West Los Angeles VA Campus Improvement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4703
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2020-09-24
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Building construction

California

Department of Veterans Affairs

Executive agency funding and structure

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Health facilities and institutions

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Land use and conservation

Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5869)

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-09-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>West Los Angeles VA Campus Improvement Act of 2020</b></p>  <p>This bill requires that land use revenues received by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in connection with the use of an easement, certain leases, or third-party land use at the VA's West Los Angeles Campus in Los Angeles, California, be used exclusively for specified purposes on campus. </p> <p>The bill prescribes that such revenues be used exclusively for </p> <ul> <li>the renovation and maintenance of the land and facilities at the campus; </li> <li>supporting construction, maintenance, and services at the campus relating to temporary or permanent supportive housing for homeless or at-risk veterans and their families; </li> <li>implementing minor construction projects at the campus; or </li> <li> implementing community operations at the campus that support the development of emergency shelter or supportive housing for homeless or at-risk veterans and their families. </ul>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4703 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 2020 Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 to authorize the use of certain funds received pursuant to leases entered into under such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the West Los Angeles VA Campus Improvement Act of 2020 . 2. Treatment of land use revenues under West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (a) In general Subsection (d) of section 2 of the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–226 ; 130 Stat. 927) is amended to read as follows: (d) Land use revenues at the campus (1) In general Any land use revenues received by the Secretary shall be credited to the applicable Department medical facilities accounts or minor construction accounts and shall be available, without fiscal year limitation and without further appropriation, exclusively for any of the following: (A) Supporting construction, maintenance, and services at the Campus relating to temporary or permanent supportive housing for homeless or at-risk veterans and their families. (B) Renovating and maintaining the land and facilities at the Campus. (C) Carrying out minor construction projects at the Campus. (D) Carrying out community operations at the Campus that support the development of emergency shelter or supportive housing for homeless or at-risk veterans and their families. (2) Land use revenue defined In this subsection, the term land use revenue means— (A) any funds received by the Secretary under a lease described in subsection (b); (B) any funds received as compensation for an easement described in subsection (e); and (C) any funds received as proceeds from any assets seized or forfeited, and any restitution paid, in connection with any third-party land use at the Campus. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to funds received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs after the date of the enactment of the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–226 ; 130 Stat. 927). 3. Modification to enhanced use leases at the Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Campus Paragraph (1) of section 2(b) of the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–226 ; 130 Stat. 927), is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: Notwithstanding section 8162(b)(2) of such title, the term of such an enhanced-use lease at the Campus may not exceed 99 years. .