117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 to authorize the use of certain funds received pursuant to leases entered into under such Act, and for other purposes.
January 28, 2021
Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 to authorize the use of certain funds received pursuant to leases entered into under such Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “West Los Angeles VA Campus Improvement Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. Treatment of land use revenues under West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016.
(a) In general.—Subsection (d) of section 2 of the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–226; 130 Stat. 927) is amended to read as follows:
“(d) Land use revenues at the campus.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—Any land use revenues received by the Secretary shall be credited to the applicable Department medical facilities accounts or minor construction accounts and shall be available, without fiscal year limitation and without further appropriation, exclusively for any of the following:
“(A) Supporting construction, maintenance, and services at the Campus relating to temporary or permanent supportive housing for homeless or at-risk veterans and their families.
“(B) Renovating and maintaining the land and facilities at the Campus.
“(C) Carrying out minor construction projects at the Campus.
“(D) Carrying out community operations at the Campus that support the development of emergency shelter or supportive housing for homeless or at-risk veterans and their families.
“(2) LAND USE REVENUE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘land use revenue’ means—
“(A) any funds received by the Secretary under a lease described in subsection (b);
“(B) any funds received as compensation for an easement described in subsection (e); and
“(C) any funds received as proceeds from any assets seized or forfeited, and any restitution paid, in connection with any third-party land use at the Campus.”.
(b) Effective date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to funds received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs after the date of the enactment of the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–226; 130 Stat. 927).
SEC. 3. Modification to enhanced use leases at the Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Campus.
Paragraph (1) of section 2(b) of the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–226; 130 Stat. 927), is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Notwithstanding section 8162(b)(2) of such title, the term of such an enhanced-use lease at the Campus may not exceed 99 years.”.