Fort Omaha Land Exchange Act of 2022

Fort Omaha Land Exchange Act of 2022

This bill authorizes the Department of the Navy to exchange specified land with the Metropolitan Community College Area (a political subdivision of Nebraska). The Navy must require the college to pay all costs incurred to carry out the exchange of property.

[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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