1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Opportunity Village Conveyance and Expansion Act of 2014”.
Opportunity Village Conveyance and Expansion Act of 2014
A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of certain lands in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the development of a nonprofit work center and affordable housing for people with intellectual disabilities, and for other purposes.
2. Definitions
In this Act:
Site— The term Deer Springs/Thom/Rome/North Decatur Site means the approximately 17.49 acres leased to the City under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and approximately 9.45 acres patented to the City under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act generally depicted as the “Deer Springs/Thom/Rome/North Decatur Site” on the map titled “Opportunity Village Conveyance and Expansion Act” and dated _____.
City— The term City means the city of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Opportunity village— The term Opportunity Village means Opportunity Village, a nonprofit organization described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the principal place of business of which is at 6050 South Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
3. Land conveyance
Acceptance— The Secretary may accept the relinquishment by the City of all or part of the Deer Springs/Thom/Rome/North Decatur Site for conveyance to Opportunity Village, if the City—
prepares a survey and legal description of the Deer Springs/Thom/Rome/North Decatur Site; and
the survey prepared under paragraph (1) conforms to the Bureau of Land Management cadastral survey standards and meets the approval of the Secretary.
Conveyance for certain uses— Not later than 180 days after a request by Opportunity Village, the Secretary shall convey to Opportunity Village, subject to valid existing rights, all portions of the Deer Springs/Thom/Rome/North Decatur Site relinquished to the Secretary by the City under subsection (a). Land conveyed to Opportunity Village under this subsection shall be used only for the following:
The development of a nonprofit work center and affordable housing for people with intellectual disabilities.
Ancillary use compatible with the mission of Opportunity Village.
Transaction costs— All land conveyed by the Secretary under this Act shall be at no cost, except that the Secretary may require the recipient to bear any costs associated with transfer of title and any necessary land surveys.
Reversion— Any portion of the land conveyed pursuant to this Act that ceases to be used for the purposes specified in subsection (b) shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States, along with any improvements thereon or thereto.