H.R. 494: To provide for the conditional conveyance of any interest retained by the United States in St. Joseph Memorial Hall in St. Joseph, Michigan.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-16 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Title IV, Section 402 of P.L. 110-244, (H.R. 1195).

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To provide for the conditional conveyance of any interest retained by the United States in St. Joseph Memorial Hall in St. Joseph, Michigan.

Plain summary

Directs the Administrator of General Services to convey to the city of St. Joseph, Michigan, by quitclaim deed, any interest retained by the United States in St. Joseph Memorial Hall. Requires the city of St. Joseph, as consideration for such conveyance, to pay $10,000 to the United States. Permits the Administrator to require such additional terms and conditions for such conveyance as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect U.S. interests.

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Official text

To provide for the conditional conveyance of any interest retained by the United States in St. Joseph Memorial Hall in St. Joseph, Michigan.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr494.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr494 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110