# 116-hr-5960: To require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain Federal property in the State of Ohio to the Friends of Barker House.

116-hr-5960, To require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain Federal property in the State of Ohio to the Friends of Barker House., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5960
- Congress: 116
- Title: To require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain Federal property in the State of Ohio to the Friends of Barker House.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Introduced: 2020-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to convey to the Friends of Joseph Barker, Jr., House organization, by quitclaim deed and without monetary consideration, all interest of the United States in the Judge Joseph Barker, Jr., House and a specified road tract in Washington County, Ohio, situated along the Ohio River. The Corps must also provide the organization with a specified easement. The Corps shall make improvements and alterations to the house to facilitate conveyance of the property, including carrying out the conveyance of the house and road tract, subject to the condition that the total cost of those improvements and alterations shall be not more than $90,000. Before providing a conveyance or easement under this bill, the Corps must investigate and report to the organization on the environmental condition of the property, including any potential hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste. On completion and review, the organization may elect to refuse any conveyance or easement of any of the property. The Corps may reserve and retain from any conveyance under this bill a right-of-way or any other right necessary for the operation and maintenance of the authorized federal channel along the Ohio River.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5960 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5960)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5960 (as of 2025-11-18).