Save the La Jolla Post Office Act

Save the La Jolla Post Office Act - Grants a right of first refusal to the La Jolla Historical Society in La Jolla, California, to acquire title to the property located at 1140 Wall Street in La Jolla, California (known as the La Jolla Post Office) after the Postmaster determines that such property is no longer needed to carry out postal operations.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6049 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6049

 To grant a right of first refusal to the La Jolla Historical Society 
         with respect to the sale of the La Jolla Post Office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2012

  Mr. Filner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To grant a right of first refusal to the La Jolla Historical Society 
         with respect to the sale of the La Jolla Post Office.

    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 ``Save the La Jolla Post Office Act''.

SEC. 2. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the La 
Jolla Historical Society in La Jolla, California, shall have the right 
of first refusal to acquire fee simple title to the property which is 
located at 1140 Wall Street in La Jolla, California, and commonly known 
as the La Jolla Post Office.
    (b) Limitation.--The property described in subsection (a) may not 
be conveyed under this Act until the Postmaster General determines that 
the property is no longer needed to carry out postal operations.
    (c) Implementation.--
            (1) Conditions.--Subject to subsection (b), the United 
        States Postal Service shall, upon request of the La Jolla 
        Historical Society and if the La Jolla Historical Society 
        offers a consideration of not less than the fair market value 
        of the property described in subsection (a) (as established by 
        an independent appraisal)--
                    (A) promptly take those actions necessary to make 
                such property ready for conveyance to the La Jolla 
                Historical Society; and
                    (B) convey the property to the La Jolla Historical 
                Society.
            (2) Independent appraisal.--The independent appraisal shall 
        be conducted by an appraiser selected jointly by the United 
        States Postal Service and the La Jolla Historical Society.
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