A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes.

IC 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 224 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 28, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Com- mittee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently deter- mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned AN ACT To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:23 Jul 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S224.RFH S224 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 S 224 RFH SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO THE TANANA 1 TRIBAL COUNCIL. 2 (a) CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 4 not later than 180 days, after the date of enactment 5 of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 6 Services (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 7 shall convey to the Tanana Tribal Council located in 8 Tanana, Alaska (referred to in this section as the 9 ‘‘Council’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 10 States in and to the property described in subsection 11 (b) for use in connection with health and social serv- 12 ices programs. 13 (2) EFFECT ON ANY QUITCLAIM DEED.—The 14 conveyance by the Secretary of title by warranty 15 deed under this subsection shall, on the effective 16 date of the conveyance, supersede and render of no 17 future effect any quitclaim deed to the property de- 18 scribed in subsection (b) executed by the Secretary 19 and the Council. 20 (3) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of the prop- 21 erty under this section— 22 (A) shall be made by warranty deed; and 23 (B) shall not— 24 (i) require any consideration from the 25 Council for the property; 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:23 Jul 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S224.RFH S224 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 S 224 RFH (ii) impose any obligation, term, or 1 condition on the Council; or 2 (iii) allow for any reversionary interest 3 of the United States in the property. 4 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property, including 5 all land, improvements, and appurtenances, described in 6 this subsection is the property included in U.S. Survey No. 7 5958, Lot 12, in the village of Tanana, Alaska, within sur- 8 veyed Township 4N, Range 22W, Fairbanks Meridian, 9 Alaska, containing 11.25 acres. 10 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.— 11 (1) LIABILITY.— 12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 13 other provision of law, the Council shall not be 14 liable for any soil, surface water, groundwater, 15 or other contamination resulting from the dis- 16 posal, release, or presence of any environmental 17 contamination on any portion of the property 18 described in subsection (b) on or before the 19 date on which the property is conveyed to the 20 Council. 21 (B) ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION.— 22 An environmental contamination described in 23 subparagraph (A) includes any oil or petroleum 24 products, hazardous substances, hazardous ma- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:23 Jul 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S224.RFH S224 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 S 224 RFH terials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic sub- 1 stances, solid waste, or any other environmental 2 contamination or hazard as defined in any Fed- 3 eral or State of Alaska law. 4 (2) EASEMENT.—The Secretary shall be ac- 5 corded any easement or access to the property con- 6 veyed under this section as may be reasonably nec- 7 essary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability 8 of the Secretary. 9 (3) NOTICE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACTIV- 10 ITY AND WARRANTY.—In carrying out this section, 11 the Secretary shall comply with subparagraphs (A) 12 and (B) of section 120(h)(3) of the Comprehensive 13 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil- 14 ity Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)). 15 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO THE BRISTOL BAY 16 AREA HEALTH CORPORATION. 17 (a) CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 19 not later than 180 days, after the date of enactment 20 of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Bristol 21 Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, 22 Alaska (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Corpora- 23 tion’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 24 States in and to the property described in subsection 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:23 Jul 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S224.RFH S224 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 S 224 RFH (b) for use in connection with health and social serv- 1 ices programs. 2 (2) EFFECT ON ANY QUITCLAIM DEED.—The 3 conveyance by the Secretary of title by warranty 4 deed under this subsection shall, on the effective 5 date of the conveyance, supersede and render of no 6 future effect any quitclaim deed to the property de- 7 scribed in subsection (b) executed by the Secretary 8 and the Corporation. 9 (3) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of the prop- 10 erty under this section— 11 (A) shall be made by warranty deed; and 12 (B) shall not— 13 (i) require any consideration from the 14 Corporation for the property; 15 (ii) impose any obligation, term, or 16 condition on the Corporation; or 17 (iii) allow for any reversionary interest 18 of the United States in the property. 19 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property, including 20 all land, improvements, and appurtenances, described in 21 this subsection is the property included in Dental Annex 22 Subdivision, creating tract 1, a subdivision of Lot 2 of 23 U.S. Survey No. 2013, located in Section 36, Township 24 13 South, Range 56 West, Seward Meridian, Bristol Bay 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:23 Jul 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S224.RFH S224 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 6 S 224 RFH Recording District, Dillingham, Alaska, according to Plat 1 No. 2015–8, recorded on May 28, 2015, in the Bristol 2 Bay Recording District, Dillingham, Alaska, containing 3 1.474 acres more or less. 4 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.— 5 (1) LIABILITY.— 6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 7 other provision of law, the Corporation shall not 8 be liable for any soil, surface water, ground- 9 water, or other contamination resulting from 10 the disposal, release, or presence of any envi- 11 ronmental contamination on any portion of the 12 property described in subsection (b) on or be- 13 fore the date on which the property is conveyed 14 to the Corporation. 15 (B) ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION.— 16 An environmental contamination described in 17 subparagraph (A) includes any oil or petroleum 18 products, hazardous substances, hazardous ma- 19 terials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic sub- 20 stances, solid waste, or any other environmental 21 contamination or hazard as defined in any Fed- 22 eral or State of Alaska law. 23 (2) EASEMENT.—The Secretary shall be ac- 24 corded any easement or access to the property con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:23 Jul 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S224.RFH S224 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 7 S 224 RFH veyed under this section as may be reasonably nec- 1 essary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability 2 of the Secretary. 3 (3) NOTICE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACTIV- 4 ITY AND WARRANTY.—In carrying out this section, 5 the Secretary shall comply with subparagraphs (A) 6 and (B) of section 120(h)(3) of the Comprehensive 7 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil- 8 ity Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)). 9 Passed the Senate June 27, 2019. Attest: JULIE E. ADAMS, Secretary. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:23 Jul 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S224.RFH S224 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS