IIB 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4027 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make available 
to the University of Miami property under the adminis-
trative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration on Virginia Key, Florida, for use 
by the University for a Marine Life Science Center.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AVAILABILITY OF NOAA REAL PROPERTY ON 
VIRGINIA KEY, FLORIDA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce may 
make available to the University of Miami real property 
under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration on Virginia Key, 
Florida, for development by the University of a Marine 
Life Science Center. 
(b) MANNER OF AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary may 
make property available under this section by easement, 
lease, license, or long-term agreement with the University. 
(c) AUTHORIZED USES BY UNIVERSITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Property made available 
under this section may be used by the University 
(subject to paragraph (2)) to develop and operate fa-
cilities for multidisciplinary environmental and fish-
eries research, assessment, management, and edu-
cational activities. 
(2) AGREEMENT.—Property made available 
under this section may not be used by the University 
(including any affiliate of the University) except in 
accordance with an agreement with the Secretary 
that—
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(A) specifies— 
(i) the conditions for non-Federal use 
of the property; and 
(ii) the retained Federal interests in 
the property, including interests in access 
to and egress from the property by Federal 
personnel and preservation of existing 
rights-of-way; 
(B) establishes conditions for joint occu-
pancy of buildings and other facilities on the 
property by the University and Federal agen-
cies; and 
(C) includes provisions that ensure— 
(i) that there is no diminishment of 
existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration programs and services at 
Virginia Key; and 
(ii) the availability of the property for 
planning, development, and construction of 
future Federal buildings and facilities. 
(3) 
TERMINATION
OF
AVAILABILITY.—The 
availability of property under this section shall ter-
minate immediately upon use of the property by the 
University—
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(A) for any purpose other than as de-
scribed in paragraph (1); or 
(B) in violation of the agreement under 
paragraph (2). 
(d) USE OF FACILITIES BY SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary may— 
(1) subject to the availability of funding, enter 
into an agreement to occupy facilities constructed by 
the University on property made available under this 
section; and 
(2) participate with the University in collabo-
rative research at, or administered through, such fa-
cilities. 
(e) NO CONVEYANCE OF TITLE.—This section shall 
not be construed to convey or authorize conveyance of any 
interest of the United States in title to property made 
available under this section. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.