CONVEYANCE OF NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA.

SEC. 8841. CONVEYANCE OF NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA. (a) Authority To Convey.—(1) The Secretary of the Army may convey to the Washington Gas Company, Virginia (in this section referred to as “Washington Gas Company”), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the natural gas distribution system described in paragraph (2). (2) The natural distribution gas system referred to in paragraph (1) is the natural gas distribution system located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, consisting of approximately 15.6 miles of natural gas distribution lines and the equipment, fixtures, structures, and other improvements owned and utilized by the Federal Government at Fort Belvoir in order to provide natural gas to and distribute natural gas at Fort Belvoir. The natural gas distribution system does not include any real property. (b) Related Easements.—The Secretary may grant to Washington Gas Company the following easements relating to the conveyance of the natural gas distribution system authorized by subsection (a): (1) Such easements, if any, as the Secretary and Washington Gas Company jointly determine are necessary in order to provide access to the natural gas distribution system for maintenance, safety, and other purposes. (2) Such rights of way appurtenant, if any, as the Secretary and Washington Gas Company jointly determine are necessary in order to satisfy requirements imposed by any Federal or State agency relating to the maintenance of a buffer zone around the natural gas distribution system. (c) Requirement Relating to Conveyance.—The Secretary may not carry out the conveyance of the natural gas distribution system authorized in subsection (a) unless Washington Gas Company agrees to accept the system in its existing condition at the time of the conveyance. (d) Conditions.—The conveyance of the natural gas distribution system authorized by subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions: (1) That Washington Gas Company provide natural gas to and distribute natural gas at Fort Belvoir at a rate that is no less favorable than the rate Washington Gas Company would charge a public or private consumer of natural gas similar to Fort Belvoir for the provision and distribution of natural gas. (2) That Washington Gas Company maintain, repair, conduct safety inspections, and conduct leak test surveys required for the natural gas distribution system. (3) That Washington Gas Company, at no cost to the Federal Government, expand and upgrade the natural gas distribution system as necessary to meet the increasing needs of Fort Belvoir for natural gas that will result from conversion, to the extent anticipated by the Secretary at the time of conveyance, of oil-burning utilities at Fort Belvoir to natural gas-burning utilities. 107 STAT. 1898 (4) That Washington Gas Company comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations (including any permit or license requirements) in providing and distributing natural gas to Fort Belvoir through the natural gas distribution system. (5) That Washington Gas Company not commence any expansion of the natural gas distribution system without approval of such expansion by the commander of Fort Belvoir. (e) Fair Market Value.—The Secretary shall ensure that the value to the Army of the actions taken by Washington Gas Company in accordance with subsection (d) is at least equal to the fair market value of the natural gas distribution system conveyed pursuant to subsection (a). (f) Reversion.—If the Secretary determines at any time that Washington Gas Company is not complying with the conditions set forth in subsection (d), all right, title, and interest of Washington Gas Company in and to the natural gas distribution system conveyed pursuant to subsection (a), including improvements thereto and any modifications made to the system by Washington Gas Company after such conveyance, and any easements granted under subsection (b), shall revert to the United States and the United States shall have the right of immediate possession, including the right to operate the system. (g) Description of Property.—The exact legal description of the equipment, fixtures, structures, and improvements to be conveyed under subsection (a), and of any easements granted under subsection (b), shall be determined in a manner, including by survey, satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of any survey or other services performed at the direction of the Secretary pursuant to the authority in the preceding sentence shall be borne by Washington Gas Company. (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.—The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) and the grant of any easement under subsection (b) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.