To authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to convey certain property to the Massac-Metropolis Port District, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6730 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6730

  To authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
  Engineers, to convey certain property to the Massac-Metropolis Port 
                   District, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2020

 Mr. Shimkus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
  Engineers, to convey certain property to the Massac-Metropolis Port 
                   District, 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. MASSAC-METROPOLIS PORT DISTRICT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
Chief of Engineers, may convey, without consideration, to the Massac-
Metropolis Port District, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to any real property located north of the south bank of 
the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, that is associated with the 
Ohio River Lock and Dam 52.
    (b) Requirements.--
            (1) Deed.--The conveyance of real property under this 
        section shall be by quitclaim deed.
            (2) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
        real property to be conveyed under this section shall be 
        determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
            (3) Administrative expenses.--The Secretary shall not 
        require the Massac-Metropolis Port District to provide funds to 
        cover the administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary in 
        carrying out a conveyance under this section, including the 
        costs of surveys required under paragraph (2).
            (4) Additional terms and conditions.--The Secretary may 
        require that any conveyance under this section be subject to 
        such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
        necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the 
        United States.
    (c) Screening Requirements Waived.--Section 2696 of title 10, 
United States Code, shall not apply to any conveyance under this 
section.
    (d) Savings Clause.--If the Massac-Metropolis Port District does 
not accept the conveyance under this section of any real property 
described in subsection (a), the Secretary may dispose of such real 
property under subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 40, United States 
Code.
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