Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/2165

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118 STAT. 2135 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 Subtitle D—Land Conveyances PART I—ARMY CONVEYANCES SEC. 2841. LAND CONVEYANCE, SUNFLOWER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, KANSAS. (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, may convey to an entity selected by the Board of Commissioners of Johnson County, Kansas (in this section referred to as the ‘‘entity’’ and the ‘‘Board’’, respectively), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 9,065 acres and containing the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant. The purpose of the conveyance is to facilitate the re use of the property for economic development and revitalization. (b) CONSIDERATION.—(1) As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the entity shall provide the United States, whether by cash payment, in kind consideration, or a combination thereof, an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the conveyed property, as determined by an appraisal of the property acceptable to the Administrator and the Secretary. As a form of in kind consideration for the conveyance of the property, the Secretary may authorize the entity to carry out environmental remediation activities for the conveyed property. (2) Cash consideration received under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the special account in the Treasury established under subsection (b) of section 572 of title 40, United States Code, and shall be available in accordance with paragraph (5)(B)(i) of such subsection. (c) CONSTRUCTION WITH PREVIOUS LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—The conveyance authority provided by subsection (a) is in addition to the conveyance authority provided by section 2823 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (division B of Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2712) to convey a portion of the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant to the Johnson County Park and Recreation District. (d) AGREEMENTS CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND EXPLOSIVES CLEANUP.—(1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, may enter into a multi year cooperative agree ment or contract with the entity for the environmental remediation and explosives cleanup of the conveyed property, and may utilize amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for purposes of environmental remediation and explosives cleanup under the agreement or contract. (2) The cooperative agreement or contract may provide for advance payments on an annual basis or for payments on a perform ance basis. Payments may be made over a period of time agreed to by the Secretary and the entity or for such time as may be necessary to perform the environmental remediation and explosives cleanup of the property, including any long term operation and maintenance requirements. (e) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—(1) The Secretary may require the entity to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including survey