,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eebi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ab1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize 
! conveyance by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army ( 
c]ta9 prop]ty locat$ at ,=t ,bliss1     
,texas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,l&      
conveyance1 ,=t ,bliss1 ,el ,paso1      
,texas  7a7 ,conveyance au?oriz$  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,army 79 ?is  
section ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 may    
convey to ,el ,paso ,wat] ( ! ,public   
,s]vice ,bo>d 9 ,el ,paso1 ,texas 79 ?is
 section ref]r$ to z ,el ,paso ,wat]71  
all "r1 title1 & int]e/ ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates 9 & to a p>cel ( real prop]ty1   
includ+ any improvem5ts !reon1 consi/+ (
 approximately #de4c acres1 kn[n z !    
,kay ,bailey ,hut*ison ,desal9ation     
,plant1 & an adjo9+ p>cel (             
approximately #bj acres1 locat$ at ,=t  
,bliss1 ,texas1 = ! purposes ( /ormwat] 
flood control = ,=t ,bliss & ! neighbor+

 area4  7#b7 ,cont9uation ( exi/+       
easem5ts1 re/rictions1 & cov5ants ,!    
conveyance ( ! prop]ty "u p>agraph 7#a7 
%all be subject to any exi/+ easem5t1   
re/riction1 & cov5ant1 includ+ ! easem5t
 numb]$ ,,daca#fc-b-ji-jebd & titl$     
,easem5t = desal9ation plant1 wat]      
pipel9e & relat$ support /ructures 9    
support ( a wat] supply agreem5t 79 ?is 
section ref]r$ to z ! exi/+ easem5t74   
7b7 ,paym5t ( fair m>ket value  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,z consid]ation = ! conveyance "u 
subsection 7a71 ,el ,paso ,wat] %all pay
 to ! ,secret>y an am\nt equal to ! fair
 m>ket value ( ! prop]ty to be convey$ z
 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 :i* may consi/ 
( ca% paym5t1 9-k9d consid]ation z      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 or a          
comb9ation !re(4  7#b7 ,9-k9d           
consid]ation ,9-k9d consid]ation provid$
 by ,el ,paso ,wat] "u p>agraph 7#a7 may
 include "o or m ( ! foll[+3 7,a7       
,disc\nt$ or /abiliz$ wat] commodity    
rates 9 accordance ) ! t]ms & conditions
 ( any wat] s]vice or supply agreem5t 9 

place on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act 
& ref]5c$ 9 ! exi/+ easem5t4  7,b7 ,!   
deliv]y ( s]vices relat+ to ! ne$s ( ,=t
 ,bliss t ! ,secret>y consid]s          
acceptable4  7c7 ,rev]sion>y int]e/     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t
 ! prop]ty convey$ "u subsection 7a7 is 
n be+ us$ 9 accordance ) ! purpose ( !  
conveyance specifi$ 9 su* subsection1   
all "r1 title1 & int]e/ 9 & to !        
prop]ty1 includ+ any improvem5ts !reto1 
may1 at ! option ( ! ,secret>y1 rev]t to
 & become ! prop]ty ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 &
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates may h ! "r ( imm$iate  
entry onto su* prop]ty4  7#b7           
,opportunity = he>+ ,a det]m9ation by ! 
,secret>y "u p>agraph 7#a7 may be made  
on ! record aft] an opportunity = a     
he>+4  7d7 ,paym5t ( co/s ( conveyance  
7#a7 ,paym5t requir$ ,! ,secret>y may   
require ,el ,paso ,wat] to cov] all co/s
 7except co/s = environm5tal rem$iation 
( ! prop]ty7 to be incurr$ by !         
,secret>y1 or to reimburse ! ,secret>y =
 su* co/s incurr$ by ! ,secret>y1 to    

c>ry out ! conveyance "u subsection 7a71
 includ+ co/s = appraisals1 environm5tal
 & real e/ate due dilig5ce1 & any o!r   
adm9i/rative co/s relat$ to !           
conveyance4  7#b7 ,refund ( excess      
am\nts ,if am\nts are collect$ f ,el    
,paso ,wat] "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 advance (
 ! ,secret>y incurr+ ! actual co/s1 & ! 
am\nt collect$ exce$s ! co/s actually   
incurr$ by ! ,secret>y to c>ry out !    
conveyance "u subsection 7a71 !         
,secret>y %all refund ! excess am\nt to 
,el ,paso ,wat]4  7e7 ,limitation on    
s\rce ( funds ,el ,paso ,wat] may n use 
,f$]al funds to cov] any portion ( !    
co/s requir$ to be paid by ,el ,paso    
,wat] "u ?is section4  7f7 ,description 
( prop]ty ,! exact acreage & legal      
description ( ! prop]ty to be convey$ "u
 subsection 7a7 %all be det]m9$ by a    
survey satisfactory to ! ,secret>y4  7g7
 ,additional t]ms & conditions ,!       
,secret>y may require su* additional    
t]ms & conditions 9 connection ) !      
conveyance "u subsection 7a7 z !        

,secret>y consid]s appropriate to       
protect ! int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4