases to be— 

16 (i) used for affordable housing or for 

17 a purpose related to affordable housing; or 

18 (ii) maintained in a manner that per19 mits its future use as a location for a 

20 Coast Guard aid to navigation. 

21 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

22 subsection shall be construed as requiring the Coun23 ty to maintain an aid to navigation on the covered 

24 property. 

25 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘‘Commandant’’ 

2 means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. 

3 (2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means the 

4 County of Marin, California. 

5 (3) COVERED PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘covered 

6 property’’ means the real property located in the 

7 County of Marin that— 

8 (A) is identified as parcel 11924073 on the 

9 map entitled ‘‘USCG Point Reyes Housing’’, 

10 which is on file in the offices of the United 

11 States Coast Guard; 

12 (B) is under the administrative control of 

13 the Coast Guard; and 

14 (C) includes all improvements that are lo15 cated on the property, including those depicted 

16 on the map dated July 11, 2013, entitled ‘‘CG 

17 CAMSPAC SAN FRAN – HOUSING SITE’’, 

18 which is on file in the offices of the United 

19 States Coast Guard. 

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