[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3874 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
2d Session
H. R. 3874
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 20, 2004
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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AN ACT
To convey for public purposes certain Federal lands in Riverside
County, California, that have been identified for disposal.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN RIVERSIDE
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
(a) In General.--
(1) Conveyance.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
convey, without consideration and subject to valid existing
rights, to S.V.D.P. Management Inc-DBA Father Joe's Villages
(referred to in this section as the ``Villages''), all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel
described in paragraph (2) for use by the Villages for the
purposes described in subsection (b).
(2) parcel.--The parcel referred to in paragraph (1) is
the parcel of land identified for disposal and consisting of
approximately 44 acres under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of
Land Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``H.R. 3874 Coachella Valley Land Transfer'' and dated March 5,
2004.
(b) Purposes of Conveyance.--The purposes of the conveyance under
section (a) are to provide a homeless shelter, a training center, and
affordable housing.
(c) Reverter.--If the Villages or any subsequent owner of the land
transferred under this section uses that land for purposes other than
those described in subsection (b), all right, title, and interest to
the land (and any improvements thereon) shall revert to the United
States to be administered by the Bureau of Land Management if the
Secretary of the Interior determines that such a reversion is in the
best interests of the United States.
Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 2004.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.