H.R. 6591

To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the conveyance to the United States of certain non-Federal land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the construction of a veterans medical facility.

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110th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6591

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 23, 2008

Mr. Perlmutter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the conveyance to the United States of certain non-Federal land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the construction of a veterans medical facility.

1.

Conveyance of certain non-Federal land

Section 410 of title IV of division I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2276) is amended to read as follows:

410.

Conveyance of certain non-Federal land

(a)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

City

The term City means the city of Aurora, Colorado.

(2)

Deed

The term deed means the quitclaim deed—

(A)

conveyed to the City by the Secretary (acting through the Director of the National Park Service); and

(B)

dated May 24, 1999.

(3)

Non-Federal land

The term non-Federal land means—

(A)

parcel I of the former United States Army Garrison Fitzsimons, Adams County, Colorado, as more specifically described in the deed; and

(B)

the parcel of land described in the deed.

(4)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.

(b)

Duty of Secretary

To allow the City to convey by donation to the United States the non-Federal land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the construction of a veterans medical facility, not later than January 31, 2009, the Secretary shall execute each instrument that is necessary to release all rights, conditions, and restrictions retained by the United States in and to the non-Federal land conveyed in the deed.

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