PUBLIC LAW 112–146—JULY 18, 2012 126 STAT. 1135 

Public Law 112–146 

112th Congress 

An Act 

To provide for an exchange of land between the Department of Homeland Security 

and the South Carolina State Ports Authority. 

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 ‘‘Former Charleston Naval Base 

Land Exchange Act of 2012’’. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

In this Act: 

(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the 

parcels consisting of approximately 10.499 acres of land 

(including improvements) that are owned by the United States, 

located on the former U.S. Naval Base Complex in North 

Charleston, South Carolina, and included within the Charleston 

County Tax Assessor’s Office Tax Map Number 400–00–00– 

004, and shown as New Parcel B in that certain plat of Forsberg 

Engineering and Surveying Inc., dated May 25, 2007, entitled 

in part ‘‘Plat Showing the Subdivision of TMS 400–00–00– 

004 into Parcel B and Remaining Residual (Parcel A). 

(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ 

means the 3 parcels of land (including improvements) authorized to be conveyed to the United States under this Act. 

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

of Homeland Security. 

(4) STATE PORTS AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘State Ports 

Authority’’ means the South Carolina State Ports Authority, 

an agency of the State of South Carolina. 

SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE. 

(a) LAND EXCHANGE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In exchange for the conveyance to the 

Secretary, by quitclaim deed, of all right, title, and interest 

of the State Ports Authority to the non-Federal land owned 

by the State Ports Authority, the Secretary is authorized to 

convey to the State Ports Authority, by quitclaim deed, all 

right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 

Federal land. 

(2) EXCHANGE.—If the State Ports Authority offers to 

convey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the 

State Ports Authority in and to the non-Federal parcels identified in subsection (b), the Secretary— 

(A) is authorized to accept the offer; and 

Former 

Charleston 

Naval Base Land 

Exchange Act 

of 2012. 

July 18, 2012 

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(B) on acceptance of the offer, shall simultaneously 

convey to the State Ports Authority all right, title, and 

interest of the United States in and to approximately 

10.499 acres of Federal land. 

(b) NON-FEDERAL LAND DESCRIBED.—The non-Federal land 

(including improvements) to be conveyed under this section consists 

of— 

(1) the approximately 18.736 acres of land that is owned 

by the State Ports Authority, located on S. Hobson Avenue, 

and currently depicted in the Charleston County Tax Assessor’s 

Office as Tax Map Number 400–00–00–158, and as New I– 

48.55 Parcel B, containing 18.736 acres, on the plat recorded 

in the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat Book EL, at 

page 280; 

(2) the approximately 4.069 acres of land that is owned 

by the State Ports Authority, located on Thompson Avenue 

and the Cooper River, and currently depicted in the Charleston 

County Tax Assessor’s Office as Tax Map Number 400–00– 

00–156, and as New II–121.44 Parcel C, containing 4.069 acres, 

on the plat recorded in the Charleston County RMC Office 

in Plat Book L09, at pages 0391–393; and 

(3) the approximately 2.568 acres of land that is owned 

by the State Ports Authority, located on Partridge Avenue, 

and currently depicted in the Charleston County Tax Assessor’s 

Office as Tax Map Number 400–00–00–157, and as New II– 

121.44 Parcel B, containing 2.568 acres, on the plat recorded 

in the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat Book L09, at 

pages 0391–0393. 

(c) LAND TITLE.—Title to the non-Federal land conveyed to 

the Secretary under this section shall— 

(1) be acceptable to the Secretary; and 

(2) conform to the title approval standards of the Attorney 

General of the United States applicable to land acquisitions 

by the Federal Government. 

SEC. 4. EXCHANGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance of Federal land under section 

3 shall be subject to— 

(1) any valid existing rights; and 

(2) any additional terms and conditions that the Secretary 

determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the 

United States. 

(b) COSTS.—The costs of carrying out the exchange of land 

under section 3 shall be shared equally by the Secretary and the 

State Ports Authority. 

(c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—Notwithstanding the appraised 

value of the land exchanged under section 3, the values of the 

Federal and non-Federal land in the land exchange under section 

3 shall be considered to be equal. 

SEC. 5. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

On acceptance of title to the non-Federal land by the Secretary— 

(1) the non-Federal land shall be added to and administered 

as part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and 


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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2061: 

SENATE REPORTS: No. 112–171 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012): 

June 5, considered and passed Senate. 

July 9, considered and passed House. 

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(2) the boundaries of the Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Center shall be adjusted to exclude the exchanged 

Federal land. 

Approved July 18, 2012. 


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