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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 595

To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey certain excess real property

located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 19, 1995

Mr. TEJEDA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Security and, in addition, to the Committee on Veterans’

Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey certain

excess real property located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

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

3 SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION AND LAND CON4 VEYANCE, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS.

5 (a) TRANSFER OF LAND FOR NATIONAL CEME6 TERY.—

7 (1) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of

8 the Army may transfer, without reimbursement, to

9 the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of
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1 Veterans Affairs a parcel of real property (including

2 any improvements thereon) consisting of approxi3 mately 125.85 acres and comprising a portion of

4 Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

5 (2) USE OF LAND.—The Secretary of Veterans

6 Affairs shall use the real property transferred under

7 paragraph (1) as a national cemetery under chapter

8 24 of title 38, United States Code.

9 (3) RETURN OF UNUSED LAND.—If the Sec10 retary of Veterans Affairs determines that any por11 tion of the real property transferred under para12 graph (1) is not needed for use as a national ceme13 tery, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall return

14 such portion to the administrative jurisdiction of the

15 Secretary of the Army.

16 (4) SUBSEQUENT DISPOSITION.—If real prop17 erty is returned to the Secretary of the Army under

18 paragraph (3), the Secretary may convey such prop19 erty to the City in the manner provided in sub20 section (b).

21 (b) CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO THE CITY OF SAN AN22 TONIO.—

23 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary

24 of the Army may convey, without consideration, to

25 the City of San Antonio, Texas (in this section re-
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1 ferred to as the City), a parcel of real property (in2 cluding any improvements thereon) consisting of not

3 more than 118.62 acres and comprising a portion of

4 Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

5 (2) USE OF LAND.—The City shall use the real

6 property conveyed under paragraph (1) as a public

7 park. If the Secretary of the Army determines that

8 the conveyed real property is not being used in ac9 cordance with this paragraph, all right, title, and in10 terest in and to the property (including any improve11 ments thereon) shall revert to the United States,

12 and the United States shall have the right of imme13 diate entry onto the property. Any determination of

14 the Secretary under this paragraph shall be made on

15 the record after an opportunity for a hearing.

16 (c) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The exact acreage and

17 legal description of the real property to be transferred or

18 conveyed under this section shall be determined by surveys

19 that are satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army. The

20 cost of such surveys shall be borne by the recipient of the

21 real property.

22 (d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The

23 Secretary of the Army may require such additional terms

24 and conditions in connection with the transfer and convey25 ance under this section as the Secretary of the Army con-
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1 siders appropriate to protect the interests of the United

2 States.

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