Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 1.djvu/672

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page needs to be proofread.

105 STAT. 644 PUBLIC LAW 102-136—OCT. 25, 1991 Real property. Real property. Utah. SEC. 127. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Army shall transfer, no later than September 30, 1992, and without reimbursement, to the Secretary of the Interior the real property, including improvements thereon, consisting of 500 acres located generally adjacent to 7,600 acres transferred by section 126 of Public Law 101-519. The transferred property shall not include a landfill and a sewage pumping station that are associated with the operation of Fort Meade, Maryland. (h) The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the property transferred pursuant to subsection (a) as a part of the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and in a manner consistent with wildlife conservation purposes and shall provide for the continued use of the property by Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, to the extent that such agencies are using it on the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) The Secretary of the Interior may not convey, lease, transfer, declare excess or surplus, or otherwise dispose of any portion of the property transferred pursuant to subsection (a) unless approved by law. The Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements and issue special use permits for historic uses of the 500 acres: Provided, That they are consistent with all laws pertaining to wildlife refuges. (d) The description of the property to be transferred under this section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service within the Department of the Interior, after consultation with the Department of the Army. SEC. 128. (a) The Secretary of the Army shall carry out such repairs and take such other preservation and maintenance actions as are necessary to ensure that all real property at Fort Douglas, Utah (including buildings and other improvements) that has been conveyed or is to be conveyed pursuant to section 130 of the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-519; 104 Stat. 2248) is free from natural gas leaks and other safety-threatening defects. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall conduct a natural gas survey of the property. (b) In the Case of property referred to in subsection (a) that is within the boundaries of the Fort Douglas National Historic Landmark, the Secretary— (1) shall carry out a structural engineering survey of the property; and (2) in addition to carrying out the repairs and taking the other actions required by subsection (a), shall repair and restore such property (but only to the extent that structural repairs are necessary) in a manner and to an extent specified by the Secretary of the Interior that is consistent with the historic preservation laws (including regulations) referred to in section 130(c)(2) of the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991. (c)(1) The Secretary of the Army, after consulting with the Governor of Utah regarding the condition of the property referred to in subsection (a), shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives that the repairs and preservation and maintenance actions required by subsection (a) have been completed. (2) The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives that the repairs and