IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3567 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry 
AN ACT 
To authorize the purchase of a small parcel of Natural 
Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, 
California, by the Riverside Corona Resource Conserva-
tion District, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Since 1935, the United States has owned a 
parcel of land in Riverside, California, consisting of 
approximately 8.75 acres, more specifically described 
in section 2(a) (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘property’’). 
(2) The property is under the jurisdiction of the 
Department of Agriculture and has been variously 
used for research and plant materials purposes. 
(3) Since 1998, the property has been adminis-
tered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service 
of the Department of Agriculture. 
(4) Since 2002, the property has been co-man-
aged under a cooperative agreement between the 
Natural Resources Conservation Service and the 
Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District, 
which is a legal subdivision of the State of California 
under section 9003 of the California Public Re-
sources Code. 
(5) The Conservation District wishes to pur-
chase the property and use it for conservation, envi-
ronmental, and related educational purposes. 
(6) As provided in section 2, the purchase of 
the property by the Conservation District would pro-
mote the conservation education and related activi-
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ties of the Conservation District and result in sav-
ings to the Federal Government. 
SEC. 2. LAND PURCHASE, NATURAL RESOURCES CON-
SERVATION SERVICE PROPERTY, RIVERSIDE 
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) PURCHASE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall sell and quitclaim to the Riverside Corona 
Resource Conservation District (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Conservation District’’) all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, 
including improvements thereon, that is located at 4500 
Glenwood Drive in Riverside, California, consists of ap-
proximately 8.75 acres, and is administered by the Nat-
ural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of 
Agriculture. As necessary or desirable to facilitate the pur-
chase of the property under this section, the Secretary or 
the Conservation District may survey all or portions of 
the property. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the pur-
chase of the property under this section, the Conservation 
District shall pay to the Secretary of Agriculture an 
amount equal to the appraised value of the property. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON RESERVATION OF INTEREST.— 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall not reserve any future 
interest in the property to be conveyed under this section, 
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except such interest as may be acceptable to the Conserva-
tion District. 
(d) 
HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES.—Notwithstanding 
section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9620(h)) or the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), in the case of the property purchased 
by the Conservation District under this section, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall be only required to meet the 
disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollut-
ants, or contaminants, but shall otherwise not be required 
to remediate or abate any such releases of hazardous sub-
stances, pollutants, or contaminants, including petroleum 
and petroleum derivatives. 
(e) COOPERATIVE AUTHORITY.— 
(1) LEASES, CONTRACTS, AND
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—In conjunction with, or 
in addition to, the purchase of the property by the 
Conservation District under this section, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may enter into leases, con-
tracts and cooperative agreements with the Con-
servation District. 
(2) SOLE
SOURCE.—Notwithstanding sections 
3105, 3301, and 3303 to 3305 of title 41, United 
States Code, or any other provision of law, the Sec-
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retary may lease real property from the Conserva-
tion District on a noncompetitive basis. 
(3) NON-EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY.—The author-
ity provided by this subsection is in addition to any 
other authority of the Secretary. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 31, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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