,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eebi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ab1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,cruz introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,armed ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the conveyance 
by the ,secretary of the ,army of       
certain property located at ,fort       
,bliss1 ,texas1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,land conveyance1 ,fort ,bliss1 ,el 
,paso1 ,texas  7a7 ,conveyance          
authorized  7#a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary of the ,army 7in this section
 referred to as the ,secretary7 may     
convey to ,el ,paso ,water of the       
,public ,service ,board in ,el ,paso1   
,texas 7in this section referred to as  
,el ,paso ,water71 all right1 title1 and
 interest of the ,united ,states in and 
to a parcel of real property1 including 
any improvements thereon1 consisting of 
approximately #de4c acres1 known as the 
,kay ,bailey ,hutchison ,desalination   
,plant1 and an adjoining parcel of      

approximately #bj acres1 located at     
,fort ,bliss1 ,texas1 for the purposes  
of stormwater flood control for ,fort   
,bliss and the neighboring area4  7#b7  
,continuation of existing easements1    
restrictions1 and covenants ,the        
conveyance of the property under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall be subject to any  
existing easement1 restriction1 and     
covenant1 including the easement        
numbered ,,daca#fc-b-ji-jebd and titled 
,easement for desalination plant1 water 
pipeline and related support structures 
in support of a water supply agreement  
7in this section referred to as the     
existing easement74  7b7 ,payment of    
fair market value  7#a7 ,in general ,as 
consideration for the conveyance under  
subsection 7a71 ,el ,paso ,water shall  
pay to the ,secretary an amount equal to
 the fair market value of the property  
to be conveyed as determined by the     
,secretary1 which may consist of cash   
payment1 in-kind consideration as       
described in paragraph 7#b71 or a       

combination thereof4  7#b7 ,in-kind     
consideration ,in-kind consideration    
provided by ,el ,paso ,water under      
paragraph 7#a7 may include one or more  
of the following3 7,a7 ,discounted or   
stabilized water commodity rates in     
accordance with the terms and conditions
 of any water service or supply         
agreement in place on the date of the   
enactment of this ,act and referenced in
 the existing easement4  7,b7 ,the      
delivery of services relating to the    
needs of ,fort ,bliss that the          
,secretary considers acceptable4  7c7   
,reversionary interest  7#a7 ,in general
 ,if the ,secretary determines that the 
property conveyed under subsection 7a7  
is not being used in accordance with the
 purpose of the conveyance specified in 
such subsection1 all right1 title1 and  
interest in and to the property1        
including any improvements thereto1 may1
 at the option of the ,secretary1 revert
 to and become the property of the      
,united ,states1 and the ,united ,states

 may have the right of immediate entry  
onto such property4  7#b7 ,opportunity  
for hearing ,a determination by the     
,secretary under paragraph 7#a7 may be  
made on the record after an opportunity 
for a hearing4  7d7 ,payment of costs of
 conveyance  7#a7 ,payment required ,the
 ,secretary may require ,el ,paso ,water
 to cover all costs 7except costs for   
environmental remediation of the        
property7 to be incurred by the         
,secretary1 or to reimburse the         
,secretary for such costs incurred by   
the ,secretary1 to carry out the        
conveyance under subsection 7a71        
including costs for appraisals1         
environmental and real estate due       
diligence1 and any other administrative 
costs related to the conveyance4  7#b7  
,refund of excess amounts ,if amounts   
are collected from ,el ,paso ,water     
under paragraph 7#a7 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 conveyance  
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall refund the excess amount to ,el   
,paso ,water4  7e7 ,limitation on source
 of funds ,el ,paso ,water may not use  
,federal funds to cover any portion of  
the costs required to be paid by ,el    
,paso ,water under this section4  7f7   
,description of property ,the exact     
acreage and legal description of the    
property to be conveyed under subsection
 7a7 shall be determined by a survey    
satisfactory to the ,secretary4  7g7    
,additional terms and conditions ,the   
,secretary may require such additional  
terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection 7a7 as  
the ,secretary considers appropriate to 
protect the interests of the ,united    
,states4