Pub. L. 102-484, div. B, tit. XXVIII, subtit. C, sec. 2841

ACQUISITION OF INTERESTS IN LAND, NAVAL RADIO STATION, JIM CREEK, WASHINGTON.

EnactedYear: 1992Length: 445 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 2841. ACQUISITION OF INTERESTS IN LAND, NAVAL RADIO STATION, JIM CREEK, WASHINGTON. (a) Authority to Acquire.— The Secretary of the Navy may acquire all right, title, and interest (including timber rights) of any party in and to a parcel of land consisting of approximately 225 acres, or any portion of the parcel, located in Snohomish County, Washington, and comprising a portion of Naval Radio Station, Jim Creek, Washington. (b) Consideration.— (1) As consideration for an interest acquired by the Secretary pursuant to the authority in subsection (a), the Secretary— (A) shall pay the person conveying that interest, out of funds available to the Secretary for the acquisition of interests in real property (including unobligated prior year funds avail-able for the Legacy Resource Management Program), the amount determined under paragraph (2); (B) shall, with the consent of that person, convey to such person all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a quantity of merchantable timber at the Naval Radio Station, Jim Creek, determined under paragraph (2); or (C) shall, with the consent of such person, make such a payment and such a conveyance to that person. (2) The total of the amount paid a person pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), if any, and the fair market value of the quantity (to the extent of the interest) of merchantable timber conveyed to that person pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), if any, shall be equal to the fair market value of the property interest acquired from that person under subsection (a). (c) Option to Purchase.— The Secretary may purchase an option to purchase a property interest authorized to be acquired under subsection (a). The Secretary may use funds referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A) for the purchase of such an option. (d) Determinations of Fair Market Value.— The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the property interests acquired under subsection (a) and the merchantable timber, if any, conveyed under subsection (b). Such determinations shall be final. (e) Description of Property.— The exact acreage and legal description of each parcel of real property an interest in which is acquired under subsection (a) or conveyed under subsection (b) shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary and is conducted at no cost to the United States (except that the Secretary shall bear such cost in the case of a gift to the United States). (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.— The Secretary may require any additional terms and conditions in connection with the acquisitions authorized under subsection (a) and the conveyances, if any, authorized under subsection (b) that the Secretary considers to be necessary to protect the interests of the United States.