Sec. 7412. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction over portion of Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland
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Subject to subsection (e), the Secretary may transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury administrative jurisdiction over a parcel of real property at the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center consisting of approximately 100 acres, which was originally acquired by the United States through land acquisitions in 1910 and 1925, and is generally located off of Poultry Road lying between Powder Mill Road and Odell Road in Beltsville, Maryland, for the purpose of facilitating the establishment of Bureau of Engraving and Printing facilities on the parcel.
The Secretary shall prepare a legal description and map of the parcel of real property to be transferred under subsection (a). The legal description and map prepared under paragraph
(1)shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct errors in the legal description and map. The transfer of administrative jurisdiction under subsection
(a)shall be subject to easements, valid existing rights, and such other reservations, terms, and conditions as the Secretary considers to be necessary. The parcel of real property under subsection
(a)is exempt from Federal screening for other possible use due to an identified Federal need for the parcel as the site of Bureau of Engraving and Printing facilities. As a condition of the transfer of administrative jurisdiction under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall agree to pay the Secretary the costs incurred to carry out the transfer of administrative jurisdiction under subsection (a), including the costs for— any environmental or administrative analysis required by law with respect to the parcel to be transferred under subsection (a); a survey, if needed; and any hazardous substances assessment of the parcel to be transferred under subsection (a). For the parcel to be transferred under subsection (a), the Secretary shall meet the applicable disclosure requirements relating to hazardous substances. The Secretary shall not be required to remediate or abate any hazardous substances disclosed under paragraph
(1)or any other hazardous pollutants, contaminants, or waste that may be present at or on the parcel on the date of the transfer of administrative jurisdiction under subsection (a).