,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,brown7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the      
,secretary of the ,army to convey       
certain ,federal property in the ,state 
of ,ohio to the ,friends of ,barker     
,house4  #a4 ,judge ,joseph ,barker1    
,jr41 ,house1 ,ohio  7a7 ,definitions   
,in this section3 7#a7 ,county ,the term
 ,county means ,washington ,county in   
the ,state of ,ohio4  7#b7 ,non-,federal
 entity ,the term non-,federal entity   
means the ,friends of ,joseph ,barker1  
,jr41 ,house1 a nonprofit organization  
in the ,state of ,ohio4  7#c7 ,secretary
 ,the term ,secretary means the         
,secretary of the ,army4  7b7           
,conveyances  7#a7 ,in general ,subject 
to subsection 7d71 the ,secretary shall 
convey to the non-,federal entity1 by   

quitclaim deed and without monetary     
consideration1 all right1 title1 and    
interest of the ,united ,states in and  
to the real property described in       
subsection 7c77#a74  7#b7 ,easement     
,subject to subsection 7d71 the         
,secretary shall provide to the         
non-,federal entity an easement over the
 property described in subsection       
7c77#b74  7c7 ,descriptions of property 
7#a7 ,in general ,the real property     
referred to in subsection 7b77#a7 is the
 following 7as in existence on the date 
of enactment of this ,act73 7,a7 ,judge 
,joseph ,barker1 ,jr41 ,house ,a certain
 tract of land situate in the ,state of 
,ohio1 ,washington ,county1 on the ,ohio
 ,river1 and being particularly bounded 
and described1 as follows3 ,beginning at
 a point located on the southern        
right-of-way line of ,ohio ,route #g1 a 
new corner to the land now or formerly  
owned by the ,united ,states of         
,america2 thence1 leaving the           
right-of-way of said ,route #g and      

severing the land of said ,united       
,states of ,america parallel to and     
approximately #aj' easterly of the toe  
of the existing dredge disposal berm1   
,southeasterly approximately #cbf feet  
to a point prior to the current ,corps  
of ,engineers access to the dredging    
spoil area2 thence1 ,northeasterly      
approximately #dhj feet paralleling the 
top of the slope to the riverbank side  
of the house and approximately #be'     
northerly therefrom2 thence1 ,northwest 
approximately #cjb feet to a point in   
the ,southern ,right-of-way of ,ohio    
,route #g2 thence with the right-of-way 
of said ,route #g1 ,southwesterly       
approximately #dhe feet to the point of 
beginning1 containing #c4ea acres1 more 
or less4  7,b7 ,road tract ,a certain   
tract of land situate in the ,state of  
,ohio1 ,washington ,county1 on the ,ohio
 ,river1 and being particularly bounded 
and described1 as follows3 ,beginning at
 a point located on the southern        
right-of-way line of ,ohio ,route #g1 a 

new corner to the land now or formerly  
owned by the ,united ,states of         
,america2 thence1 leaving the           
right-of-way of said ,route #g and      
severing the land of said ,united       
,states of ,america and with the ,house 
,parcel ,southeasterly #be feet2 thence1
 ,northeast1 running parallel to said   
,route #g right-of-way1 approximately   
#iid feet to a point of deflection2     
thence northeasterly #cfh feet to a     
point beyond the existing fence corner2 
thence1 east #adj feet to the edge of   
the existing ,willow ,island access     
road2 thence with said access road1     
,northwesterly approximately #fb feet to
 a point in the ,southern ,right-of-way 
of ,ohio ,route #g2 thence with the     
right-of-way of said ,route #g1         
,southwesterly approximately #adia feet 
to the point of beginning1 containing #a
 acre1 more or less4  7#b7 ,easement ,a 
certain tract of land situate in the    
,state of ,ohio1 ,washington ,county1 on
 the ,ohio ,river1 and being            

particularly bounded and described1 as  
follows3 ,beginning at a point at the   
intersection of the southern            
right-of-way of ,ohio ,route #g and the 
northeast side of the existing ,willow  
,island access road1 a new corner to the
 land now or formerly owned by the      
,united ,states of ,america2 thence1    
southwest1 running with said ,route #g  
right-of-way1 approximately #cj feet to 
a point on the southwest side of the    
existing access road1 and corner to the 
road tract2 thence with said access road
 and the line of the road parcel1       
,southeasterly approximately #fb feet to
 a point2 thence leaving the road parcel
 and crossing the existing access road  
,northeasterly approximately #cj feet to
 a point located on the ,northeast side 
of the existing access road2 thence1    
northwesterly approximately #fb feet1 to
 the point of beginning1 containing     
#j4jd acre1 more or less4  7d7          
,requirements  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary1 in consultation with the    

non-,federal entity and relevant        
stakeholders1 shall make such           
improvements and alterations to the     
property described in subsection        
7c77#a77;,a7 as the ,secretary1 in      
consultation with the non-,federal      
entity1 determines to be appropriate to 
facilitate conveyance of the property   
under this section1 including carrying  
out subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of      
paragraph 7#b71 subject to the condition
 that the total cost of those           
improvements and alterations shall be   
not more than #ij1jjj4  7#b7 ,surveys2  
study  7,a7 ,surveys ,the exact acreage 
and legal descriptions of the property  
conveyed under this section shall be    
determined by #a or more surveys that   
are satisfactory to the ,secretary4     
7,b7 ,study2 report ,before providing a 
conveyance or easement under this       
section1 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7     
conduct1 with respect to the property   
conveyed under this section1 an         
environmental condition of the property 

report1 including an investigation of   
any potential hazardous1 toxic1 and     
radioactive waste2 and  7ii7 submit to  
the non-,federal entity a report        
describing the results of the study     
under clause 7i74  7,c7 ,remediation    
,before transferring any property to the
 non-,federal entity under this section1
 the ,secretary shall comply with the   
applicable requirements of section      
#abj7;h7 of the ,comprehensive          
,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1
 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ifbj7;h774  7,d7 ,refusal by 
non-,federal entity  7i7 ,in general ,on
 completion and review by the           
non-,federal entity of the study under  
subparagraph 7,b71 the non-,federal     
entity may elect to refuse any          
conveyance or easement under paragraph  
7#a7 or 7#b7 of subsection 7b71         
respectively4  7ii7 ,treatment ,an      
election under clause 7i7-- 7,i7 shall  
be at the sole discretion of the        
non-,federal entity2  7,,ii7 may be     

based on disapproval by the non-,federal
 entity of the environmental condition  
of a tract to be conveyed or subject to 
an easement2 and  7,,iii7 shall be made 
by the non-,federal entity by not later 
than the date that is #cj days after the
 date of submission of the report under 
subparagraph 7,b77ii74  7#c7            
,reservation of rights ,the ,secretary  
may reserve and retain from any         
conveyance under this section a         
right-of-way or any other right as the  
,secretary determines to be necessary   
for the operation and maintenance of the
 authorized ,federal channel along the  
,ohio ,river4  7#d7 ,dredged material   
placement activities ,the ,secretary    
shall-- 7,a7 notify and coordinate with 
the non-,federal entity and relevant    
stakeholders before carrying out any    
dredged material placement activities   
after the date of the conveyances under 
this section2 and  7,b7 in carrying out 
a dredged material placement activity   
under subparagraph 7,a71 act in         

accordance with ,engineer ,manual ,,em  
#aaaj-b-ejbe 7or a subsequent version of
 that manual74  7e7 ,treatment          
,completion of the conveyances under    
this section shall satisfy all          
obligations of the ,secretary with      
respect to the property described in    
subsection 7c77#a77;,a7 under-- 7#a7    
section #cjfaja of title #ed1 ,united   
,states ,code2 and  7#b7 section #cjfajh
 of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1   
with respect to the effects on the      
property of dredged material placement  
activities carried out by the ,secretary
 after the date of the conveyances4  7f7
 ,consideration ,as consideration for   
the conveyance and easement provided by 
this section1 the non-,federal entity   
shall hold the ,united ,states harmless 
from any liability with respect to any  
activity carried out by a ,federal      
officer or employee within the scope of 
the duties of the officer or employee on
 the applicable property on or after the
 effective date of the conveyance or    

easement4  7g7 ,inapplicability ,the    
following shall not apply to any        
conveyance or easement provided under   
this section3 7#a7 ,section #bfif of    
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 
,subtitle ,i of title #dj1 and chapter  
#d of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code  
7formerly known as the ,federal         
,property and ,administrative ,services 
,act of #aidi74  7#c7 ,the ,national    
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474  7#d7    
,division ,a of subtitle ,,iii of title 
#ed1 ,united ,states ,code 7formerly    
known as the ,national ,historic        
,preservation ,act74