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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 135
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 4, 2007
Mr. Allard introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to acquire land for the purpose of expanding Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, and for other purposes.
Authority to acquire land for the expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site
Authority
The Secretary of the Army may, subject to
subsections (b) and (c), after consulting with the congressional defense
committees, and using funds previously appropriated for such purpose, acquire
for not more than fair market value any and all right, title, and interest in
and to one or more parcels of real property located near Pinon Canyon Maneuver
Site (in this section referred to as the Site
) for the purpose
of expanding the Site.
Limitation on expansion
The Secretary of the Army may not acquire real property under subsection (a) to expand the Site if such acquisition would require the exercise by a Federal or State governmental entity of eminent domain authority.
Report
The Secretary of the Army may not acquire real property under subsection (a) until 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the following:
An assessment of the economic impact on local communities of the acquisition of real property under that subsection.
An assessment of the environmental impact of expanding the Site.
An estimate of the costs associated with the potential expansion of the Site, including land acquisition, range improvements, installation of utilities, environmental restoration, and other environmental activities in connection with the acquisition of real property under that subsection.
An assessment of options for compensating local communities for the loss of property tax revenue as a result of the expansion of the Site.
An assessment of whether the acquisition of additional land at the Site can be carried out by the Secretary solely through transactions, including land exchanges and the lease or purchase of easements, with willing sellers of privately held land.
Definitions
In this section:
The term congressional defense
committees
means the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
The term fair market value
means, with respect to a parcel of land, the value of such parcel as determined
by an appraisal performed by an independent, certified appraiser in accordance
with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.