,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bade  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 
,calvert 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 and  
,mr4 ,takano7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to provide for the conveyance of a     
small parcel of ,natural ,resources     
,conservation ,service property in      
,riverside1 ,california1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,findings ,congress finds
 as follows3  7#a7 ,since #aice1 the    
,united ,states has owned a parcel of   
land in ,riverside1 ,california1        
consisting of approximately #i4e acres1 
more specifically described in section  
#b7;a7 7in this section referred to as  
the property74  7#b7 ,the property is   
administered by the ,department of      
,agriculture and has been variously used
 for research and plant materials       
purposes4  7#c7 ,since #aiih1 the       
property has been administered by the   
,natural ,resources ,conservation       

,service4  7#d7 ,since #bjjb1 the       
property has been co-managed under a    
cooperative agreement between the       
,natural ,resources ,conservation       
,service and the ,riverside ,corona     
,resource ,conservation ,district1 which
 is a legal subdivision of the ,state of
 ,california under section #ijjc of the 
,california ,public ,resources ,code4   
7#e7 ,the ,conservation ,district wishes
 to acquire the property and use it for 
conservation1 environmental1 and related
 educational purposes4  7#f7 ,as        
provided in this ,act1 the conveyance of
 the property to the ,conservation      
,district would promote the             
,conservation ,district's conservation  
education and related purposes and      
result in savings to the ,federal       
,government4  #b4 ,land conveyance1     
,natural ,resources ,conservation       
,service property1 ,riverside ,county1  
,california  7a7 ,conveyance authorized 
,the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall   
convey and quitclaim to the ,riverside  

,corona ,resource ,conservation         
,district 7in this section referred to  
as the ,conservation ,district7 all     
right1 title1 and interest of the       
,united ,states in and to a parcel of   
real property1 including improvements   
thereon1 that is located at #dejj       
,glenwood ,drive in ,riverside1         
,california1 consists of approximately  
#i4e acres1 and is administered by the  
,natural ,resources ,conservation       
,service of the ,department of          
,agriculture4 ,as necessary or desirable
 for the conveyance under this          
subsection1 the ,secretary or the       
,conservation ,district may survey all  
or portions of the property to be       
conveyed4  7b7 ,consideration  7#a7     
,value in use ,subject to paragraph     
7#b71 the ,conservation ,district shall 
pay to the ,secretary an amount equal to
 the value in use of the property to be 
conveyed under subsection 7a7 as        
consideration for the conveyance of the 
property4  7#b7 ,required reductions    

,the amount otherwise determined under  
paragraph 7#a7 shall be reduced by--    
7,a7 the value of the improvements on   
the property provided for by            
non-,federal sources2 and  7,b7 the     
amount of any rental rate abatements    
negotiated and agreed to by the         
,secretary for the continued use of the 
property by the ,department during the  
#aj-year period beginning upon the      
conveyance of the property4  7c7        
,deposit and use of consideration ,the  
amounts received as consideration under 
subsection 7b7 shall be credited to the 
applicable appropriation of the ,natural
 ,resources ,conservation ,service for  
conservation operations in ,california  
and shall remain available1 without     
further appropriation1 until expended as
 the ,secretary may direct4  7d7        
,prohibition on reservation of interest 
,the ,secretary shall not reserve any   
future interest in the property to be   
conveyed under subsection 7a71 except   
that which may be acceptable to the     

,conservation ,district4  7e7 ,hazardous
 substances ,notwithstanding section    
#abj7;h7 of the ,comprehensive          
,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1
 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ifbj7;h77 or the ,solid      
,waste ,disposal ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#fija et seq471 in the conveyance of the
 property under subsection 7a71 the     
,secretary shall be only required to    
meet the disclosure requirements for    
hazardous substances1 pollutants1 or    
contaminants1 but shall otherwise not be
 required to remediate or abate any such
 releases of hazardous substances1      
pollutants1 or contaminants1 including  
petroleum and petroleum derivatives4    
7f7 ,cooperative authority  7#a7        
,leases1 contracts1 and cooperative     
agreements authorized ,in conjunction   
with1 or in addition to1 the conveyance 
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary may
 enter into leases1 contracts and       
cooperative agreements with the         
,conservation ,district4  7#b7 ,sole    

source ,notwithstanding sections #caje1 
#ccja1 and #ccjc to #ccje of title #da1 
,united ,states ,code1 or any other     
provision of law1 the ,secretary may    
lease real property from the            
,conservation ,district on a            
noncompetitive basis4  7#c7             
,non-exclusive authority ,the authority 
provided by this subsection is in       
addition to any other authority of the  
,secretary4  7g7 ,additional terms and  
conditions ,the ,secretary may require  
such reasonable terms and conditions in 
connection with the conveyance under    
subsection 7a7 as the ,secretary        
considers appropriate to protect the    
interests of the ,united ,states1 except
 that the conveyance does not require   
further administrative or environmental 
analyses or examination4