To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes.

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 444 To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 21, 2021 Mr. YOUNG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris- diction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO THE BRISTOL 3 BAY AREA HEALTH CORPORATION. 4 (a) CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.— 5 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 6 not later than 180 days, after the date of enactment 7 of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Bristol 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:32 Feb 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H444.IH H444 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 444 IH Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, 1 Alaska (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Corpora- 2 tion’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 3 States in and to the property described in subsection 4 (b) for use in connection with health and social serv- 5 ices programs. 6 (2) EFFECT ON ANY QUITCLAIM DEED.—The 7 conveyance by the Secretary of title by warranty 8 deed under this subsection shall, on the effective 9 date of the conveyance, supersede and render of no 10 future effect any quitclaim deed to the property de- 11 scribed in subsection (b) executed by the Secretary 12 and the Corporation. 13 (3) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of the prop- 14 erty under this section— 15 (A) shall be made by warranty deed; and 16 (B) shall not— 17 (i) require any consideration from the 18 Corporation for the property; 19 (ii) impose any obligation, term, or 20 condition on the Corporation; or 21 (iii) allow for any reversionary interest 22 of the United States in the property. 23 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property, including 24 all land, improvements, and appurtenances, described in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:32 Feb 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H444.IH H444 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 444 IH this subsection is the property included in Dental Annex 1 Subdivision, creating tract 1, a subdivision of Lot 2 of 2 U.S. Survey No. 2013, located in Section 36, Township 3 13 South, Range 56 West, Seward Meridian, Bristol Bay 4 Recording District, Dillingham, Alaska, according to Plat 5 No. 2015–8, recorded on May 28, 2015, in the Bristol 6 Bay Recording District, Dillingham, Alaska, containing 7 1.474 acres more or less. 8 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.— 9 (1) LIABILITY.— 10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 11 other provision of law, the Corporation shall not 12 be liable for any soil, surface water, ground- 13 water, or other contamination resulting from 14 the disposal, release, or presence of any envi- 15 ronmental contamination on any portion of the 16 property described in subsection (b) on or be- 17 fore the date on which the property is conveyed 18 to the Corporation. 19 (B) ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION.— 20 An environmental contamination described in 21 subparagraph (A) includes any oil or petroleum 22 products, hazardous substances, hazardous ma- 23 terials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic sub- 24 stances, solid waste, or any other environmental 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:32 Feb 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H444.IH H444 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 444 IH contamination or hazard as defined in any Fed- 1 eral or State of Alaska law. 2 (2) EASEMENT.—The Secretary shall be ac- 3 corded any easement or access to the property con- 4 veyed under this section as may be reasonably nec- 5 essary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability 6 of the Secretary. 7 (3) NOTICE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACTIV- 8 ITY AND WARRANTY.—In carrying out this section, 9 the Secretary shall comply with subparagraphs (A) 10 and (B) of section 120(h)(3) of the Comprehensive 11 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil- 12 ity Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)). 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:32 Feb 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H444.IH H444 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS