Notice2023-23818

Enhanced-Use Lease (EUL) of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Real Property for the Development of Permanent Supportive Housing at the Doris Miller VA Medical Center (VAMC), Waco, Texas Campus

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Published
October 30, 2023

Issuing agencies

Veterans Affairs Department

Abstract

The purpose of this Federal Register notice is to provide the public with notice that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs intends to enter into an EUL of Buildings 19, 20 and 21 on approximately 3.4 acres of underutilized land on the campus of the Doris Miller VAMC.

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 74248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23818]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Enhanced-Use Lease (EUL) of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
Real Property for the Development of Permanent Supportive Housing at 
the Doris Miller VA Medical Center (VAMC), Waco, Texas Campus

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of intent to enter into an EUL.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this Federal Register notice is to provide the 
public with notice that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs intends to 
enter into an EUL of Buildings 19, 20 and 21 on approximately 3.4 acres 
of underutilized land on the campus of the Doris Miller VAMC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. Brett Simms, Executive Director, 
Office of Asset Enterprise Management, Office of Management, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, 202-632-7092. This is not a 
toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8161, et seq. as 
amended by Public Law 117-168, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is 
authorized to enter into an EUL, for a term of up to 99 years, that (a) 
provides supportive housing for Veterans and their families, or (b) 
enhances the use of the leased property by directly or indirectly 
benefitting Veterans. Additionally, the EUL must not be inconsistent 
with and not adversely affect VA's mission or the operation of VA's 
facilities, programs and services in the area of the leased property. 
Consistent with this authority, the Secretary intends to enter into an 
EUL for the purpose of outleasing Buildings 19, 20 and 21 on 
approximately 3.4 acres of underutilized land on the campus of the 
Doris Miller VAMC, to develop approximately 34 units of permanent 
supportive housing for Veterans and their families. The competitively 
selected EUL lessee/developer, Wellington Waco USA, LP, will finance, 
design, develop, renovate, construct, manage, maintain and operate 
housing for eligible homeless Veterans or Veterans at risk of 
homelessness on a priority placement basis. Additionally, the lessee/
developer will be required to provide supportive services that guide 
Veteran residents towards long-term independence and self-sufficiency.

Signing Authority

    Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved and signed 
this document on October 19, 2023, and authorized the undersigned to 
sign and submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for 
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.

Jeffrey M. Martin,
Assistant Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of 
General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-23818 Filed 10-27-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8320-01-P


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