Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025

The law gives the Foundation ownership of about 3.372 acres and its improvements within two years, while allocating responsibility for environmental contamination.

What the law does ​

• Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to transfer the property within two years.
• Conveys the land, improvements, and related property rights at no cost through a warranty deed, without ongoing ownership conditions or a federal right to reclaim it.
• Allows the federal government to retain reasonable access or easements needed to address remaining obligations or liabilities.
• Generally shields the Foundation from liability for contamination occurring on or before the transfer and shields the Secretary from contamination occurring after the Foundation took control, occupied, and used the property.

Who it affects ​

• The Southcentral Foundation and people using its health and social services programs.
• The Department of Health and Human Services.

Breakdown ​

Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 ​

This law requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transfer about 3.372 acres of federal property in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Southcentral Foundation within two years. The property, including its improvements, is transferred at no cost for use in health and social services programs, with protections addressing ownership conditions and environmental contamination.

Key takeaways

• The federal government must transfer the property to the Southcentral Foundation no later than two years after enactment.
• The transfer covers approximately 3.372 acres in Anchorage, including all land, improvements, and related property rights.
• The Southcentral Foundation will pay nothing for the property, and the transfer cannot include ongoing conditions or a federal right to reclaim it.
• The transfer must use a warranty deed, which will replace any earlier quitclaim deed for the property.
• The Secretary may retain reasonable access or easements needed to address remaining federal obligations or liabilities.
• The Southcentral Foundation is generally not liable for contamination that occurred on or before the transfer, but the Secretary is not liable for contamination occurring after the Foundation began controlling, occupying, and using the property.