S.Amdt. 3666

SA 3666. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4939, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 253, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CONDEMNATION OF LAND LOCATED NEAR PINON CANYON

Sec. 7032. (a) In this section, the term “fair market value” means the value of a parcel of land, as determined by an appraisal performed by an independent, certified appraiser in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

(b) Subject to subsection (c), any funds made available to the Department of Defense pursuant to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006 (Division A of Public Law 109-148; 119 Stat. 2680), the Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-114; 119 Stat. 2372 ), or any other Act shall not be obligated or expended to acquire land located near the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site if the land acquisition requires--

(1) condemnation;

(2) seizure by a Federal entity of private property; or

(3) eminent domain.

(c) The prohibition on the use of funds described in subsection (b) shall not apply to a land exchange between a willing seller and a willing buyer in which the exchanged land is purchased for an amount that does not exceed the fair market value of that land.