I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5419 
To allow the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to convey certain property 
to the City of Nashville, Tennessee. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2018 
Mr. COOPER (for himself and Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To allow the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to 
convey certain property to the City of Nashville, Tennessee. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROPERTY CONVEYANCE. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Army may convey, without consideration, to the City 
of Nashville, Tennessee (in this section referred to as 
‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the real property covered by Lease No. 
DACW62–1–84–149, including any improvements there-
on, at the Riverfront Park Recreational Development, con-
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sisting of approximately 5 acres, subject to the right of 
the Secretary to retain any required easements in the 
property. 
(b) PAYMENT AND COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Army may require the City to reimburse the Sec-
retary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, to 
carry out the land conveyance under this section, in-
cluding survey costs, costs for environmental docu-
mentation, and other administrative costs related to 
the land conveyance. If amounts paid to the Sec-
retary in advance exceed the costs actually incurred 
by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the 
Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the 
City. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reim-
bursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to 
carry out the conveyance shall be credited to the 
fund or account that was used to cover the costs in-
curred by the Secretary in carrying out the convey-
ance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
amounts in such fund or account and shall be avail-
able for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
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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 
this section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to 
the Secretary. 
(d) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—A quit claim deed 
shall be used to convey this real estate upon the terms 
and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Secretary and 
the City, including such additional terms and conditions 
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States, such as any required easements. 
The deed shall provide that in the event the City, its suc-
cessors, or assigns cease to maintain improvements for 
recreation included in the conveyance or otherwise utilize 
the real estate for purposes other than recreation and 
compatible flood risk management, the City, its successor, 
or assign shall repay to the United States the Federal 
share of the cost of constructing the improvements for 
recreation under the agreement between the United States 
and the City dated December 8, 1981, increased as nec-
essary to account for inflation. 
(e) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING PRO-
VISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, 
shall not apply to this conveyance. 
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(f) LIABILITY.—The City shall hold the United 
States harmless from any liability with respect to activities 
carried out on the real estate on or after the date of con-
veyance. 
(g) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 
United States. 
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