S.Amdt. 2491
What it does: Adds Subtitle E--Other Matters SEC. 3141. CONVEYANCE OF LAND AT THE HANFORD SITE, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON at the end of title XXXI
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1197 · shown in the bill's text
Adds Subtitle E--Other Matters SEC. 3141. CONVEYANCE OF LAND AT THE HANFORD SITE, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON at the end of title XXXI
Adds a sectionIn 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 LAND AT THE HANFORD SITE, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON.
Inserted: (a) Conveyance Required.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall convey, for consideration at the estimated fair market value or, in accordance with paragraph (2), below such value, to the Community Reuse Organization of the Hanford Site, Richland, Washington (in this section referred to as the "Organization") all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property, including any improvements thereon, described in paragraph (3).
Inserted: (2) Consideration.--The Secretary may convey real property pursuant to paragraph (1) for consideration below the estimated fair market value of the real property, or without consideration, only if the Organization--
Inserted: (A) agrees that the net proceeds from any sale or lease of the real property (or any portion of the real property) received by the Organization during at least the seven-year period beginning on the date of the conveyance will be used to support economic redevelopment of, or related to, the Hanford Site; and
Inserted: (B) executes the agreement for the conveyance and accepts control of the real property within a reasonable time.
Inserted: (3) Real property described.--The real property described in this paragraph is the real property consisting of two parcels of land of approximately 1,341 acres and 300 acres, respectively, of the Hanford Site, as requested by the Organization on May 31, 2011, and October 13, 2011, and as depicted within the proposed boundaries on the map titled "Attachment 2--Revised Map" included in the letter sent by the Organization to the Department of Energy on October 13, 2011.
Inserted: (4) Alternative real property.--At the discretion of the Secretary, the real property described in paragraph (3) may be exchanged for equivalent parcels of land that are mutually agreed upon by the Secretary and the Organization.
Inserted: (5) Real property excluded.--Any real property or associated subsurface right that is deemed to be not suitable for conveyance by the Secretary shall not be conveyed.
Inserted: (6) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance described in paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
Inserted: (b) Compliance With Existing Law.--The Secretary shall carry out the conveyance described in subsection (a) in accordance with all applicable Federal laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
Inserted: (c) Deadline for Completion.--It is the intent of Congress that the conveyance described in subsection (a) shall be completed not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Inserted: (d) Indemnification.--It is the intent of Congress that the Secretary of Energy should, as authorized by law, hold harmless and indemnify the Organization against any claim for injury to person or property that results from the release or threatened release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant as a result of activities of the Department of Energy at the Hanford Site.
Inserted: (e) Notice to Congress.--The enactment of this section shall satisfy any notice to Congress otherwise required for the conveyance described in subsection (a).
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At the end of title XXXI, add the following:
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SA 2491. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title XXXI, add the following:
Subtitle E--Other Matters SEC. 3141. CONVEYANCE OF LAND AT THE HANFORD SITE, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON.
(a) Conveyance Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall convey, for consideration at the estimated fair market value or, in accordance with paragraph (2), below such value, to the Community Reuse Organization of the Hanford Site, Richland, Washington (in this section referred to as the “Organization”) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property, including any improvements thereon, described in paragraph (3).
(2) Consideration.--The Secretary may convey real property pursuant to paragraph (1) for consideration below the estimated fair market value of the real property, or without consideration, only if the Organization--
(A) agrees that the net proceeds from any sale or lease of the real property (or any portion of the real property) received by the Organization during at least the seven-year period beginning on the date of the conveyance will be used to support economic redevelopment of, or related to, the Hanford Site; and
(B) executes the agreement for the conveyance and accepts control of the real property within a reasonable time.
(3) Real property described.--The real property described in this paragraph is the real property consisting of two parcels of land of approximately 1,341 acres and 300 acres, respectively, of the Hanford Site, as requested by the Organization on May 31, 2011, and October 13, 2011, and as depicted within the proposed boundaries on the map titled “Attachment 2--Revised Map” included in the letter sent by the Organization to the Department of Energy on October 13, 2011.
(4) Alternative real property.--At the discretion of the Secretary, the real property described in paragraph (3) may be exchanged for equivalent parcels of land that are mutually agreed upon by the Secretary and the Organization.
(5) Real property excluded.--Any real property or associated subsurface right that is deemed to be not suitable for conveyance by the Secretary shall not be conveyed.
(6) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance described in paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
(b) Compliance With Existing Law.--The Secretary shall carry out the conveyance described in subsection (a) in accordance with all applicable Federal laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
(c) Deadline for Completion.--It is the intent of Congress that the conveyance described in subsection (a) shall be completed not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Indemnification.--It is the intent of Congress that the Secretary of Energy should, as authorized by law, hold harmless and indemnify the Organization against any claim for injury to person or property that results from the release or threatened release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant as a result of activities of the Department of Energy at the Hanford Site.
(e) Notice to Congress.--The enactment of this section shall satisfy any notice to Congress otherwise required for the conveyance described in subsection (a).
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Senate amendment submitted
November 21, 2013