A bill to modify the authorized uses of certain property conveyed by the United States in Los Angeles, California.

Bill: 116-s-974
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-04-01
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Land transfers
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill requires the portion of the property known as the Veterans' Administration Center Reservation in Los Angeles California, which was conveyed by the General Services Administration (GSA) to the state of California for a proposed National Guard Armory, to be used for purposes of meeting the needs of the homeless. </p> <p>The bill directs the state to submit an application to the GSA for the use of such property to meet the needs of the homeless.</p> <p>The GSA and the Department of Health and Human Services must jointly determine whether the use of the property described in the application is a use for meeting the needs of the homeless. </p> <p>If it is determined that the proposed use of the property is for meeting the needs of the homeless, the GSA must modify the deed of conveyance for such property to authorize its use for homeless needs.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 974 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 1, 2019 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Ms. Harris ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To modify the authorized uses of certain property conveyed by the United States in Los Angeles, California.

1. Modification of authorized uses of certain property conveyed by the United States in Los Angeles, California (a) In general Section 2 of Public Law 85–236 (71 Stat. 517) is amended in the first sentence by inserting after for other military purposes the following: and for purposes of meeting the needs of the homeless (as that term is defined in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11302 )) . (b) Modification of use (1) Application The State of California shall submit to the Administrator of General Services an application for use of the property conveyed by section 2 of Public Law 85–236 for purposes of meeting the needs of the homeless in accordance with the amendment made by subsection (a). (2) Review of application Not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of an application pursuant to paragraph (1), the Administrator and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jointly determine whether the use of the property described in the application is a use for purposes of meeting the needs of the homeless. (3) Modification of instrument of conveyance If the Administrator and the Secretary jointly determine that the use of the property described in the application is for purposes of meeting the needs of the homeless, the Administrator shall execute and record in the appropriate office an instrument of modification of the deed of conveyance executed pursuant to Public Law 85–236 in order to authorize such use of the property. The instrument shall include such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.