United StatesFederal officials must give Anchorage land to Southcentral Foundation
Federal health officials must give Southcentral Foundation about 3.4 acres in Anchorage at no charge for health and social services within two years.
What it does
The health secretary must transfer about 3.4 acres in Anchorage to Southcentral Foundation for health and social services. The foundation pays nothing.
Southcentral Foundation is not liable for contamination that occurred on or before the transfer date. The health secretary is not liable for contamination after the foundation controlled, occupied, and used the land.
Argument forGetting the land at no charge could help Southcentral Foundation use it for health and social services.
Argument againstGiving away federal land without payment or a right to take it back could reduce future public control of the site.
More detail
The health secretary must transfer federal ownership of the land to Southcentral Foundation. The transfer covers about 3.4 acres and improvements in Anchorage, Alaska, for use with health and social services. The transfer must use a deed that guarantees title. The deed cannot require payment, impose terms about the land, or let the United States take it back. The secretary must receive any access reasonably needed to meet duties or liabilities the agency keeps. The transfer must happen as soon as practical and no later than October 20, 2028.
Southcentral Foundation is not liable for contamination on the transferred land that occurred on or before the transfer date. This rule applies only to the Anchorage land transferred under this law. It covers contamination of soil, water, and other parts of the property. The health secretary is not liable for contamination that occurred after the foundation controlled, occupied, and used the land. The secretary must follow federal notice and warranty requirements for hazardous substances.
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History
- 2026
- Oct 20Signed by President.Became Law
- Oct 20Became Public Law No: 119-130.Minor
- Oct 15Presented to President.To President
- Oct 14Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 29Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5144)Passed Senate
- Aug 3Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-132.
- Aug 3Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.
- May 20Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2025
- Dec 16Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Dec 15Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 15Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5880-5882)
- Dec 15DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3620.
- Dec 15Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5880-5881)Passed House
- Dec 15Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 9Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-398, Part I.
- Dec 9Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.Minor
- Dec 9Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 347.
- Jul 23Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- Jul 23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 23Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 11Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jun 4Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- May 29Introduced in House
- May 29Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Introduced
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