[Congressional Bills 109th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5379 Introduced in House (IH)] 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5379 To authorize the Secretary of the Army to acquire land for expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, subject to certain conditions. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 11, 2006 Mrs. Musgrave introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Army to acquire land for expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, subject to certain conditions. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR EXPANSION OF PINON CANYON MANEUVER SITE. (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army may, subject to subsections (b) and (c), after consulting with the congressional defense committees, and using funds previously appropriated for such purpose, acquire for not more than fair market value any and all right, title, and interest in and to one or more parcels of real property located near Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (in this section referred to as the ``Site'') for the purpose of expanding the Site. (b) Limitation on Expansion.--The Secretary of the Army may not acquire real property under subsection (a) to expand the Site if such acquisition would require the condemnation of such property, the seizure by a Federal entity of any private property, or the exercise by a Federal or State governmental entity of eminent domain authority. (c) Study Required.--The Secretary of the Army may not acquire real property under subsection (a) until the Secretary has submitted to the congressional defense committees a study on-- (1) the economic impact on local communities of such acquisition; (2) the environmental impact of expanding the Site pursuant to subsection (a); and (3) the costs associated with potential environmental restoration, waste management, and other environmental activities in connection with such acquisition and expansion. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``congressional defense committees'' means the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) The term ``fair market value'' means, with respect to a parcel of land, the value of such parcel as determined by an appraisal performed by an independent, certified appraiser in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. <all>