,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #be1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,williams introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to authorize a land exchange   
involving ,fort ,hood1 ,texas1 and the  
,city of ,copperas ,cove1 ,texas1 to    
support the city's efforts to improve   
arterial transportation routes in the   
vicinity of ,fort ,hood and to promote  
economic development4  #a4 ,land        
exchange1 ,fort ,hood1 ,texas  7a7      
,exchange authorized ,the ,secretary of 
the ,army may convey to the ,city of    
,copperas ,cove1 ,texas 7in this section
 referred to as the ,city71 all right1  
title1 and interest of the ,united      
,states in and to a parcel of real      
property1 including any improvements    
thereon1 consisting of approximately    
#cjj acres at ,fort ,hood1 ,texas1 for  
the purpose of permitting the ,city to  
improve arterial transportation routes  

in the vicinity of ,fort ,hood and to   
promote economic development in the area
 of the ,city and ,fort ,hood4  7b7     
,consideration ,as consideration for the
 conveyance under subsection 7a71 the   
,city shall convey to the ,secretary of 
the ,army all right1 title1 and interest
 of the ,city in and to one or more     
parcels of real property that are       
acceptable to the ,secretary4 ,the fair 
market value of the real property       
acquired by the ,secretary under this   
subsection shall be at least equal to   
the fair market value of the real       
property conveyed under subsection 7a71 
as determined by appraisals acceptable  
to the ,secretary4  7c7 ,description of 
property ,the exact acreage and legal   
description of the real property to be  
exchanged under this section shall be   
determined by surveys satisfactory to   
the ,secretary of the ,army4  7d7       
,payment of costs of conveyances  7#a7  
,payment required ,the ,secretary of the
 ,army shall require the ,city to cover 

costs to be incurred by the ,secretary1 
or to reimburse the ,secretary for costs
 incurred by the ,secretary1 to carry   
out the conveyances under this section1 
including survey costs related to the   
conveyances4 ,if amounts are collected  
from the ,city in advance of the        
,secretary incurring the actual costs1  
and the amount collected exceeds the    
costs actually incurred by the          
,secretary to carry out the conveyances1
 the ,secretary shall refund the excess 
amount to the ,city4  7#b7 ,treatment of
 amounts received ,amounts received     
under paragraph 7#a7 as reimbursement   
for costs incurred by the ,secretary to 
carry out the conveyances under this    
section shall be credited to the fund or
 account that was used to cover the     
costs incurred by the ,secretary in     
carrying out the conveyances4 ,amounts  
so credited shall be merged with amounts
 in such fund or account and shall be   
available for the same purposes1 and    
subject to the same conditions and      

limitations1 as amounts in such fund or 
account4  7e7 ,additional term and      
conditions ,the ,secretary of the ,army 
may require such additional terms and   
conditions in connection with the       
conveyances under this section as the   
,secretary considers appropriate to     
protect the interests of the ,united    
,states4