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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1581 
To provide for the conveyance of unused Federal property administered by 
the Department of the Navy at the site of the former Oxnard Air 
Force Base, Ventura County, California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2013 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance of unused Federal property 
administered by the Department of the Navy at the 
site of the former Oxnard Air Force Base, Ventura 
County, California. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORMER OXNARD AIR 
FORCE 
BASE, 
VENTURA 
COUNTY, 
CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—At such time as the 
Department of the Navy vacates the parcel of real prop-
erty known as DOD Camarillo Airport, which was origi-
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nally deeded to the Department of Defense at no cost by 
Ventura County, California (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘County’’), is located at the site of former Oxnard Air 
Force Base and adjacent to County-operated Camarillo 
Airport, and is administered by Naval Base Ventura 
County, the Secretary of the Navy may convey, without 
consideration, to the County all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the real property, including 
any improvements thereon, for the purpose of permitting 
the County to use the property for airport-related activi-
ties. 
(b) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Navy shall require the County to cover costs (ex-
cept costs for environmental remediation of the 
property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to re-
imburse the Secretary for such costs incurred by the 
Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under sub-
section (a), including survey costs, costs for environ-
mental documentation, and any other administrative 
costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are col-
lected from the County in advance of the Secretary 
incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected 
exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary 
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to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall re-
fund the excess amount to the County. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 
that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 
Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts 
so credited shall be merged with amounts in such 
fund or account, and shall be available for the same 
purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 
limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
to the Secretary of the Navy. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Secretary of the Navy 
may require such additional terms and conditions in con-
nection with the conveyance as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
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