,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ba1 #bjaf    
,mr4 ,newhouse introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,transportation1 acting through the     
,maritime ,administrator1 to release all
 remaining right1 title1 and interest of
 the ,united ,states in and to a parcel 
of real property in ,richland1          
,washington1 to the ,port of ,benton4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,port of ,benton ,restriction   
,release ,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,release of
 restrictions1 ,richland ,innovation    
,center1 ,richland1 ,washington  7a7    
,release authorized ,the ,secretary of  
,transportation1 acting through the     
,maritime ,administrator and in         
consultation with the ,administrator of 
,general ,services1 may1 upon receipt of
 full consideration as provided in      
subsection 7b71 release all remaining   

right1 title1 and interest of the       
,united ,states in and to a parcel of   
real property1 including any            
improvements thereon1 in ,richland1     
,washington1 consisting as of the date  
of the enactment of this ,act of        
approximately #ga4e acres and containing
 personal and real property1 to the     
,port of ,benton 7hereafter in this     
section referred to as the ,port74  7b7 
,consideration  7#a7 ,consideration     
required ,as consideration for the      
release under subsection 7a71 the ,port 
shall provide an amount that is         
acceptable to the ,secretary of         
,transportation1 whether by cash        
payment1 in-kind consideration as       
described under paragraph 7#b71 or a    
combination thereof1 at such time as the
 ,secretary may require4 ,the ,secretary
 may determine the level of acceptable  
consideration under this paragraph on   
the basis of the value of the           
restrictions released under subsection  
7a71 but only if the value of such      

restrictions is determined without      
regard to any improvements made by the  
,port4  7#b7 ,in-kind consideration     
,in-kind consideration provided by the  
,port under paragraph 7#a7 may include  
the acquisition1 construction1          
provision1 improvement1 maintenance1    
repair1 or restoration 7including       
environmental restoration71 or          
combination thereof1 of any facility or 
infrastructure under the jurisdiction of
 any office of the ,federal ,government4
  7#c7 ,treatment of consideration      
received ,consideration in the form of  
cash payment received by the ,secretary 
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be deposited 
in the separate fund in the ,treasury   
described in section #egb7;a77#a7 of    
title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7  
,payment of cost of release  7#a7       
,payment required ,the ,secretary of    
,transportation shall require the ,port 
to cover costs to be incurred by the    
,secretary1 or to reimburse the         
,secretary for such costs incurred by   

the ,secretary1 to carry out the release
 under subsection 7a71 including survey 
costs1 costs for environmental          
documentation related to the release1   
and any other administrative costs      
related to the release4 ,if amounts are 
collected from the ,port 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 release1 the
 ,secretary shall refund the excess     
amount to the ,port4  7#b7 ,treatment of
 amounts received ,amounts received as  
reimbursement under paragraph 7#a7 shall
 be credited to the fund or account that
 was used to cover the costs incurred by
 the ,secretary in carrying out the     
release under subsection 7a7 or1 if the 
period of availability of obligations   
for that appropriation has expired1 to  
the appropriations of fund that is      
currently available to the ,secretary   
for the same purpose4 ,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  7d7 ,description of property  
,the exact acreage and legal description
 of the real property which is the      
subject of the release under subsection 
7a7 shall be determined by a survey     
satisfactory to the ,secretary of       
,transportation4  7e7 ,additional terms 
and conditions ,the ,secretary of       
,transportation may require such        
additional terms and conditions in      
connection with the release under       
subsection 7a7 as the ,secretary1 in    
consultation with the ,administrator of 
,general ,services1 considers           
appropriate to protect the interests of 
the ,united ,states4