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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1353
To authorize the conveyance of the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant
No. 387 in Dallas, Texas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 25, 1999
Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. PAUL, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BARTON
of Texas, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. FROST, Mr.
ARCHER, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. COMBEST, Mr.
SMITH of Texas, Mr. DELAY, and Mr. BONILLA) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To authorize the conveyance of the Naval Weapons Industrial
Reserve Plant No. 387 in Dallas, Texas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL WEAPONS INDUS-
TRIAL RESERVE PLANT NO. 387, DALLAS,
TEXAS.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—(1) The Secretary
of the Navy may convey to the City of Dallas, Texas (in
this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to parcels of real prop-
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.).
(d) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance
authorized by subsection (a) shall be subject to the condi-
tion that the City—
(1) use the parcels, directly or through an
agreement with a public or private entity, for eco-
nomic purposes or such other public purposes as the
City determines appropriate; or
(2) convey the parcels to an appropriate public
or private entity for use for such purposes.
(e) REVERSION.—If, during the 5-year period begin-
ning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance au-
thorized by subsection (a), the Secretary determines that
the conveyed real property is not being used for a purpose
specified in subsection (d), all right, title, and interest in
and to the property, including any improvements thereon,
shall revert to the United States, and the United States
shall have the right of immediate entry onto the property.
(f) INTERIM LEASE.—(1) Until such time as the real
property described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed
under this section, the Secretary may continue to lease
the property, together with improvements thereon, to the
current tenant under the existing terms and conditions of
the lease for the property.
(2) If good faith negotiations for the conveyance of
the property continue under this section beyond the end
of the third year of the term of the existing lease for the
property, the Secretary shall continue to lease the property
to the current tenant of the property under the terms and
conditions applicable to the first three years of the lease
of the property pursuant to the existing lease for the prop-
erty.
(g) MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY.—(1) Subject to
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall be responsible for main-
taining the real property to be conveyed under this section
in its condition as of the date of the enactment of this
Act until such time as the property is conveyed by deed
under this section.
(2) The current tenant of the property shall be re-
sponsible for any maintenance required under paragraph
(1) to the extent of the activities of that tenant at the
property during the period covered by that paragraph.
(h) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
REMEDIATION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the City shall not be
responsible for any environmental restoration or remedi-
ation that is required with respect to the real property
to be conveyed under subsection (a) as a result of activities
of parties other than the City at the property before its
conveyance under this section.
(i) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be
borne by the City.
(j) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
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