SEC. 2. RELEASE OF RESTRICTIONS, RICHLAND INNOVA-
TION CENTER, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON. 
(a) RELEASE
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Transportation, acting through the Maritime Adminis-
trator and in consultation with the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services, may, upon receipt of full consideration as 
provided in subsection (b), release all remaining right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
of real property, including any improvements thereon, in 
Richland, Washington, consisting as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act of approximately 71.5 acres and con-
taining personal and real property, to the Port of Benton 
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Port’’). 
(b) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consider-
ation for the release under subsection (a), the Port 
shall provide an amount that is acceptable to the 
Secretary of Transportation, whether by cash pay-
ment, in-kind consideration as described under para-
graph (2), or a combination thereof, at such time as 
the Secretary may require. The Secretary may deter-
mine the level of acceptable consideration under this 
paragraph on the basis of the value of the restric-
tions released under subsection (a), but only if the 
value of such restrictions is determined without re-
gard to any improvements made by the Port. 
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(2) IN-KIND CONSIDERATION.—In-kind consid-
eration provided by the Port under paragraph (1) 
may include the acquisition, construction, provision, 
improvement, maintenance, repair, or restoration 
(including environmental restoration), or combina-
tion thereof, of any facility or infrastructure under 
the jurisdiction of any office of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(3) 
TREATMENT
OF
CONSIDERATION
RE-
CEIVED.—Consideration in the form of cash pay-
ment received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) 
shall be deposited in the separate fund in the Treas-
ury described in section 572(a)(1) of title 40, United 
States Code. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COST OF RELEASE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Transportation shall require the Port to cover costs 
to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the 
Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, 
to carry out the release under subsection (a), includ-
ing survey costs, costs for environmental documenta-
tion related to the release, and any other administra-
tive costs related to the release. If amounts are col-
lected from the Port in advance of the Secretary in-
curring the actual costs, and the amount collected 
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exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary 
to carry out the release, the Secretary shall refund 
the excess amount to the Port. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 
that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Sec-
retary in carrying out the release under subsection 
(a) or, if the period of availability of obligations for 
that appropriation has expired, to the appropriations 
of fund that is currently available to the Secretary 
for the same purpose. Amounts so credited shall be 
merged with amounts in such fund or account and 
shall be available for the same purposes, and subject 
to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts 
in such fund or account. 
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the real property which is the sub-
ject of the release under subsection (a) shall be determined 
by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary of Transportation may require such additional 
terms and conditions in connection with the release under 
subsection (a) as the Secretary, in consultation with the 
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Administrator of General Services, considers appropriate 
to protect the interests of the United States. 
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