HR10159
Transfer of Fort Bragg Land to North Carolina for a Veterans' Home
In one sentence
This bill allows the Army to transfer a 20-acre parcel of land at Fort Bragg to North Carolina to build a state home for veterans.
What it does
- Allows the Secretary of the Army to transfer a 20-acre parcel of land to the State of North Carolina without payment.
- Specifies that the land is located at the Fort Bragg Training Area in Harnett County, known as Parcel 3B.
- Requires the land to be used for a state home under the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
- Requires North Carolina to pay all costs for the land transfer, including environmental checks and administrative fees.
- Allows the U.S. government to take the land back if it is not used for a state home.
- Allows the Army to add extra rules to protect U.S. interests during the transfer.
Who it affects
- The Department of the Army
- The State of North Carolina
- The North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Limits and unknowns
- The exact acreage and legal description of the land will be determined by a survey approved by the Army.
- The bill does not specify the exact timeline for the land transfer or construction.
- The bill does not state how many veterans the new home will serve.
Plain language
Terms to know
- State home
- A facility established by a state for veterans who are disabled and cannot earn a living, or for veterans needing nursing home care.
- Conveyance
- The legal transfer of property ownership from one party to another.
- Reversionary interest
- The right of the original owner to take back property if specific conditions are not met.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
This bill authorizes the Department of the Army to transfer, without compensation or other consideration, all right, title, and interest to a specified 20-acre parcel of land on Fort Bragg to the State of North Carolina for the purpose of constructing a state home under the jurisdiction of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. (A state home is a home established by a state for veterans who are disabled by age, disease, or otherwise and are incapable of earning a living because of such disability. The term also includes a home that furnishes nursing home care for veterans.) Specifically, the bill authorizes the conveyance of a 20-acre parcel of land situated on the Fort Bragg Training Area in Harnett County, North Carolina, that is commonly referred to as Parcel 3B. The State of North Carolina must cover all costs to carry out the conveyance. If the Department of the Army determines the property is not being used for activities related to a state home, all right, title, and interest in the property may revert to the United States.
Official activity
Bill history
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.Senate
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186)Senate
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186)Library of Congress
- Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.Senate
- Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.Library of Congress
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.Senate
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5544)House floor actions
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.Library of Congress
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 10159.House floor actions
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5544-5545)House floor actions
- Mr. Harrigan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.House floor actions
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.House floor actions
- Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
- Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress