[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9530 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9530
To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey the Marine Reserve
Training Center in Omaha, Nebraska, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 14, 2022
Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey the Marine Reserve
Training Center in Omaha, Nebraska, 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 ``Fort Omaha Land Exchange Act of
2022''.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, MARINE RESERVE TRAINING CENTER, OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
(a) Land Exchange Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may convey
to the Metropolitan Community College Area, a political subdivision of
the State of Nebraska (in this Act referred to as the ``College''), all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of
real property, including improvements thereon, known as the Marine
Reserve Training Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
(b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance under
subsection (a), the College shall convey to the Secretary of the Navy
real property interests, either adjacent or proximate, to Offutt Air
Force Base, Nebraska.
(c) Land Exchange Agreement.--The Secretary of the Navy and the
College may enter into a land exchange agreement to implement this Act.
(d) Valuation.--The value of each property interest to be exchanged
by the Secretary of the Navy and the College described in subsections
(a) and (b) shall be determined--
(1) by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary;
and
(2) in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for
Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of
Professional Appraisal Practice.
(e) Cash Equalization Payments.--
(1) To the secretary.--If the value of the property
interests described in subsection (a) is greater than the value
of the property interests described in subsection (b), the
values shall be equalized through either of the following or a
combination thereof:
(A) A cash equalization payment from the College to
the Department of the Navy.
(B) In-kind consideration provided by the College,
which may include the acquisition, construction,
provision, improvement, maintenance, repair, or
restoration (including environmental restoration), or
combination thereof, of any facilities or
infrastructure, or delivery of services relating to the
needs of Marine Corps Reserve Training Center Omaha.
(2) No equalization.--If the value of the property
interests described in subsection (b) is greater than the value
of the property interests described in subsection (a), the
Secretary may not make a cash equalization payment to equalize
the values.
(f) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
(1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
require the College to pay all costs to be incurred by the
Secretary to carry out the exchange of property interests under
this Act, including such costs related to land survey,
environmental documentation, real estate due diligence such as
appraisals, and any other administrative costs related to the
exchange of property interests, including costs incurred
preparing and executing a land exchange agreement authorized
under subsection (c). If amounts are collected from the College
in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs and the
amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the
Secretary to carry out the exchange of property interests, the
Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the College.
(2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received by the
Secretary of the Navy under paragraph (1) shall be used in
accordance with section 2695(c) of title 10, United States
Code.
(g) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal
description of the property interests to be exchanged under this Act
shall be determined by surveys that are satisfactory to the Secretary
of the Navy.
(h) Conveyance Agreement.--The exchange of real property interests
under this Act shall be accomplished using an appropriate legal
instrument and upon terms and conditions mutually satisfactory to the
Secretary of the Navy and the College, including such additional terms
and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
(i) Exemption From Screening Requirements for Additional Federal
Use.--The authority under this Act is exempt from the screening process
required under section 2696(b) of title 10, United States Code.
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