MODIFICATION OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST, PORT OF BENTON, WASHINGTON

SEC. 2822. MODIFICATION OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST, PORT OF BENTON, WASHINGTON (a) In General.—(1) Subject to subsections (b) through (d), the Secretary of the Army may modify the reversionary interest of the United States in and to approximately 22 acres of real property, including improvements thereon, constituting a portion of a larger tract of land conveyed to the Port of Benton, Washington, by quit-claim deed dated June 1, 1964. (2) The deed referred to in paragraph (1) is the quitclaim deed executed by the Secretary of the Army, dated June 1, 1964, which conveyed to the Port of Benton, Washington, pursuant to section 108 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 486; 33 U.S.C. 578), approximately 290 acres of land owned by the United States. (3) The 22-acre parcel of land referred to in paragraph (1) is bordered on the east by the Columbia River, on the north by First Street, on the south by the Tri-Cities University Center, and on the west by the Port of Benton property that is east of George Washington Way. (b) Modification.—(1) The Secretary shall modify the reversionary interest referred to in subsection (a) in such manner as may be necessary to permit the Port of Benton, Washington, to donate 103 STAT. 1660approximately 22 acres of the land conveyed by the deed referred to in subsection (a)(2) to Washington State University for the establishment of a university branch on the donated land. (2) The modified reversionary interest shall provide that if at any time the Secretary determines that the donated land is not being used for the purpose described in paragraph (1), title to such land shall revert to the United States, the United States shall have the right of immediate entry thereon, and title to the land (including all improvements thereon) shall vest in the United States without compensation by the United States. (c) Description of Property.—The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under this section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army The cost of such survey shall be borne by the Port of Benton, Washington. (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.—The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.