Benjamin Gilman: “H.R. 2508 is a bill to provide for the conveyance of Federal land in San Joaquin County, California, to the City of…”

“H.R. 2508 is a bill to provide for the conveyance of Federal land in San Joaquin County, California, to the City of Tracy, California. This piece of legislation transfers a 200 acre parcel of real estate currently administered by the Department of Justice to the City of Tracy, California. Under this measure, the City of Tracy would be required to devote a section of the land to the establishment of a school; would also be used for economic development. The Federal Government would retain a reversionary interest, should the government find that the land is not used for those purposes. The land in question... has been sitting vacant since 1981. The proposed development of this land by the City of Tracy would bring significant benefits to that area. The amendment in the nature of a substitute makes minor changes to the bill, such as adjusting the requirement that the City of Tracy, California, use a section of the conveyed land for educational purposes and a section for economic development. It is a bipartisan measure that will result in improved opportunities for education, for recreation and economic development, in California's Central Valley.”