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Bill would transfer federal land in Anchorage to Southcentral Foundation to build new behavioral‑health facility
Summary
Witnesses told the House subcommittee HR 3620 would allow Southcentral Foundation to acquire federal land in Anchorage by warranty deed, unlock a planned 40,000 sq. ft. behavioral‑health facility and expand services for people with persistent mental illness; HHS testified to concerns about deed type and retention mechanisms.
The subcommittee heard testimony on HR 3620, the South Central Foundation Land Transfer Act, which would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to convey a parcel of land in Anchorage, Alaska, to Southcentral Foundation (SCF), an Alaska Native‑run health organization, so the organization can replace aging facilities used for behavioral health services.
Representative Begich, sponsor of the bill, described SCF as a longstanding Alaska Native health provider serving more than 70,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people and said the legislation would remove ‘‘bureaucratic red tape’’ and allow the organization to modernize the…
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