[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4495 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4495
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 25, 2019
Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Aguilar, and Mr. Cook)
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
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
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. 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--
(A) shall maintain and manage the road constructed
pursuant to paragraph (1); or
(B) enter into an agreement with Riverside County,
California, to own, maintain and manage the road
constructed pursuant to paragraph (1).
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