HR 1799
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1799
To prohibit the disposal of Department of Veterans Affairs land and
improvements at St. Albans campus.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 6, 2011
Mr. MEEKS (for himself and Mr. KING of New York) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit the disposal of Department of Veterans Affairs land and
improvements at St. Albans campus.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `St. Albans VA Veteran Cares Act of 2011'.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISPOSAL OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS LAND AND
IMPROVEMENTS AT ST. ALBANS CAMPUS.
(a) In General- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not declare as excess
to the needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs or otherwise take any action
to exchange, trade, auction, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or reduce
the acreage of, Federal land and improvements at the St. Albans campus, consisting
of approximately 55 acres of land, with borders near Linden Boulevard on the
northwest, 115th Avenue on the west, the Long Island Railroad on the northeast,
and Baisley Boulevard on the southeast.
(b) Conforming Amendment- Section 8162(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by inserting `, section 2(a) of the St. Albans VA Veteran Cares
Act of 2011,' after `section 421(b)(2) of the Veterans' Benefits and Services
Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-322; 102 Stat. 553)'.
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