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  SA 2491. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1197, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XXXI, add the following:

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 3141. CONVEYANCE OF LAND AT THE HANFORD SITE, RICHLAND, 
                   WASHINGTON.

       (a) Conveyance Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall convey, for 
     consideration at the estimated fair market value or, in 
     accordance with paragraph (2), below such value, to the 
     Community Reuse Organization of the Hanford Site, Richland, 
     Washington (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Organization'') all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the real property, including any 
     improvements thereon, described in paragraph (3).
       (2) Consideration.--The Secretary may convey real property 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) for consideration below the 
     estimated fair market value of the real property, or without 
     consideration, only if the Organization--
       (A) agrees that the net proceeds from any sale or lease of 
     the real property (or any portion of the real property) 
     received by the Organization during at least the seven-year 
     period beginning on the date of the conveyance will be used 
     to support economic redevelopment of, or related to, the 
     Hanford Site; and
       (B) executes the agreement for the conveyance and accepts 
     control of the real property within a reasonable time.
       (3) Real property described.--The real property described 
     in this paragraph is the real property consisting of two 
     parcels of land of approximately 1,341 acres and 300 acres, 
     respectively, of the Hanford Site, as requested by the 
     Organization on May 31, 2011, and October 13, 2011, and as 
     depicted within the proposed boundaries on the map titled 
     ``Attachment 2--Revised Map'' included in the letter sent by 
     the Organization to the Department of Energy on October 13, 
     2011.
       (4) Alternative real property.--At the discretion of the 
     Secretary, the real property described in paragraph (3) may 
     be exchanged for equivalent parcels of land that are mutually 
     agreed upon by the Secretary and the Organization.
       (5) Real property excluded.--Any real property or 
     associated subsurface right that is deemed to be not suitable 
     for conveyance by the Secretary shall not be conveyed.
       (6) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
     conveyance described in paragraph (1) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (b) Compliance With Existing Law.--The Secretary shall 
     carry out the conveyance described in subsection (a) in 
     accordance with all applicable Federal laws, including the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.), the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 
     et seq.), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
     seq.).
       (c) Deadline for Completion.--It is the intent of Congress 
     that the conveyance described in subsection (a) shall be 
     completed not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Indemnification.--It is the intent of Congress that the 
     Secretary of Energy should, as authorized by law, hold 
     harmless and indemnify the Organization against any claim for 
     injury to person or property that results from the release or 
     threatened release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or 
     contaminant as a result of activities of the Department of 
     Energy at the Hanford Site.
       (e) Notice to Congress.--The enactment of this section 
     shall satisfy any notice to Congress otherwise required for 
     the conveyance described in subsection (a).
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