S.Amdt. 3879

1. Adds SEC. 2835. LAND CONVEYANCE, WAINWRIGHT, ALASKA at the end of subtitle D of title XXVIII

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   In S. 2410 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (c) Additional Term and Conditions.--The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with a transfer under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

   Inserted: SEC. 2835. LAND CONVEYANCE, WAINWRIGHT, ALASKA.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 102 of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6502), the Secretary of the Air Force shall convey to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), by quitclaim deed all right, title, and interest of the United States in the parcels of real property described in subsection (d) and known as the Distant Early Warning line site in the National Petroleum Reserve near Wainwright, Alaska, that is currently subject to a right-of-way reservation issued to the United States Air Force by the Bureau of Land Management, BLM case file number F-81468.

   Inserted: (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the Corporation shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the property conveyed, as determined by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary and in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

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

   Inserted: (1) Payment required.--The Secretary shall require the Corporation to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a). If amounts paid to the Secretary in advance exceed the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the Corporation.

   Inserted: (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. 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: (d) Property Description.--The parcel of real property conveyed in subsection (a) consists of Lots 1, 2, and 3 of United States Survey 5252, approximately 1,518.95 acres, including improvements thereon.

   Inserted: (e) Date of Transfer.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall take place as soon as practicable after any necessary environmental remediation activities at the parcel are certified by the applicable State or Federal Government entities as complete.

   Inserted: (f) Remediation Activities.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall retain responsibility for the implementation and completion of remedial action upon the parcels of conveyed real property described in subsection (b) as well as for implementation of any necessary response actions at areas of contamination identified in the future where the contamination was the result of Air Force activities.

   Inserted: (g) Revocation of Right of Way Permits and Leases.--Upon completion of the conveyance, all existing right-of-way grants or leases issued by the Bureau of Land Management or the Air Force authorizing use of the parcels by the Air Force or Olgoonik Corporation shall be revoked.

   Inserted: (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

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   At the end of subtitle D of title XXVIII, add the following:

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