Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial Preservation Act

Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial Preservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) convey the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial, which is located within the Soledad Natural Park in San Diego, California, to the Mount Soledad Memorial Association, without consideration; and (2) require the Association to cover the conveyance costs.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3810 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3810

 To provide for the conveyance of the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in 
                         San Diego, California.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2014

  Mr. Hunter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Natural Resources, 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 the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in 
                         San Diego, California.

    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 ``Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial 
Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, MT. SOLEDAD VETERANS MEMORIAL, SAN DIEGO, 
              CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may convey, 
without consideration, to the Mount Soledad Memorial Association, Inc. 
(in this section referred to as the ``Association''), all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the Mt. Soledad Veterans 
Memorial which--
            (1) is located within the Soledad Natural Park in San 
        Diego, California;
            (2) was acquired by the United States pursuant to section 2 
        of Public Law 109-272 (120 Stat. 770; 16 U.S.C. 431 note); and
            (3) is maintained by the Secretary of Defense through a 
        memorandum of understanding with the Association.
    (b) Legal Description.--The legal description of the Mt. Soledad 
Veterans Memorial is provided in section 2(d) of Public Law 109-272.
    (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (1) Payment required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        require the Association to cover costs to be incurred by the 
        Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs 
        incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under 
        subsection (a), including survey costs, costs for environmental 
        documentation, and any other administrative costs related to 
        the conveyance. If amounts are collected from the Association 
        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 conveyance, the Secretary shall 
        refund the excess amount to the Association.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received as 
        reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the fund 
        or account that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 
        Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so credited 
        shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account, and shall 
        be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
        conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account.
    (d) Additional Terms.--The Secretary of Defense may require such 
additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under 
subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States.
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