To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-444
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-01-21
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska

Alaska Natives and Hawaiians

Health facilities and institutions

Land transfers

Minority health

Pollution liability
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to convey specified property in Dillingham, Alaska, to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation for use in connection with health and social services programs. </p> <p>The conveyance shall not require any consideration from, or impose any obligation, term, or condition on, the corporation or allow for any U.S. reversionary interest in the property. </p> <p>The corporation shall not be liable for any environmental contamination that occurred before the conveyance.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 444 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2021 Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes.

1. Conveyance of property to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation (a) Conveyance of property (1) In general As soon as practicable, but not later than 180 days, after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska (referred to in this section as the Corporation ), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property described in subsection (b) for use in connection with health and social services programs. (2) Effect on any quitclaim deed The conveyance by the Secretary of title by warranty deed under this subsection 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 Corporation. (3) Conditions The conveyance of the property under this section— (A) shall be made by warranty deed; and (B) shall not— (i) require any consideration from the Corporation for the property; (ii) impose any obligation, term, or condition on the Corporation; or (iii) allow for any reversionary interest of the United States in the property. (b) Property described The property, including all land, improvements, and appurtenances, described in this subsection is the property included in Dental Annex Subdivision, creating tract 1, a subdivision of Lot 2 of U.S. Survey No. 2013, located in Section 36, Township 13 South, Range 56 West, Seward Meridian, Bristol Bay Recording District, Dillingham, Alaska, according to Plat No. 2015–8, recorded on May 28, 2015, in the Bristol Bay Recording District, Dillingham, Alaska, containing 1.474 acres more or less. (c) Environmental liability (1) Liability (A) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Corporation 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) on or before the date on which the property is conveyed to the Corporation. (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 this section 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) ).