TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION AND LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT DEVENS MILITARY RESERVATION, MASSACHUSETTS.

SEC. 2853. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION AND LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT DEVENS MILITARY RESERVATION, MASSACHUSETTS. (a) Transfer of Land for Wildlife Refuge.— Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of the Army shall transfer, without reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior that portion of Fort Devens Military Reservation, Massachusetts, that is situated south of Massachusetts State Route 2, for inclusion in the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge. (b) Land Conveyance.— Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of the Army shall convey to the Town of Lancaster, Massachusetts (in this section referred to as the “Town”), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property consisting of approximately 100 acres of the parcel available for transfer under subsection (a) and located adjacent to Massachusetts State Highway 70. (c) Requirements Relating to Transfer and Conveyance.— (1) The transfer under subsection (a) and the conveyance under subsection (b) may not be made unless the property to be transferred and conveyed is determined to be excess to the needs of the Department of Defense. (2) The transfer and conveyance shall be made as soon as practicable after the date on which the property is determined to be excess to the needs of the Department of Defense. 110 STAT. 568 (d) Legal Description.— (1) The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to be transferred under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Secretary of the Interior. (2) The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection (b) shall be determined by a survey mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Board of Selectmen of the Town. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Town. (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.— The Secretary of the Army may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the transfer under subsection (a) and the conveyance under subsection (b) as the Secretary of the Army considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.