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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4891
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 18, 2014
Mr. Horsford (for himself and Ms. Titus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of certain lands in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the development of a
nonprofit work center and affordable housing for people with intellectual
disabilities, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Opportunity Village Conveyance and Expansion Act of 2014.
2.
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
Site
The term Deer Springs/Thom/Rome/North Decatur Site means the approximately 17.49 acres leased to the City under the Recreation and Public Purposes
Act
and approximately 9.45 acres patented to the City under the Recreation and
Public Purposes Act generally depicted as the Deer Springs/Thom/Rome/North Decatur Site on the map titled Opportunity Village Conveyance and Expansion Act and dated _____.
(2)
City
The term City means the city of Las Vegas, Nevada.
(3)
Opportunity village
The term Opportunity Village means Opportunity Village, a nonprofit organization described under section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the principal place of business of which is
at 6050 South Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada.
(4)
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
3.
Land conveyance
(a)
Acceptance
The Secretary may accept the relinquishment by the City of all or part of the Deer
Springs/Thom/Rome/North Decatur Site for conveyance to Opportunity
Village, if the City—
(1) prepares a survey and legal description of the Deer Springs/Thom/Rome/North Decatur Site; and
(2) the survey prepared under paragraph (1) conforms to the Bureau of Land Management cadastral survey
standards and meets the approval of the Secretary.
(b)
Conveyance for certain uses
Not later than 180 days after a request by Opportunity Village, the Secretary shall convey to
Opportunity Village, subject to valid existing rights, all portions of the
Deer Springs/Thom/Rome/North Decatur Site relinquished to the Secretary by
the City under subsection (a). Land conveyed to Opportunity Village under
this subsection shall be used only for the following:
(1) The development of a nonprofit work center and affordable housing for people with intellectual
disabilities.
(2) Ancillary use compatible with the mission of Opportunity Village.
(c)
Transaction costs
All land conveyed by the Secretary under this Act shall be at no cost, except that the Secretary
may require the recipient to bear any costs associated with transfer of
title and any necessary land surveys.
(d)
Reversion
Any portion of the land conveyed pursuant to this Act that ceases to be used for the purposes
specified in subsection (b) shall, at the discretion of the Secretary,
revert to the United States, along with any improvements thereon or
thereto.