Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2021
Bill: S.548 | Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK)
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey specified property in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for use in connection with health programs.
The conveyance shall not require any consideration from, or impose any obligation, term, or condition on, the consortium or allow for any U.S. reversionary interest in the property.
The consortium shall not be liable for any environmental contamination that occurred before the conveyance. Further, HHS shall not be liable for any environmental contamination from the date on which the consortium assumes control of, occupies, and uses the property.

To convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health 
                  Consortium, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Native Tribal Health 
Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO THE ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH 
              CONSORTIUM.

    (a) Conveyance of Property.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable, but not later than 
        2 years, after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as the 
        ``Secretary'') shall convey to the Alaska Native Tribal Health 
        Consortium located in Anchorage, Alaska (referred to in this 
        section as the ``Consortium''), all right, title, and interest 
        of the United States in and to the property described in 
        subsection (b) for use in connection with health programs.
            (2) Conditions.--The conveyance of the property under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) shall be made by warranty deed; and
                    (B) shall not--
                            (i) require any consideration from the 
                        Consortium for the property;
                            (ii) impose any obligation, term, or 
                        condition on the Consortium; or
                            (iii) allow for any reversionary interest 
                        of the United States in the property.
            (3) Effect on any quitclaim deed.--The conveyance by the 
        Secretary of title by warranty deed under paragraph (1) shall, 
        on the effective date of the conveyance, supersede and render 
        of no future effect any quitclaim deed to the property 
        described in subsection (b) executed by the Secretary and the 
        Consortium.
    (b) Property Described.--The property referred to in subsection 
(a), including all land, improvements, and appurtenances, is--
            (1) Lot 1A in Block 31A, East Addition, Anchorage Townsite, 
        United States Survey No. 408, Plat No. 96-117, recorded on 
        November 22, 1996, in the Anchorage Recording District; and
            (2) Block 32C, East Addition, Anchorage Townsite, United 
        States Survey No. 408, Plat No. 96-118, recorded on November 
        22, 1996, in the Anchorage Recording District.
    (c) Environmental Liability.--
            (1) Liability.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law--
                            (i) the Consortium shall not be liable for 
                        any soil, surface water, groundwater, or other 
                        contamination resulting from the disposal, 
                        release, or presence of any environmental 
                        contamination on any portion of the property 
                        described in subsection (b) that occurred on or 
                        before the date on which the property is 
                        conveyed to the Consortium under subsection 
                        (a)(1); and
                            (ii) the Secretary shall not be liable for 
                        any soil, surface water, groundwater, or other 
                        contamination resulting from the disposal, 
                        release, or presence of any environmental 
                        contamination on any portion of the property 
                        described in subsection (b) that occurred after 
                        the date on which the Consortium controlled, 
                        occupied, and used the property.
                    (B) Environmental contamination.--An environmental 
                contamination described in subparagraph (A) includes 
                any oil or petroleum products, hazardous substances, 
                hazardous materials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic 
                substances, solid waste, or any other environmental 
                contamination or hazard as defined in any Federal or 
                State of Alaska law.
            (2) Easement.--The Secretary shall be accorded any easement 
        or access to the property conveyed under subsection (a)(1) as 
        may be reasonably necessary to satisfy any retained obligation 
        or liability of the Secretary.
            (3) Notice of hazardous substance activity and warranty.--
        In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall comply with 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 120(h)(3) of the 
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)).

            Passed the Senate May 26, 2021.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 548

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