Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2020

IB Union Calendar No. 516 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7119 [Report No. 116–631, Part I] To convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 4, 2020 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 DECEMBER 8, 2020 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] DECEMBER 8, 2020 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 4, 2020] VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:06 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H7119.RH H7119 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7119 RH A BILL To convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:06 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H7119.RH H7119 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 7119 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Native Tribal 4 Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2020’’. 5 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO THE ALASKA NA- 6 TIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM. 7 (a) CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 9 not later than 1 year, after the date of enactment of 10 this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 11 (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall con- 12 vey to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium 13 located in Anchorage, Alaska (referred to in this sec- 14 tion as the ‘‘Consortium’’), all right, title, and inter- 15 est of the United States in and to the property de- 16 scribed in subsection (b) for use in connection with 17 health programs. 18 (2) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of the prop- 19 erty under paragraph (1)— 20 (A) shall be made by warranty deed; and 21 (B) shall not— 22 (i) require any consideration from the 23 Consortium for the property; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:06 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H7119.RH H7119 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 7119 RH (ii) impose any obligation, term, or 1 condition on the Consortium; or 2 (iii) allow for any reversionary inter- 3 est of the United States in the property. 4 (3) EFFECT ON ANY QUITCLAIM DEED.—The con- 5 veyance by the Secretary of title by warranty deed 6 under paragraph (1) shall, on the effective date of the 7 conveyance, supersede and render of no future effect 8 any quitclaim deed to the property described in sub- 9 section (b) executed by the Secretary and the Consor- 10 tium. 11 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property referred to 12 in subsection (a), including all land, improvements, and 13 appurtenances, is— 14 (1) Lot 1A in Block 31A, East Addition, Anchor- 15 age Townsite, United States Survey No. 408, Plat No. 16 96–117, recorded on November 22, 1996, in the An- 17 chorage Recording District; and 18 (2) Block 32C, East Addition, Anchorage Town- 19 site, United States Survey No. 408, Plat No. 96–118, 20 recorded on November 22, 1996, in the Anchorage Re- 21 cording District. 22 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.— 23 (1) LIABILITY.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:06 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H7119.RH H7119 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 7119 RH (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 1 other provision of law, the Consortium shall not 2 be liable for any soil, surface water, ground- 3 water, or other contamination resulting from the 4 disposal, release, or presence of any environ- 5 mental contamination on any portion of the 6 property described in subsection (b) that oc- 7 curred on or before the date on which the Consor- 8 tium controlled, occupied, and used the property. 9 (B) ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION.—An 10 environmental contamination described in sub- 11 paragraph (A) includes any oil or petroleum 12 products, hazardous substances, hazardous mate- 13 rials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic sub- 14 stances, solid waste, or any other environmental 15 contamination or hazard as defined in any Fed- 16 eral or State of Alaska law. 17 (2) EASEMENT.—The Secretary shall be accorded 18 any easement or access to the property conveyed 19 under subsection (a)(1) as may be reasonably nec- 20 essary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability 21 of the Secretary. 22 (3) NOTICE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACTIVITY 23 AND WARRANTY.—In carrying out this section, the 24 Secretary shall comply with subparagraphs (A) and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:06 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H7119.RH H7119 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 7119 RH (B) of section 120(h)(3) of the Comprehensive Envi- 1 ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 2 Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)). 3 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:06 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H7119.RH H7119 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:06 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H7119.RH H7119 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 516 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7119 [Report No. 116–631, Part I] A BILL To convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and for other purposes. DECEMBER 8, 2020 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment DECEMBER 8, 2020 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; com- mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:13 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H7119.RH H7119 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS