Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2098 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2098

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 17, 2025

 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian 
                                Affairs

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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 Act 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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