H.R. 6285: To provide for the conveyance of the former Mifflin County Army Reserve Center in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.

112th Congress · introduced 2012-08-02 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-08-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To provide for the conveyance of the former Mifflin County Army Reserve Center in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.

Plain summary

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey to Derry Township, Pennsylvania, all interest of the United States in a parcel of real property, including improvements, that contains the Mifflin County Army Reserve Center located at 73 Reserve Lane, Lewistown, Pennsylvania, to permit the township to use such parcel for a regional police headquarters and other public purposes. Permits the Secretary to lease the real property to the township until the time such property is conveyed to the township. Requires the township to cover costs (except costs for environmental remediation of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred in carrying out the conveyance, including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance. Prohibits the township from using federal funds to cover any part of conveyance costs or to cover the costs for the design and construction of any facility on the property. Instructs the township to begin using the property for public purposes before the end of a five-year period beginning on the date of such conveyance.

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To provide for the conveyance of the former Mifflin County Army Reserve Center in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] · 1 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr6285.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr6285 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112