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Union Calendar No. 388

107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1105

[Report No. 107–639]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 23, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Resources

SEPTEMBER 4, 2002

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed

AN ACT

To provide for the expeditious completion of the acquisition

of State of Wyoming lands within the boundaries of

Grand Teton National Park, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grand Teton National

5 Park Land Exchange Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

7 As used in this Act:
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1 (1) The term ‘‘Federal lands’’ means public

2 lands as defined in section 103(e) of the Federal

3 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43

4 U.S.C. 1702(e)).

5 (2) The term ‘‘Governor’’ means the Governor

6 of the State of Wyoming.

7 (3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

8 of the Interior.

9 (4) The term ‘‘State lands’’ means lands and

10 interest in lands owned by the State of Wyoming

11 within the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park

12 as identified on a map titled ‘‘Private, State &

13 County Inholdings Grand Teton National Park’’,

14 dated March 2001, and numbered GTNP/0001.

15 SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF STATE LANDS.

16 (a) The Secretary is authorized to acquire approxi17 mately 1,406 acres of State lands within the exterior

18 boundaries of Grand Teton National Park, as generally

19 depicted on the map referenced in section 2(4), by any

20 one or a combination of the following—

21 (1) donation;

22 (2) purchase with donated or appropriated

23 funds; or

24 (3) exchange of Federal lands in the State of

25 Wyoming that are identified for disposal under ap-
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1 proved land use plans in effect on the date of enact2 ment of this Act under section 202 of the Federal

3 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43

4 U.S.C. 1712) that are of equal value to the State

5 lands acquired in the exchange.

6 (b) In the event that the Secretary or the Governor

7 determines that the Federal lands eligible for exchange

8 under subsection (a)(3) are not sufficient or acceptable for

9 the acquisition of all the State lands identified in section

10 2(4), the Secretary shall identify other Federal lands or

11 interests therein in the State of Wyoming for possible ex12 change and shall identify such lands or interests together

13 with their estimated value in a report to the Committee

14 on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States

15 Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of

16 Representatives. Such lands or interests shall not be avail17 able for exchange unless authorized by an Act of Congress

18 enacted after the date of submission of the report.

19 SEC. 4. VALUATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL INTERESTS.

20 (a) AGREEMENT ON APPRAISER.—If the Secretary

21 and the Governor are unable to agree on the value of any

22 Federal lands eligible for exchange under section 3(a)(3)

23 or State lands, then the Secretary and the Governor may

24 select a qualified appraiser to conduct an appraisal of

25 those lands. The purchase or exchange under section 3(a)
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1 shall be conducted based on the values determined by the

2 appraisal.

3 (b) NO AGREEMENT ON APPRAISER.—If the Sec4 retary and the Governor are unable to agree on the selec5 tion of a qualified appraiser under subsection (a), then

6 the Secretary and the Governor shall each designate a

7 qualified appraiser. The two designated appraisers shall

8 select a qualified third appraiser to conduct the appraisal

9 with the advice and assistance of the two designated ap10 praisers. The purchase or exchange under section 3(a)

11 shall be conducted based on the values determined by the

12 appraisal.

13 (c) APPRAISAL COSTS.—The Secretary and the State

14 of Wyoming shall each pay one-half of the appraisal costs

15 under subsections (a) and (b).

16 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LANDS ACQUIRED BY

17 THE UNITED STATES.

18 The State lands conveyed to the United States under

19 section 3(a) shall become part of Grand Teton National

20 Park. The Secretary shall manage such lands under the

21 Act of August 25, 1916 (commonly known as the ‘‘Na22 tional Park Service Organic Act’’) and other laws, rules,

23 and regulations applicable to Grand Teton National Park.
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1 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS.

2 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

3 as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act.

Passed the Senate October 17, 2001.

Attest: JERI THOMSON,

Secretary.
Union Calendar No. 388

107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1105

[Report No. 107–639]

AN ACT

To provide for the expeditious completion of the acquisition of State of Wyoming lands within the

boundaries of Grand Teton National Park, andfor other purposes.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2002

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed