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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 644 

To resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using 

funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 3, 2015 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. SULLIVAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

A BILL 

To resolve title issues involving real property and equipment 

acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln 

Drying Grant Program. 

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

3 SECTION 1. RESOLUTION OF REAL PROPERTY AND EQUIP4 MENT TITLE ISSUES UNDER ALASKA KILN 

5 DRYING GRANT PROGRAM. 

6 (a) DEFINITION OF PROGRAM.—In this section, the 

7 term ‘‘Program’’ means the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant 

8 Program that is described— 


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1 (1) in the matter under the heading ‘‘STATE

2 AND PRIVATE FORESTRY’’ under the heading ‘‘FOR3 EST SERVICE’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF

4 AGRICULTURE’’ in title II of the conference report 

5 accompanying H.R. 4578 of the 106th Congress 

6 (House Report 106–914); and 

7 (2) in the matter under the heading ‘‘STATE

8 AND PRIVATE FORESTRY’’ under the heading ‘‘FOR9 EST SERVICE’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF

10 AGRICULTURE’’ in title II of the conference report 

11 accompanying H.R. 2217 of the 107th Congress 

12 (House Report 107–234). 

13 (b) VESTING OF TITLE.—Notwithstanding chapter 

14 IV of subtitle B of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations 

15 (or successor regulations), title to real property and equip16 ment acquired using funds provided by a grant under the 

17 Program shall vest in the grant recipient— 

18 (1) in accordance with the compensation sched19 ule described in subsection (c)(2); or 

20 (2) as provided in subsection (d). 

21 (c) COMPENSATION SCHEDULE.— 

22 (1) PERIOD OF APPLICATION.—The compensa23 tion requirements of this subsection shall apply to a 

24 grant provided under the Program during the 4-year 


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1 period beginning on the date on which the grant was 

2 closed. 

3 (2) COMPENSATION SCHEDULE.—If real prop4 erty or equipment acquired using funds provided by 

5 a grant under the Program is no longer to be used 

6 for the purposes for which the grant was made, the 

7 grant recipient may sell, or may retain title to, the 

8 real property or equipment on payment to the Sec9 retary of Agriculture of compensation as follows: 

10 (A) During the first year of the 4-year pe11 riod, the grant recipient shall pay an amount 

12 equal to 80 percent of the proceeds of the sale, 

13 if the real property or equipment is sold, or 80 

14 percent of the market value of the real property 

15 or equipment, if title is to be retained by the 

16 grant recipient. 

17 (B) During the second year of the 4-year 

18 period, the grant recipient shall pay an amount 

19 equal to 60 percent of the proceeds of the sale, 

20 if the real property or equipment is sold, or 60 

21 percent of the market value of the real property 

22 or equipment, if title is to be retained by the 

23 grant recipient. 

24 (C) During the third year of the 4-year pe25 riod, the grant recipient shall pay an amount 


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1 equal to 40 percent of the proceeds of the sale, 

2 if the real property or equipment is sold, or 40 

3 percent of the market value of the real property 

4 or equipment, if title is to be retained by the 

5 grant recipient. 

6 (D) During the final year of the 4-year pe7 riod, the grant recipient shall pay an amount 

8 equal to 20 percent of the proceeds of the sale, 

9 if the real property or equipment is sold, or 20 

10 percent of the market value of the real property 

11 or equipment, if title is to be retained by the 

12 grant recipient. 

13 (d) DIVESTITURE.—After the end of the 4-year pe14 riod beginning on the date on which a grant provided 

15 under the Program was closed, real property or equipment 

16 acquired using the grant funds may be retained or dis17 posed of by the grant recipient with no further obligation 

18 to the Federal Government. 

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