Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025

This bill would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to transfer approximately 3.4 acres of land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Southcentral Foundation for use in health and social services programs. The transfer would be made without requiring payment or imposing future conditions on the foundation, and the federal government would not retain a reversionary interest in the property. Additionally, the bill would establish liability protections for the foundation regarding environmental contamination occurring before the transfer while maintaining federal responsibility for those prior conditions.

This bill directly affects the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is required to convey approximately 3.4 acres of land in Anchorage, Alaska, via warranty deed. The Southcentral Foundation (SCF) is the recipient of this land for use in health and social services programs and is granted specific protections regarding environmental liability for contamination occurring prior to the conveyance. Additionally, the bill impacts federal interests by prohibiting the United States from retaining a reversionary interest in the property while ensuring HHS maintains necessary easements for retained obligations.

• Conveyance of Land in Anchorage, Alaska. The Department of Health and Human Services is directed to transfer approximately 3.4 acres of land to the Southcentral Foundation via warranty deed for use in health and social services programs.
• Terms and Conditions of Transfer. The land transfer must be completed without requiring payment from the Southcentral Foundation and may not include any U.S. reversionary interest or additional obligations on the foundation.
• Easement and Access Rights. The Department of Health and Human Services must be granted any necessary easements or access to the property required to satisfy any of the department's retained liabilities or obligations.
• Environmental Liability Protections. The bill exempts the Southcentral Foundation from liability for environmental contamination occurring on or before the conveyance date, while exempting the federal government from liability for contamination occurring after the foundation assumed control of the property.

• H.R. 3620, Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
  Oct 24, 2025 · As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 23, 2025

The bill's liability protections for environmental contamination are triggered by the date on which the property is conveyed to the Southcentral Foundation and the date the Foundation began controlling, occupying, and using the property.

The bill modifies federal land ownership by directing the Department of Health and Human Services to transfer specific property in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Southcentral Foundation, while establishing liability frameworks for environmental contamination based on the date of conveyance.

The bill aims to facilitate the delivery of health and social services programs by transferring approximately 3.4 acres of federal land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Southcentral Foundation.