H.R. 3620
Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
Sponsor: Nicholas J. Begich III · 0 cosponsors
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Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey approximately 3.4 acres in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Southcentral Foundation (SCF) for use in connection with health and social services programs.
The conveyance must be made by warranty deed. The conveyance may not (1) require any consideration (such as payment) from the SCF for the property; (2) impose any obligation, term, or condition on the SCF relating to that property; or (3) allow for any U.S. reversionary interest in the property.
HHS must be accorded any easement or access to the property as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability of HHS.
The bill prohibits the SCF from being liable for certain environmental contamination that occurred on or before the date on which the property is conveyed to the SCF. In turn, HHS may not be liable for any contamination that occurred after the date that the SCF controlled, occupied, and used the property.
Text of the bill
(a) Conditions. The conveyance under subsection (a) of section 3—
(1) shall be made by warranty deed; and
(2) shall not—
(A) require any consideration from SCF for the property described in subsection (b) of that section;
(B) impose any obligation, term, or condition on SCF relating to that property; or
(C) allow for any reversionary interest of the United States in that property.
(b) Effect on any quitclaim deed. The conveyance by the Secretary under subsection (a) of section 3 by warranty deed shall, on the effective date of the conveyance, supersede, and render of no future effect, any quitclaim deed to the property described in subsection (b) of that section executed by the Secretary and SCF.
(c) Easement. The Secretary shall be accorded any easement or access to the property conveyed under section 3(a) as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability of the Secretary.