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117-hr-711117th CongressWALLET

West Los Angeles VA Campus Improvement Act of 2021

Sponsored By: Representative Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

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Summary

Directs West Los Angeles VA Campus land-use revenue to fund veteran housing, campus repairs, and supportive services. This law defines which lease and forfeiture proceeds count as "land use revenue" and sets rules for how that money is used and reported.

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  • Veterans and families: Revenue can be used to support construction, maintenance, and services for temporary or permanent supportive housing for homeless or at-risk veterans and their families.
  • VA facilities and projects: Lease payments and proceeds from seized or forfeited assets may be credited to VA medical facilities accounts or minor construction accounts and kept available without fiscal-year limits or extra appropriation.
  • Developers and tenants: Enhanced-use leases at the campus are limited to a maximum term of 99 years.
  • Oversight and transparency: Annual reports must show how land-use revenue was spent and the direct benefits those expenditures provided to veterans.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

More housing help at West LA VA

The VA keeps land‑use money from the West Los Angeles VA Campus. It credits the money to VA medical facilities or minor construction accounts. The funds do not expire and need no new appropriation. VA can use them only to: build, maintain, and run supportive housing and services for homeless or at‑risk veterans and families; renovate and maintain campus land and facilities; do minor construction; and run community work that supports emergency shelter or supportive housing. “Land‑use revenue” includes lease payments and money from seized or forfeited assets and restitution tied to third‑party land use at the Campus. This applies to funds VA received after the 2016 West Los Angeles Leasing Act.

99-year cap on West LA VA leases

Any enhanced‑use lease at the West Los Angeles VA Campus is capped at 99 years. Developers and partners must plan for terms of 99 years or less. This rule takes effect upon enactment and applies to all such campus leases.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

CA • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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