S.Amdt. 1940

SA 1940. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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 subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the
following:

SEC. 2822. LAND CONVEYANCE, CAMPION AIR FORCE RADAR STATION,
GALENA, ALASKA.

(a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force
may convey, without consideration, to the Town of Galena,
Alaska (in this section referred to as the ``Town''), all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
real property, including improvements thereon, at the former
Campion Air Force Station, Alaska, as further described in
subsection (b), for the purpose of permitting the Town to use
the conveyed property for public purposes.
(b) Description of Property.--The real property to be
conveyed under subsection (a) consists of approximately 1290
acres of the approximately 1613 acres of land withdrawn under
Public Land Order 843 for use by the Secretary of the Air
Force as the former Campion Air Force Station. The portions
of the former Air Force Station that are not authorized to be
conveyed under subsection (a) are those portions that are
subject to environmental land use restrictions or are
currently undergoing environmental remediation by the
Secretary of the Air Force.
(c) Consultation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
consult with the Secretary of the Interior on the exact
acreage and legal description of the real property to be
conveyed under subsection (a) and conditions to be included
in the conveyance that are necessary to protect human health
and the environment.
(d) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
(1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
require the Town to cover all costs (except costs for
environmental remediation of the property) to be incurred by
the Secretary of the Air Force and by the Secretary of the
Interior, or to reimburse the appropriate Secretary for such
costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance
under this section, including survey costs, costs for
environmental documentation, and any other administrative
costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected in
advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the
amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the
Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the appropriate
Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the Town.
(2) Treatment of amounts received.--
(A) Secretary of the air force.--Amounts received by the
Secretary of the Air Force as reimbursement under paragraph
(1) shall be credited, at the option of the Secretary, to the
appropriation, fund, or account from which the expenses were
paid, or to an appropriate appropriation, fund, or account
currently available to the Secretary for the purposes for
which the expenses were paid. Amounts so credited shall be
merged with funds in such appropriation, fund, or account and
shall be available for the same purposes and subject to the
same limitations as the funds with which merged.
(B) Secretary of the interior.--Amounts received by the
Secretary of the Interior as reimbursement under paragraph
(1) shall be credited, at the option of the Secretary, to the
appropriation, fund, or account from which the expenses were
paid, or to an appropriate appropriation, fund, or account
currently available to the Secretary for the purposes for
which the expenses were paid. Amounts so credited shall be
merged with funds in such appropriation, fund, or account and
shall be available for the same purposes and subject to the
same limitations as the funds with which merged.
(e) Conveyance Agreement.--The conveyance of public land
under this section shall be accomplished using a quit claim
deed or other legal instrument and upon terms and conditions
mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the Air Force,
after consulting with the Secretary of the Interior, and the
Town, including such additional terms and conditions as the
Secretary of the Air Force, after consulting with the
Secretary of the Interior, considers appropriate to protect
the interests of the United States.
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