Controlled Substances and Forfeited Property Amendments of 1991

Controlled Substances and Forfeited Property Amendments of 1991 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to permit the transfer to States of forfeited real property for use as public areas for recreational or historic purposes or for the preservation of natural conditions.

 
HR 3524 IH
102d CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 3524
To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the use of forfeited
real property as public areas reserved for recreational or historic purposes
or for the preservation of natural conditions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 8, 1991
Mr. ROWLAND (for himself and Mr. DARDEN) introduced the following bill; which
was referred jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the use of forfeited
real property as public areas reserved for recreational or historic purposes
or for the preservation of natural conditions.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Controlled Substances and Forfeited Property
  Amendments of 1991'.
SEC. 2. USE BY STATES OF FORFEITED REAL PROPERTY FOR STATE PARKS OR RELATED
PURPOSES.
  Section 511(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 881(e))
  is amended--
  (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking `sell,' and inserting `except as
  provided in paragraph (4), sell,'; and
  (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
  `(4)(A) With respect to real property described in subparagraph (B), if the
  chief executive officer of the State involved submits to the Attorney General
  a request for purposes of such subparagraph, the authority established
  in such subparagraph is in lieu of the authority established in paragraph
  (1)(B).
  `(B) In the case of property described in paragraph (1)(B) that is civilly
  or criminally forfeited under this title, if the property is real property
  that is appropriate for use as a public area reserved for recreational
  or historic purposes or for the preservation of natural conditions, the
  Attorney General, upon the request of the chief executive officer of the
  State in which the property is located, may transfer title to the property
  to the State, either without charge or for a nominal charge, through a
  legal instrument providing that--
  `(i) such use will be the principal use of the property; and
  `(ii) title to the property reverts to the United States in the event that
  the property is used otherwise.'.