DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY AT AIR FORCE MISSILE SITES

SEC. 2325. DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY AT AIR FORCE MISSILE SITES (a) In General.—Chapter 949 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 9781. Disposition of real property at missile sites “(a)(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall dispose of the interest of the United States in any tract of real property described in paragraph (2) or in any easement held in connection with any such tract of real property only as provided in this section. “(2) The real property referred to in paragraph (1) is any tract of land (including improvements thereon) owned by the Air Force that— “(A) is not required for the needs of the Air Force and the discharge of the responsibilities of the Air Force, as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force; “(B) does not exceed 25 acres; “(C) was used by the Air Force as a site for one or more missile launch facilities, missile launch control buildings, or other facilities to support missile launch operations; and “(D) is surrounded by lands that are adjacent to such tract and that are owned in fee simple by one owner or by more than one owner jointly, in common, or by the entirety. “(b) The Secretary shall convey, for fair market value, the interest of the United States in any tract of land referred to in subsection (a) or in any easement in connection with any such tract of land to any person or persons who, with respect to such tract of land, own lands referred to in paragraph (2)(D) of such subsection and are ready, willing, and able to purchase such interest for the fair market value 101 STAT. 1221 of such interest. Whenever such interest of the United States is available for purchase under this section, the Secretary shall transmit a notice of the availability of such interest to each such person. “(c) The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the interest of the United States to be conveyed under this section. “(d) The requirement to determine whether any tract of land described in subsection (a)(2) is excess property or surplus property under title II of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 et seq.) before disposing of such tract shall not be applicable to the disposition of such tract under this section. “(e) The disposition of a tract of land under this section to any person shall be subject to (1) any easement retained by the Secretary with respect to such tract, and (2) such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. “(f) The exact acreage and legal description of any tract of land to be conveyed under this section shall be determined in any manner that is satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of any survey conducted for the purpose of this subsection in the case of any tract of land shall be borne by the person or persons to whom the conveyance of such tract of land is made. “(g) If any real property interest of the United States described in subsection (a) is not purchased under the procedures provided in subsections (a) through (f), such tract may be disposed of only in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.”. (b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 949 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: “9781. Disposition of real property at missile sites.”.