,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bgb  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cefg  ,report ,no4 #aae-cgb  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july  
#bh1 #bjag ,mr4 ,calvert 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,takano7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,october
 #bf1 #bjag ,committed to the ,committee
 of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of  
the ,union and ordered to be printed  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to authorize the purchase of a
 small parcel of ,natural ,resources    
,conservation ,service property in      
,riverside1 ,california1 by the         
,riverside ,corona ,resource            
,conservation ,district1 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 #h4ge acres1
 more specifically described in section 
#b7;a7 7in this section referred to as  
the property74  7#b7 ,the property is   

under the jurisdiction of 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   
,service of the ,department of          
,agriculture4  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 purchase the property and use it for
 conservation1 environmental1 and       
related educational purposes4  7#f7 ,as 
provided in section #b1 the purchase of 
the property by the ,conservation       
,district would promote the conservation
 education and related activities of the
 ,conservation ,district and result in  

savings to the ,federal ,government4    
#b4 ,land purchase1 ,natural ,resources 
,conservation ,service property1        
,riverside ,county1 ,california  7a7    
,purchase authorized ,the ,secretary of 
,agriculture shall sell 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  
#h4ge acres1 and is administered by the 
,natural ,resources ,conservation       
,service of the ,department of          
,agriculture4 ,as necessary or desirable
 to facilitate the purchase of the      
property under this section1 the        
,secretary or the ,conservation         
,district may survey all or portions of 
the property4  7b7 ,consideration ,as   
consideration for the purchase of the   

property under this section1 the        
,conservation ,district shall pay to the
 ,secretary of ,agriculture an amount   
equal to the appraised value of the     
property4  7c7 ,prohibition on          
reservation of interest ,the ,secretary 
of ,agriculture shall not reserve any   
future interest in the property to be   
conveyed under this section1 except such
 interest as may be acceptable to the   
,conservation ,district4  7d7 ,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 case of the      
property purchased by the ,conservation 
,district under this section1 the       
,secretary of ,agriculture 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  7e7 ,cooperative authority
  7#a7 ,leases1 contracts1 and          
cooperative agreements authorized ,in   
conjunction with1 or in addition to1 the
 purchase of the property by the        
,conservation ,district under this      
section1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture 
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  ,october #bf1 #bjag        
,committed to the ,committee of the     

,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed