S.Amdt. 2361

1. Adds Subtitle E--Other Matters SEC. 3141. CONVEYANCE OF BANNISTER FEDERAL COMPLEX, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI at the end of title XXXI

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   In S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   "Sec. 4832. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by managers of certain nuclear weapons production facilities.".

   Inserted: Subtitle E--Other Matters SEC. 3141. CONVEYANCE OF BANNISTER FEDERAL COMPLEX, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

   Inserted: (a) Consolidation of Title to Bannister Federal Complex.--The Administrator of General Services and the Administrator for Nuclear Security may take such actions as are necessary to consolidate all right, title, and interest in and to certain real property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of the Bannister Federal Complex in Kansas City, Missouri, in the National Nuclear Security Administration.

   Inserted: (b) Authorities Relating to Conveyance of Bannister Federal Complex.--After the consolidation of all right, title, and interest in and to the real property described in subsection (a) in the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Administrator for Nuclear Security may--

   Inserted: (1) negotiate an agreement to convey to an eligible entity all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property; and

   Inserted: (2) enter into an agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, with the eligible entity to provide funding for the costs of--

   Inserted: (A) the negotiation of the agreement described in paragraph (1);

   Inserted: (B) planning for the disposition of the property; and

   Inserted: (C) carrying out the responsibilities of the Administrator under section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) with respect to the property, including--

   Inserted: (i) identification, investigation, and clean up of, and research and development with respect to, contamination from a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant;

   Inserted: (ii) correction of other environmental damage that creates an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health or welfare or to the environment; and

   Inserted: (iii) demolition and removal of buildings and structures as required to clean up contamination or as required for completion of the responsibilities of the Administrator under that section.

   Inserted: (c) Limitations.--

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   Inserted: (1) Price.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall select, through a public process provided for under the regulations of the Department of Energy, the eligible entity to which the real property described in subsection (a) is to be conveyed under subsection (b). The Administrator shall use good faith efforts to ensure the greatest possible return on such conveyance considering the conditions described in paragraph (2).

   Inserted: (2) Conditions on conveyance.--The conveyance under subsection (b) shall be subject to--

   Inserted: (A) the requirements relating to transfer of property by the Federal Government under section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)); and

   Inserted: (B) except to the extent inconsistent those requirements, the condition that the eligible entity to which the real property described in subsection (a) is conveyed accepts the property in its condition at the time of the conveyance, commonly known as conveyance "as is", and agrees to indemnify and hold the United States harmless from any liability resulting from the period of ownership of the property by the United States.

   Inserted: (d) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--

   Inserted: (1) Reimbursement of costs of conveyance.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall use any funds received from the conveyance under subsection (b) to reimburse the Administrator for costs (other than costs referred to in subsection (b)(2)) incurred by the Administrator to carry out the conveyance, including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance.

   Inserted: (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover the costs referred to in that paragraph. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account.

   Inserted: (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under this section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Administrator for Nuclear Security.

   Inserted: (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (b) as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

   Inserted: (g) Eligible Entity Defined.--In this section, the term "eligible entity" means a nongovernmental entity that has demonstrated to the Administrator for Nuclear Security, in the Administrator's sole discretion, that the entity has the capability to operate and maintain the real property described in subsection (a).

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   At the end of title XXXI, add the following:

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