REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HOMEPORTING AT LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA

SEC. 2846. REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HOMEPORTING AT LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA (a) In General.—(1) Subject to subsections (b) through (e), the Secretary of the Navy may— (A) reimburse the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, Lake Charles, Louisiana, in an amount not to exceed $2,600,000 for actual expenses— (i) that were incurred by the District before the date of the enactment of this Act for the construction of utilities and roads to serve the proposed Lake Charles Navy Homeport, which is to be closed pursuant to title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526; 102 Stat, 2626); and (ii) that will be incurred by the District after the date of the enactment of this Act in connection with the construction of such utilities and roads as a direct result of the closing of the homeport, as determined by the Secretary; (B) pay to the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District an amount not to exceed $1,300,000 for completion of the permanent access road to the proposed homeport from State Highway 384; 103 STAT. 1665 (C) take such action as may be necessary to release to the State of Louisiana any funds remaining in the trust account established by the State pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement between the State and the Department of the Navy for use by the Department in connection with the construction of the Lake Charles Navy Homeport; and (D) reimburse the State of Louisiana for any funds expended by the Navy from the trust account referred to in clause (C). (2) The total of the amount of funds that may be released to the State of Louisiana pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) and paid to the State pursuant to subparagraph (D) of that paragraph may not exceed $5,000,000. (b) Source of Funds.—Payments under this section shall be made from funds appropriated pursuant to the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1988 (as contained in section 101(j) of Public Law 100–202; 101 Stat. 1329–311) for the construction of facilities at the proposed Lake Charles Navy Homeport. In no event may the total amount paid under this section by the Secretary exceed the amount appropriated for construction of homeport facilities at Lake Charles and remaining available for obligation after payment of all termination costs resulting from the closure of the Lake Charles Navy Homeport. (c) Land Conveyance.—The Secretary shall convey to the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, without consideration, approximately 38 acres of real property, including improvements and the sheet pile materials thereon, constituting the proposed Lake Charles Navy Homeport, Louisiana. Such lands are the same lands that were previously conveyed, without consideration, to the United States by the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District by special warranty deed dated March 14, 1988. (d) Condition.—The reimbursements and conveyance provided for in this section shall be made subject to the condition that the agreement entered into by the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, the State of Louisiana, and the United States entitled “Memorandum of Understanding for Donation of Land and Establishment of Homeport”, dated June 11, 1986, shall be considered canceled and of no force or effect after such reimbursements and conveyance have been made by the Secretary. (e) Addition al Terms and Conditions.—The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.