Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3620 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3620

 To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southcentral
    Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 29, 2025

  Mr. Begich 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 provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southcentral
    Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska, 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 ``Southcentral Foundation Land
Transfer Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) SCF.--The term ``SCF'' means the Southcentral
        Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO SCF.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable, but not later than 2
years, after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
convey to SCF all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to the property described in subsection (b) for use in connection
with health and social services programs.
    (b) Property Described.--The property, including all land,
improvements, and appurtenances, referred to in this section is the
approximately 3.372 acres located in Lot 1A, Block 36 East Addition,
Anchorage Townsite Subdivision in Anchorage, Alaska, according to the
official plat thereof, filed under Plat No. 2025-11, records of the
Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska.

SEC. 4. CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.

    (a) Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a) of section 3--
            (1) shall be made by warranty deed; and
            (2) shall not--
                    (A) require any consideration from SCF for the
                property described in subsection (b) of that section;
                    (B) impose any obligation, term, or condition on
                SCF relating to that property; or
                    (C) allow for any reversionary interest of the
                United States in that property.
    (b) Effect on Any Quitclaim Deed.--The conveyance by the Secretary
under subsection (a) of section 3 by warranty deed shall, on the
effective date of the conveyance, supersede, and render of no future
effect, any quitclaim deed to the property described in subsection (b)
of that section executed by the Secretary and SCF.
    (c) Easement.--The Secretary shall be accorded any easement or
access to the property conveyed under section 3(a) as may be reasonably
necessary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability of the
Secretary.

SEC. 5. ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, SCF
shall not be liable for any soil, surface water, groundwater, or other
contamination resulting from the disposal, release, or presence of any
environmental contamination described in subsection (b) on any portion
of the property described in section 3(b) that occurred on or before
the date on which the property is conveyed to SCF under section 3(a),
except that the Secretary shall not be liable for any contamination
that occurred after the date that SCF controlled, occupied, and used
the property.
    (b) Environmental Contamination.--Environmental contamination
referred to in subsection (a) includes any oil or petroleum products,
hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, pollutants,
toxic substances, solid waste, or any other environmental contamination
or hazard as defined in any Federal or State of Alaska law.
    (c) Notice of Hazardous Substance Activity and Warranty.--In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall comply with section
120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
    (d) Limitation on Applicability.--This section shall only apply to
the property conveyance specifically required by this Act.
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