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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4912
To require the conveyance of certain real property under the jurisdiction
of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in Miles City, Montana.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 20, 2000
Mr. HILL of Montana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To require the conveyance of certain real property under
the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in
Miles City, Montana.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, MILES CITY DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
COMPLEX, MILES CITY, MONTANA.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall convey, without consideration, to Cus-
ter County, Montana (in this section referred to as the
‘‘County’’), all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the parcels of real property consisting
of the Miles City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center complex, which has served as a medical and sup-
port complex for the Department of Veterans Affairs in
Miles City, Montana.
(b) TIMING OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance re-
quired by subsection (a) shall be made as soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance
required by subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition
that the County—
(1) use the parcels conveyed, whether directly
or through an agreement with a public or private en-
tity, for veterans activities, community and economic
development, or such other public purposes as the
County considers appropriate; or
(2) convey the parcels to an appropriate public
or private entity for use for such purposes.
(d) CONVEYANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS.—(1) As part
of the conveyance required by subsection (a), the Sec-
retary may also convey to the County any improvements,
equipment, fixtures, and other personal property located
on the parcels conveyed under that subsection that are not
required by the Secretary.
(2) Any conveyance under this subsection shall be
without consideration.
(e) USE PENDING CONVEYANCE.—Until such time as
the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) is
conveyed by deed under this section, the Secretary may
continue to lease the real property, together with any im-
provements thereon, under the terms and conditions of the
current lease of the real property.
(f) MAINTENANCE
PENDING
CONVEYANCE.—The
Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining the real
property to be conveyed under subsection (a), and any im-
provements, equipment, fixtures, and other personal prop-
erty to be conveyed under subsection (d), in its condition
as of the date of the enactment of this Act until such time
as the real property, and such improvements, equipment,
fixtures, and other personal property are conveyed by deed
under this section.
(g) POST-CONVEYANCE CONVERSION.—(1) The Sec-
retary shall make a grant to the County for purposes of
activities by the County to convert and redevelop the real
property conveyed under subsection (a), and any improve-
ments, equipment, fixtures, and other personal property
conveyed under subsection (d), for use in accordance with
subsection (c).
(2) The amount of the grant under paragraph (1)
shall be equal to the amount appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations in subsection (j).
(3) The grant under this subsection shall be made
as soon as practicable after the date of the conveyance
under subsection (a).
(h) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The exact acreage and
legal description of the real property to be conveyed under
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory
to the Secretary.
(i) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
in connection with the conveyance under this section as
the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
(j) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—(1)
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs $4,970,000 for purposes of
the grant required by subsection (g).
(2) Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authoriza-
tion of appropriations in paragraph (1) shall remain avail-
able until expended.
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