A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park.

Summary: Amends the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire from one or more willing sellers not more than ten acres of land located outside the boundary of Everglades National Park and adjacent to or near the East Everglades area of the Park for the development of administrative, housing, maintenance, or other Park purposes. Requires such land, on acquisition, to be administered as part of the Park in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Park.

Directs the Administrator of General Services to convey to Miami-Dade County, Florida, fee title to approximately 595.28 acres of land designated as Site Alpha that is declared by the Department of the Navy to be excess land in exchange for conveyance by the County to the Secretary of fee title to two parcels of land owned by the County totaling approximately 152.93 acres that are designated as Tract 605-01 and Tract 605-03.

Directs the Secretary, after the completion of such exchange, to convey to the South Florida Water Management District fee title to approximately 1,054 acres of land located in the Rocky Glades area of the Park in exchange for fee title to approximately 1,054 acres of District land located in the Southern Glades Wildlife and Environmental Area.

Requires that the use of the conveyed land to the District be used by the District for the purposes of the C-111 project, including restoration of the Everglades natural system. (The C-111 Spreader Canal project modifies the existing water management system to restore historic freshwater flows to areas of the Everglades National Park and to maintain existing flood protection for surrounding areas.)

Amends Federal law relating to the Big Cypress National Preserve and the Big Cypress National Preserve Addition to: (1) provide for the reduction in the amount of payment or reimbursement by the Secretary of total costs to the State of Florida of acquiring lands within Big Cypress National Preserve Addition by an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount of the total cost incurred by the Secretary in acquiring lands in the Addition other than from the State; and (2) remove the requirement for reducing the aggregate cost to the United States of acquiring lands within the Addition by an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount of the total cost incurred by the Secretary in acquiring lands in the Addition other than from the State.

SECTION 1. EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK.

    Section 102 of the Everglades National Park Protection and 
Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r-6) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``The park boundary'' and inserting 
                the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The park boundary'';
                    (B) by striking ``The map'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) Availability of map.--The map''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Acquisition of additional land.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may acquire from 1 
                or more willing sellers not more than 10 acres of land 
                located outside the boundary of the park and adjacent 
                to or near the East Everglades area of the park for the 
                development of administrative, housing, maintenance, or 
                other park purposes.
                    ``(B) Administration; applicable law.--On 
                acquisition of the land under subparagraph (A), the 
                land shall be administered as part of the park in 
                accordance with the laws (including regulations) 
                applicable to the park.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Land Exchanges.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' 
                means the Administrator of General Services.
                    ``(B) County.--The term `County' means Miami-Dade 
                County, Florida.
                    ``(C) County land.--The term `County land' means 
                the 2 parcels of land owned by the County totaling 
                approximately 152.93 acres that are designated as 
                `Tract 605-01' and `Tract 605-03'.
                    ``(D) District.--The term `District' means the 
                South Florida Water Management District.
                    ``(E) District land.--The term `District land' 
                means the approximately 1,054 acres of District land 
                located in the Southern Glades Wildlife and 
                Environmental Area and identified on the map as `South 
                Florida Water Management District Exchange Lands'.
                    ``(F) General services administration land.--The 
                term `General Services Administration land' means the 
                approximately 595.28 acres of land designated as `Site 
                Alpha' that is declared by the Department of the Navy 
                to be excess land.
                    ``(G) Map.--The term `map' means the map entitled 
                `Boundary Modification for C-111 Project, Everglades 
                National Park', numbered 160/80,007A, and dated May 18, 
                2004.
                    ``(H) National park service land.--The term 
                `National Park Service land' means the approximately 
                1,054 acres of land located in the Rocky Glades area of 
                the park and identified on the map as `NPS Exchange 
                Lands'.
            ``(2) Exchange of general services administration land and 
        county land.--The Administrator shall convey to the County fee 
        title to the General Services Administration land in exchange 
        for the conveyance by the County to the Secretary of fee title 
        to the County land.
            ``(3) Exchange of national park service land and district 
        land.--
                    ``(A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the 
                completion of the exchange under paragraph (2), the 
                Secretary shall convey to the District fee title to the 
                National Park Service land in exchange for fee title to 
                the District land.
                    ``(B) Use of national park service land.--The 
                National Park Service land conveyed to the District 
                shall be used by the District for the purposes of the 
                C-111 project, including restoration of the Everglades 
                natural system.
                    ``(C) Boundary adjustment.--On completion of the 
                land exchange under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
                shall modify the boundary of the park to reflect the 
                exchange of the National Park Service land and the 
                District land.
            ``(4) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and 
        available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
        the National Park Service.''.

SEC. 2. BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE.

    Subsection (d)(3) of the first section of Public Law 93-440 (16 
U.S.C. 698f) is amended by striking ``The amount described in paragraph 
(1)'' and inserting ``The amount described in paragraph (2)''.

            Passed the Senate September 15, 2004.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2046

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                                 AN ACT

 To authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park.