IIB 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4027 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make available 

to the University of Miami property under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Virginia Key, Florida, for use 

by the University for a Marine Life Science Center. 
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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. AVAILABILITY OF NOAA REAL PROPERTY ON 

4 VIRGINIA KEY, FLORIDA. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce may 

6 make available to the University of Miami real property 

7 under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Oce8 anic and Atmospheric Administration on Virginia Key, 

9 Florida, for development by the University of a Marine 

10 Life Science Center. 

11 (b) MANNER OF AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary may 

12 make property available under this section by easement, 

13 lease, license, or long-term agreement with the University. 

14 (c) AUTHORIZED USES BY UNIVERSITY.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Property made available 

16 under this section may be used by the University 

17 (subject to paragraph (2)) to develop and operate fa18 cilities for multidisciplinary environmental and fish19 eries research, assessment, management, and edu20 cational activities. 

21 (2) AGREEMENT.—Property made available 

22 under this section may not be used by the University 

23 (including any affiliate of the University) except in 

24 accordance with an agreement with the Secretary 

25 that— 
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1 (A) specifies— 

2 (i) the conditions for non-Federal use 

3 of the property; and 

4 (ii) the retained Federal interests in 

5 the property, including interests in access 

6 to and egress from the property by Federal 

7 personnel and preservation of existing 

8 rights-of-way; 

9 (B) establishes conditions for joint occu10 pancy of buildings and other facilities on the 

11 property by the University and Federal agen12 cies; and 

13 (C) includes provisions that ensure— 

14 (i) that there is no diminishment of 

15 existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

16 Administration programs and services at 

17 Virginia Key; and 

18 (ii) the availability of the property for 

19 planning, development, and construction of 

20 future Federal buildings and facilities. 

21 (3) TERMINATION OF AVAILABILITY.—The 

22 availability of property under this section shall ter23 minate immediately upon use of the property by the 

24 University— 
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1 (A) for any purpose other than as de2 scribed in paragraph (1); or 

3 (B) in violation of the agreement under 

4 paragraph (2). 

5 (d) USE OF FACILITIES BY SECRETARY.—The Sec6 retary may— 

7 (1) subject to the availability of funding, enter 

8 into an agreement to occupy facilities constructed by 

9 the University on property made available under this 

10 section; and 

11 (2) participate with the University in collabo12 rative research at, or administered through, such fa13 cilities. 

14 (e) NO CONVEYANCE OF TITLE.—This section shall 

15 not be construed to convey or authorize conveyance of any 

16 interest of the United States in title to property made 

17 available under this section. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 

2004. 

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL, 

Clerk.