Don Young Alaska Native Health Care Land Transfers Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.441 | Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don (R-AK)
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
Don Young Alaska Native Health Care Land Transfers Act of 2022
This act directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey specified property in Alaska to certain nonprofit entities that support Alaska Native communities.
Specifically, HHS must convey specified property in (1) Tanana, Alaska, to the Tanana Tribal Council for use in connection with health and social services programs; (2) Sitka, Alaska, to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium for use in connection with health and social services programs; and (3) Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for use in connection with health programs.
These conveyances shall not require any consideration from, or impose any obligation, term, or condition on, the consortia or council or allow for any U.S. reversionary interest in the property.
The consortia or council shall not be liable for any environmental contamination that occurred before these conveyances.

[117th Congress Public Law 266]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-266
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal 
Council located in Tanana, Alaska, the conveyance of certain property to 
   the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, 
  Alaska, and the conveyance of certain property to the Alaska Native 
  Tribal Health Consortium located in Anchorage, Alaska, and for other 
            purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 27, 2022 -  [H.R. 441]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Don Young Alaska 
Native Health Care Land Transfers Act of 2022.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Don Young Alaska Native Health Care 
Land Transfers Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) Consortia.--The term ``Consortia'' means the Alaska 
        Native Tribal Health Consortium and Southeast Alaska Regional 
        Health Consortium.
            (2) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the Tanana Tribal 
        Council located in Tanana, Alaska.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.
SEC. 3. <<NOTE: Deadlines.>>  CONVEYANCES OF PROPERTY.

    (a) Conveyance of Property to the Tanana Tribal Council.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable, but not later than 
        180 days, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary shall convey to the Council all right, title, and 
        interest of the United States in and to the property described 
        in paragraph (2) for use in connection with health and social 
        services programs.
            (2) Property described.--The property referred to in 
        paragraph (1), including all land, improvements, and 
        appurtenances, described in this paragraph is the property 
        included in U.S. Survey No. 5958 in the village of Tanana, 
        Alaska, within surveyed lot 12, T. 4 N., R. 22 W., Fairbanks 
        Meridian, Alaska, containing approximately 11.25 acres.

    (b) Conveyance of Property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health 
Consortium.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable, but not later than 
        2 years, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary shall convey to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health 
        Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, all right, title, and 
        interest of the United States in and to the property

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        described in paragraph (2) for use in connection with health and 
        social services programs.
            (2) Property described.--The property referred to in 
        paragraph (1), including all land and appurtenances, described 
        in this paragraph is the property included in U.S. Survey 1496, 
        lots 4 and 7, partially surveyed T. 55 S., R. 63 E., Copper 
        River Meridian, containing approximately 10.87 acres in Sitka, 
        Alaska.

    (c) Conveyance of Property to the Alaska Native Tribal Health 
Consortium.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable, but not later than 
        1 year, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary shall convey to the Alaska Native Tribal Health 
        Consortium located in Anchorage, Alaska, all right, title, and 
        interest of the United States in and to the property described 
        in paragraph (2) for use in connection with health programs.
            (2) Property described.--The property referred to in 
        paragraph (1), including all land, improvements, and 
        appurtenances, is the following:
                    (A) 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.
                    (B) 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.
SEC. 4. CONDITIONS OF THE CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTIES.

    (a) Conditions.--The conveyance of the properties under section 3--
            (1) shall be made by warranty deed; and
            (2) shall not--
                    (A) require any consideration from the Consortia or 
                the Council for the property;
                    (B) impose any obligation, term, or condition on the 
                Consortia or the Council regarding the property; or
                    (C) allow for any reversionary interest of the 
                United States in the property.

    (b) Effect on Any Quitclaim Deed.--The conveyance by the Secretary 
of title by warranty deed under subsection (a)(1) shall, on the 
effective date of the conveyance, supersede and render of no future 
effect any quitclaim deed to the properties described in section 3 
executed by the Secretary and the Consortia or the Council.
SEC. 5. ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.

    (a) Liability.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
        neither the Consortia nor the Council shall 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 section 3 that occurred on or before the date on 
        which the Consortia or the Council controlled, occupied, and 
        used the properties.
            (2) Environmental contamination.--An environmental 
        contamination described in paragraph (1) includes any oil or

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        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.

    (b) Easement.--The Secretary shall be accorded any easement or 
access to the property conveyed under this Act as may be reasonably 
necessary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability of the 
Secretary.
    (c) <<NOTE: Compliance.>>  Notice of Hazardous Substance Activity 
and Warranty.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall comply 
with section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).

    (d) Limitation on Applicability.--The provisions in this section 
apply only to the property conveyances specifically required by this 
Act.

    Approved December 27, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 441:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 117-295, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            Apr. 26, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

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