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136 STAT. 1347
PUBLIC LAW 117–161—JULY 29, 2022
Public Law 117–161
117th Congress
An Act
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the
Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access
to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Desert Sage Youth Wellness
Center Access Improvement Act’’.
SEC. 2. ACCESS ROAD FOR DESERT SAGE YOUTH WELLNESS CENTER.
(a) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Health and Human
Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health
Service, is authorized to acquire, from willing sellers, the land
in Hemet, California, upon which is located a dirt road known
as ‘‘Best Road’’, beginning at the driveway of the Desert Sage
Youth Wellness Center at Faure Road and extending to the
junction of Best Road and Sage Road.
(2) COMPENSATION.—The Secretary shall pay fair market
value for the land authorized to be acquired under paragraph
(1). Fair market value shall be determined—
(A) using Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal
Land Acquisitions; and
(B) by an appraiser acceptable to the Secretary and
the owners of the land to be acquired.
(3) ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.—In addition to the land referred
to in paragraph (1), the Secretary is authorized to acquire,
from willing sellers, land or interests in land as reasonably
necessary to construct and maintain the road as required by
subsection (b).
(b) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROAD.—
(1) CONSTRUCTION.—After the Secretary acquires the land
pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall construct on
that land a paved road that is generally located over Best
Road to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness
Center in Hemet, California.
(2) MAINTENANCE.—The Secretary shall—
(A) maintain and manage the road constructed pursu-
ant to paragraph (1); or
Determination.
Desert Sage
Youth Wellness
Center Access
Improvement
Act.
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136 STAT. 1348
PUBLIC LAW 117–161—JULY 29, 2022
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 144:
SENATE REPORTS: No. 117–5 (Comm. on Indian Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 167 (2021): May 26, considered and passed Senate.
Vol. 168 (2022): July 18, 19, considered and passed House.
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(B) enter into an agreement with Riverside County,
California, to own, maintain and manage the road con-
structed pursuant to paragraph (1).
Approved July 29, 2022.
Contracts.
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