PUBLIC LAW 106–272—SEPT. 22, 2000 114 STAT. 797

Public Law 106–272

106th Congress

An Act

To authorize the development and maintenance of a multi-agency campus project

in the town of Jackson, Wyoming.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jackson Multi-Agency Campus

Act of 2000’’.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

(1) the management of public land and natural resources

and the service of the public in the area of Jackson, Wyoming,

are responsibilities shared by—

(A) the Department of Agriculture;

(B) the Forest Service;

(C) the Department of the Interior, including—

(i) the National Park Service; and

(ii) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;

(D) the Game and Fish Commission of the State of

Wyoming;

(E) Teton County, Wyoming;

(F) the town of Jackson, Wyoming;

(G) the Jackson Chamber of Commerce; and

(H) the Jackson Hole Historical Society; and

(2) it is desirable to locate the administrative offices of

several of the agencies and entities specified in paragraph

(1) on 1 site to—

(A) facilitate communication between the agencies and

entities;

(B) reduce costs to the Federal, State, and local governments; and

(C) better serve the public.

(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—

(1) to authorize the Federal agencies specified in subsection

(a)—

(A) to develop and maintain the Project in Jackson,

Wyoming, in cooperation with the other agencies and entities specified in subsection (a); and

(B) to provide resources and enter into such agreements

as are necessary for the planning, design, construction,

operation, maintenance, and fixture modifications of all

elements of the Project;

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(2) to direct the Secretary to convey to the town of Jackson,

Wyoming, certain parcels of federally owned land located in

Teton County, Wyoming, in exchange for construction of facilities for the Bridger-Teton National Forest by the town of Jackson;

(3) to direct the Secretary to convey to the Game and

Fish Commission of the State of Wyoming certain parcels of

federally owned land in the town of Jackson, Wyoming, in

exchange for approximately 1.35 acres of land, also located

in the town of Jackson, to be used in the construction of

the Project; and

(4) to relinquish certain reversionary interests of the United

States in order to facilitate the transactions described in paragraphs (1) through (3).

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Game

and Fish Commission of the State of Wyoming.

(2) CONSTRUCTION COST.—The term ‘‘construction cost’’

means any cost that is—

(A) associated with building improvements to Federal

standards and guidelines; and

(B) open to a competitive bidding process approved

by the Secretary.

(3) FEDERAL PARCEL.—The term ‘‘Federal parcel’’ means—

(A) the parcel of land, and all appurtenances to the

land, comprising approximately 15.3 acres, depicted as

‘‘Bridger-Teton National Forest’’ on the Map; and

(B) the parcel comprising approximately 80 acres,

known as the ‘‘Cache Creek Administrative Site’’, located

adjacent to the town.

(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘MultiAgency Campus Project Site’’, dated March 31, 1999, and on

file in the offices of—

(A) the Bridger-Teton National Forest, in the State

of Wyoming; and

(B) the Chief of the Forest Service.

(5) MASTER PLAN.—The term ‘‘master plan’’ means the document entitled ‘‘Conceptual Master Plan’’, dated July 14, 1998,

and on file at the offices of—

(A) the Bridger-Teton National Forest, in the State

of Wyoming; and

(B) the Chief of the Forest Service.

(6) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Project’’ means the proposed

project for construction of a multi-agency campus, to be carried

out by the town of Jackson in cooperation with the other

agencies and entities described in section 2(a)(1), to provide,

in accordance with the master plan—

(A) administrative facilities for various agencies and

entities; and

(B) interpretive, educational, and other facilities for

visitors to the greater Yellowstone area.

(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

of Agriculture (including a designee of the Secretary).

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(8) STATE PARCEL.—The term ‘‘State parcel’’ means the

parcel of land comprising approximately 3 acres, depicted as

‘‘Wyoming Game and Fish’’ on the Map.

(9) TOWN.—The term ‘‘town’’ means the town of Jackson,

Wyoming.

SEC. 4. MULTI-AGENCY CAMPUS PROJECT, JACKSON, WYOMING.

(a) CONSTRUCTION FOR EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after the date

of enactment of this Act, the town may construct, as part

of the Project, an administrative facility to be owned and operated by the Bridger-Teton National Forest, if—

(A) an offer by the town to construct the administrative

facility is accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (2);

(B) a memorandum of understanding between the town

and the Secretary outlining the roles and responsibilities

of each party involved in the land exchange and construction is executed;

(C) a final building design and construction cost estimate is approved by the Secretary; and

(D) the exchange described in subsection (b)(2) is completed in accordance with that subsection.

(2) ACCEPTANCE AND AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT.—The

Secretary, on receipt of an acceptable offer from the town

under paragraph (1), shall authorize the town to construct

the administrative facility described in paragraph (1) in accordance with this Act.

(3) CONVEYANCE.—

(A) SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall convey all right,

title, and interest in and to the Federal land described

in section 5(a)(1) to the town in simultaneous exchange

for, and on satisfactory completion of, the administrative

facility.

(B) TOWN.—The town shall convey all right, title, and

interest in and to the administrative facility constructed

under this section in exchange for the land described in

section 5(a)(1).

(b) OFFER TO CONVEY STATE PARCEL.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may offer to convey

a portion of the State parcel, depicted on the Map as ‘‘Parcel

Three’’, to the United States to be used for construction of

an administrative facility for the Bridger-Teton National Forest.

(2) CONVEYANCE.—If the offer described in paragraph (1)

is made not later than 5 years after the date of enactment

of this Act, the Secretary shall convey the Federal land

described in section 5(a)(2) to the Commission, in exchange

for the portion of the State parcel described in paragraph

(1), in accordance with this Act.

SEC. 5. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In exchange for the consideration described

in section 4, the Secretary shall convey—

(1) to the town, in a manner that equalizes values—

(A) the portion of the Federal parcel, comprising

approximately 9.3 acres, depicted on the Map as ‘‘Parcel

Two’’; and

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(B) if an additional conveyance of land is necessary

to equalize the values of land exchanged after the conveyance of Parcel Two, an appropriate portion of the portion

of the Federal parcel comprising approximately 80 acres,

known as the ‘‘Cache Creek Administrative Site’’ and

located adjacent to the town; and

(2) to the Commission, the portion of the Federal parcel,

comprising approximately 3.2 acres, depicted on the Map as

‘‘Parcel One’’.

(b) REVERSIONARY INTERESTS.—As additional consideration for

acceptance by the United States of any offer described in section

4, the United States shall relinquish all reversionary interests

in the State parcel, as set forth in the deed between the United

States and the State of Wyoming, dated February 19, 1957, and

recorded on October 2, 1967, in Book 14 of Deeds, Page 382, in

the records of Teton County, Wyoming.

SEC. 6. EQUAL VALUE OF INTERESTS EXCHANGED.

(a) VALUATION OF LAND TO BE CONVEYED.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The fair market and improvement values

of the land to be exchanged under this Act shall be

determined—

(A) by appraisals acceptable to the Secretary, using

nationally recognized appraisal standards; and

(B) in accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land

Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716).

(2) APPRAISAL REPORT.—Each appraisal report shall be

written to Federal standards, as defined in the Uniform

Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions developed

by the Interagency Land Acquisition Conference.

(3) NO EFFECT ON VALUE OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS.—

An appraisal of the State parcel shall not take into consideration any reversionary interest held by the United States in

the State parcel as of the date on which the appraisal is

conducted.

(b) VALUE OF FEDERAL LAND GREATER THAN CONSTRUCTION

COSTS.—If the value of the Federal land to be conveyed to the

town under section 5(a)(1) is greater than the construction costs

to be paid by the town for the administrative facility described

in section 4(a), the Secretary shall reduce the acreage of the Federal

land conveyed so that the value of the Federal land conveyed

to the town closely approximates the construction costs.

(c) VALUE OF FEDERAL LAND EQUAL TO VALUE OF STATE

PARCEL.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The value of any Federal land conveyed

to the Commission under section 5(a)(2) shall be equal to the

value of the State parcel conveyed to the United States under

section 4(b).

(2) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Federal land and

the State parcel may be adjusted to equalize values.

(d) PAYMENT OF CASH EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), the values of Federal land and the State

parcel may be equalized by payment of cash to the Secretary,

the Commission, or the town, as appropriate, in accordance with

section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act

of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), if the values cannot be equalized

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1374:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106–748 (Comm. on Resources).

SENATE REPORTS: No. 106–215 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:

Vol. 145 (1999): Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 146 (2000): Sept. 12, considered and passed House.

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by adjusting the size of parcels to be conveyed or by conveying

additional land, without compromising the design of the Project.

SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.

(a) CONSTRUCTION OF FEDERAL FACILITIES.—The construction

of facilities on Federal land within the boundaries of the Project

shall be—

(1) supervised and managed by the town in accordance

with the memorandum of understanding referred to in section

4(a)(1)(B); and

(2) carried out to standards and specifications approved

by the Secretary.

(b) ACCESS.—The town (including contractors and subcontractors of the town) shall have access to the Federal land until completion of construction for all purposes related to construction of facilities under this Act.

(c) ADMINISTRATION OF LAND ACQUIRED BY UNITED STATES.—

Land acquired by the United States under this Act shall be governed

by all laws applicable to the administration of national forest sites.

(d) WETLAND.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be no construction of any

facility after the date of conveyance of Federal land under

this Act within any portion of the Federal parcel delineated

on the map as ‘‘wetlands’’.

(2) DEEDS AND CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS.—A deed or other

conveyance document executed by the Secretary in carrying

out this Act shall contain such reservations as are necessary

to preclude development of wetland on any portion of the Federal parcel.

Approved September 22, 2000.