,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ege #aafth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #cjii    
,report ,no4 #aaf-bha ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,december #ah1 #bjai,ms4 ,murkowski 7for
 herself and ,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,indian ,affairs  ,october #bj          
7legislative day1 ,october #ai71        
#bjbj,reported by ,mr4 ,hoeven1 without 
amendment  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for   
the conveyance of certain property to   
the ,southeast ,alaska ,regional ,health
 ,consortium located in ,sitka1 ,alaska1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,southeast ,alaska ,regional ,health    
,consortium ,land ,transfer ,act of     
#bjai4  #b4 ,conveyance of property  7a7
 ,in general ,as soon as practicable1   
but not later than #b years1 after the  
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services 7referred to in this ,act as  

the ,secretary7 shall convey to the     
,southeast ,alaska ,regional ,health    
,consortium located in ,sitka1 ,alaska  
7referred to in this ,act as the        
,consortium71 all right1 title1 and     
interest of the ,united ,states in and  
to the property described in section #c 
for use in connection with health and   
social services programs4  7b7          
,conditions ,the conveyance of the      
property under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7    
shall be made by warranty deed2 and     
7#b7 shall not-- 7,a7 require any       
consideration from the ,consortium for  
the property2  7,b7 impose any          
obligation1 term1 or condition on the   
,consortium2 or  7,c7 allow for any     
reversionary interest of the ,united    
,states in the property4  7c7 ,effect on
 any quitclaim deed ,the conveyance by  
the ,secretary of title by warranty deed
 under subsection 7a7 shall1 on the     
effective date of the conveyance1       
supersede and render of no future effect
 any quitclaim deed to the property     

described in section #c executed by the 
,secretary and the ,consortium4  #c4    
,property described ,the property1      
including all land and appurtenances1   
described in this section is the        
property included in ,u4,s4 ,survey     
#adif1 lots #d and #g1 partially        
surveyed ,t4 #ee ,s41 ,r4 #fc ,e41      
,copper ,river ,meridian1 containing    
approximately #aj4hg acres in ,sitka1   
,alaska4  #d4 ,environmental liability  
7a7 ,liability  7#a7 ,in general        
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,consortium shall not be liable
 for any soil1 surface water1           
groundwater1 or other contamination     
resulting from the disposal1 release1 or
 presence of any environmental          
contamination on any portion of the     
property described in section #c on or  
before the date on which the property is
 conveyed to the ,consortium1 except    
that the ,secretary shall not be liable 
for any contamination that occurred     
after the date that the ,consortium     

controlled1 occupied1 and used the      
property4  7#b7 ,environmental          
contamination ,an environmental         
contamination described in paragraph    
7#a7 includes any oil or petroleum      
products1 hazardous substances1         
hazardous materials1 hazardous waste1   
pollutants1 toxic substances1 solid     
waste1 or any other environmental       
contamination or hazard as defined in   
any ,federal or ,state of ,alaska law4  
7b7 ,easement ,the ,secretary shall be  
accorded any easement or access to the  
property conveyed under this ,act as may
 be reasonably necessary to satisfy any 
retained obligation or liability of the 
,secretary4  7c7 ,notice of hazardous   
substance activity and warranty ,in     
carrying out this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall comply with subparagraphs 7,a7 and
 7,b7 of section #abj7;h77#c7 of the    
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifbj7;h77#c774    
,october #bj 7legislative day1 ,october 

#ai71 #bjbj,reported without amendment