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Union Calendar No. 404 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 667 

[Report No. 117–563, Part I] 

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 

the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to 

facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, 

California, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2021 

Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. AGUILAR, and 

Mr. CALVERT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce, 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 

NOVEMBER 16, 2022 

Additional sponsors: Mr. THOMPSON of California and Mr. ISSA

NOVEMBER 16, 2022 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 16, 2022 

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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•HR 667 RH

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, 

to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert 

Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and 

for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Desert Sage Youth 

5 Wellness Center Access Improvement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ACCESS ROAD FOR DESERT SAGE YOUTH 

7 WELLNESS CENTER. 

8 (a) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

9 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Health 

10 and Human Services, acting through the Director of 

11 the Indian Health Service, is authorized to acquire, 

12 from willing sellers, the land in Hemet, California, 

13 upon which is located a dirt road known as ‘‘Best 

14 Road’’, beginning at the driveway of the Desert Sage 

15 Youth Wellness Center at Faure Road and extending 

16 to the junction of Best Road and Sage Road. 

17 (2) COMPENSATION.—The Secretary shall pay 

18 fair market value for the land authorized to be ac19 quired under paragraph (1). Fair market value shall 

20 be determined— 

21 (A) using Uniform Appraisal Standards 

22 for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

23 (B) by an appraiser acceptable to the Sec24 retary and the owners of the land to be ac25 quired. 


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1 (3) ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.—In addition to the 

2 land referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary is 

3 authorized to acquire, from willing sellers, land or 

4 interests in land as reasonably necessary to con5 struct and maintain the road as required by sub6 section (b). 

7 (b) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROAD.— 

8 (1) CONSTRUCTION.—After the Secretary ac9 quires the land pursuant to subsection (a), the Sec10 retary shall construct on that land a paved road that 

11 is generally located over Best Road to facilitate ac12 cess to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in 

13 Hemet, California. 

14 (2) MAINTENANCE.—The Secretary— 

15 (A) shall maintain and manage the road 

16 constructed pursuant to paragraph (1); or 

17 (B) enter into an agreement with Riverside 

18 County, California, to own, maintain and man19 age the road constructed pursuant to paragraph 

20 (1). 


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Union Calendar No. 404 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 667 

[Report No. 117–563, Part I] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human 

other purposes. Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth dian Health Service, to acquire private land to Services, acting through the Director of the InNOVEMBER 16, 2022 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 16, 2022 

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; comState of the Union and ordered to be printed mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 


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