,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #be1 #bjac  
,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,diaz-,balart1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1
 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 and ,mr4     
,garcia7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the 
,secretary of ,agriculture to convey to 
,miami-,dade ,county certain federally  
owned land in ,florida1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,conveyance of land      
comprising ,subtropical ,horticulture   
,research ,station  7a7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3  7#a7 ,county ,the term  
,county means ,miami-,dade ,county in   
the ,state of ,florida4  7#b7 ,property 
,the term ,property means approximately 
#b acres1 more or less1 of the federally
 owned land comprising the ,subtropical 
,horticulture ,research ,station in the 
,county1 which--  7,a7 has been mutually
 delineated by the ,secretary and the   
authorized representative of the        

,county2 and  7,b7 fronts on ,,sw #fgth 
,avenue in ,palmetto ,bay1 ,florida4    
7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4   
7b7 ,property ,conveyance  7#a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #abj days after 
the date on which the ,county deposits  
the consideration under paragraph 7#b7  
and cost reimbursement provided in this 
section with the ,department of         
,agriculture1 the ,secretary shall      
convey and quitclaim to the ,county1 all
 rights1 title1 and interests of the    
,united ,states in the ,property1       
subject to easements and rights of      
record and such other reservations1     
terms1 and conditions as the ,secretary 
may prescribe4  7#b7 ,consideration     
7,a7 ,in general ,as consideration for  
the conveyance of the ,property1 the    
,county shall pay to the ,secretary an  
amount in cash equal to the market value
 of the property4  7,b7 ,appraisal ,to  
determine the market value of the       
,property1 the ,secretary shall have the

 ,property appraised for the highest and
 best use of the ,property in conformity
 with the ,uniform ,appraisal ,standards
 for ,federal ,land ,acquisitions       
developed by the ,interagency ,land     
,acquisition ,conference4 ,the approved 
appraisal shall at all times be the     
property of the ,united ,states4  7#c7  
,corrections ,with the agreement of the 
,county1 the ,secretary may make minor  
corrections or modifications to the     
legal description of the ,property4     
7#d7 ,costs  7,a7 ,transaction costs    
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,c71 the ,county shall1 at closing for 
the conveyance of the ,property under   
this section1 pay or reimburse the      
,secretary1 as appropriate1 for the     
reasonable transaction and              
administrative personnel costs          
associated with the conveyance          
authorized by this section1 including   
the transaction costs of appraisal1     
title1 hazardous substances examination1
 and closing costs4  7,b7               

,administrative costs ,in addition to   
transaction costs under subparagraph    
7,a71 the ,county shall pay             
administrative costs in the liquidated  
amount of #ej1jjj4  7,c7 ,attorneys'    
fees ,the ,county and the ,secretary    
shall each bear their own attorneys'    
fees4  7#e7 ,survey ,the ,county shall1 
at its cost1 survey the exterior        
boundaries of the ,subtropical          
,horticulture ,research ,station and the
 ,property in accordance with ,federal  
survey standards and to the satisfaction
 of the ,secretary1 and shall provide to
 the ,secretary certified originals with
 signature and raised seal4  7#f7       
,release ,the ,county1 by a recordable  
instrument that the ,secretary          
determines is satisfactory1 shall       
release the ,department of ,agriculture 
from the instrument dated ,september #h1
 #bjjf1 titled ,unity of ,title4  7#g7  
,security fencing ,on or before closing 
for the conveyance of the ,property     
under this section1 the ,county shall1  

at its cost1 contract for the           
construction of a security fence located
 on the boundary between the ,property  
and the adjacent land administered by   
the ,secretary4 ,the fence shall be of  
materials and standards approved in     
advance by the ,secretary4 ,the         
,secretary may approve temporary        
security structures for use during      
construction phases of the fence4  7#h7 
,other terms ,the ,secretary and the    
,county may otherwise effect the purpose
 of this section on such additional     
terms as are mutually acceptable and    
which are not inconsistent with the     
provisions of this section4  7c7        
,receipts  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary shall deposit all funds      
received from the conveyance authorized 
under this section1 including the market
 value consideration and the            
reimbursement for costs1 into the       
,treasury of the ,united ,states to be  
credited to the appropriation for the   
,agricultural ,research ,service4  7#b7 

,use of funds ,notwithstanding any      
limitation in applicable appropriation  
,acts for the ,department of            
,agriculture or the ,agricultural       
,research ,service1 all funds deposited 
into the ,treasury pursuant to          
subsection 7b7 shall be available to the
 ,secretary until expended1 without     
further appropriation1 for the          
operation1 upkeep1 and maintenance of   
the ,subtropical ,horticulture ,research
 ,station4