IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 623 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 30, 2013 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of certain property located 
in Anchorage, Alaska, from the United States to the 
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Native Tribal 
Health Consortium Land Transfer Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ANTHC.—The term ‘‘ANTHC’’ means the 
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. 
(2) PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘property’’ means 
the property described in subsection (d). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(b) CONVEYANCE.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, but not later than 90 days 
after that date, the Secretary shall convey to ANTHC all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the property for use in connection with health and related 
programs. The Secretary’s conveyance of title by warranty 
deed under this section shall, on its effective date, super-
sede and render of no future effect any quitclaim deed 
to the property described in subsection (d) executed by 
the Secretary and ANTHC. 
(c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of the property 
under this Act— 
(1) shall be made by warranty deed; 
(2) shall not require any consideration from 
ANTHC for the property; 
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(3) shall not impose any obligation, term, or 
condition on ANTHC; and 
(4) shall not allow for any reversionary interest 
of the United States in the property. 
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The property (in-
cluding all improvements thereon and appurtenances 
thereto) to be conveyed under this Act is described as fol-
lows: Tract A-3A, Tudor Centre, according to plat no. 
2013-43, recorded on June 20, 2013 in Anchorage record-
ing district, Alaska. 
(e) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of Federal law, ANTHC shall not be liable 
for any soil, surface water, groundwater, or other 
contamination resulting from the disposal, release, 
or presence of any environmental contamination, in-
cluding any oil or petroleum product, any hazardous 
substance, hazardous material, hazardous waste, pol-
lutant, toxic substance, solid waste, or any other en-
vironmental contamination or hazard as defined in 
any Federal or State law, on the property on or be-
fore the date on which the property was conveyed by 
quitclaim deed. 
(2) EASEMENT.—The Secretary shall be ac-
corded any easement or access to the property as 
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may be reasonably necessary to satisfy any retained 
obligation or liability of the Secretary. 
(3) NOTICE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACTIV-
ITY AND WARRANTY.—In carrying out this Act, the 
Secretary shall comply with subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of section 120(h)(3) of the Comprehensive Envi-
ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)). 
Passed the House of Representatives October 29, 
2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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