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Version 17 · Reported to House with amendment(s) · Mar 23, 2016
Baudette Coast Guard Housing Conveyance Act
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Coast Guard to convey specified federal land (including buildings, structures, utilities, and miscellaneous facilities) in Baudette, Minnesota, to the city of Baudette, upon payment to the United States of the property's fair market value.
The fair market value of the covered property must be:
determined by a real estate appraiser selected by the city, and licensed to practice in Minnesota; and
subject to the approval of the Coast Guard, considering specified requirements regarding use of the property.
Any proceeds received by the United States from a conveyance under this Act shall be deposited in the Coast Guard Housing Fund.
As a condition of any conveyance under this Act, the Coast Guard shall require that all interest in and to the covered property revert to the United States if any part of the property ceases being used for:
affordable housing or a related purpose, or
infrastructure providing a public benefit approved by the city.
The authority to convey the covered property shall expire four years after this Act's enactment.
People & committees
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D–MN
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 355.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-466.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-466.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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