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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2061 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 6, 2012 

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

AN ACT 

To provide for an exchange of land between the Department 

of Homeland Security and the South Carolina State 

Ports Authority. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Former Charleston 

3 Naval Base Land Exchange Act of 2012’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

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

7 means the parcels consisting of approximately 

8 10.499 acres of land (including improvements) that 

9 are owned by the United States, located on the 

10 former U.S. Naval Base Complex in North Charles11 ton, South Carolina, and included within the 

12 Charleston County Tax Assessor’s Office Tax Map 

13 Number 400–00–00–004, and shown as New Parcel 

14 B in that certain plat of Forsberg Engineering and 

15 Surveying Inc., dated May 25, 2007, entitled in part 

16 ‘‘Plat Showing the Subdivision of TMS 400–00–00– 

17 004 into Parcel B and Remaining Residual (Parcel 

18 A). 

19 (2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed20 eral land’’ means the 3 parcels of land (including 

21 improvements) authorized to be conveyed to the 

22 United States under this Act. 

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

24 the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

25 (4) STATE PORTS AUTHORITY.—The term 

26 ‘‘State Ports Authority’’ means the South Carolina 


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1 State Ports Authority, an agency of the State of 

2 South Carolina. 

3 SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE. 

4 (a) LAND EXCHANGE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—In exchange for the convey6 ance to the Secretary, by quitclaim deed, of all right, 

7 title, and interest of the State Ports Authority to the 

8 non-Federal land owned by the State Ports Author9 ity, the Secretary is authorized to convey to the 

10 State Ports Authority, by quitclaim deed, all right, 

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

12 Federal land. 

13 (2) EXCHANGE.—If the State Ports Authority 

14 offers to convey to the Secretary all right, title, and 

15 interest of the State Ports Authority in and to the 

16 non-Federal parcels identified in subsection (b), the 

17 Secretary— 

18 (A) is authorized to accept the offer; and 

19 (B) on acceptance of the offer, shall simul20 taneously convey to the State Ports Authority 

21 all right, title, and interest of the United States 

22 in and to approximately 10.499 acres of Fed23 eral land. 


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1 (b) NON-FEDERAL LAND DESCRIBED.—The non2 Federal land (including improvements) to be conveyed 

3 under this section consists of— 

4 (1) the approximately 18.736 acres of land that 

5 is owned by the State Ports Authority, located on S. 

6 Hobson Avenue, and currently depicted in the 

7 Charleston County Tax Assessor’s Office as Tax 

8 Map Number 400–00–00–158, and as New I–48.55 

9 Parcel B, containing 18.736 acres, on the plat re10 corded in the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat 

11 Book EL, at page 280; 

12 (2) the approximately 4.069 acres of land that 

13 is owned by the State Ports Authority, located on 

14 Thompson Avenue and the Cooper River, and cur15 rently depicted in the Charleston County Tax Asses16 sor’s Office as Tax Map Number 400–00–00–156, 

17 and as New II–121.44 Parcel C, containing 4.069 

18 acres, on the plat recorded in the Charleston County 

19 RMC Office in Plat Book L09, at pages 0391–393; 

20 and 

21 (3) the approximately 2.568 acres of land that 

22 is owned by the State Ports Authority, located on 

23 Partridge Avenue, and currently depicted in the 

24 Charleston County Tax Assessor’s Office as Tax 

25 Map Number 400–00–00–157, and as New II– 


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1 121.44 Parcel B, containing 2.568 acres, on the plat 

2 recorded in the Charleston County RMC Office in 

3 Plat Book L09, at pages 0391–0393. 

4 (c) LAND TITLE.—Title to the non-Federal land con5 veyed to the Secretary under this section shall— 

6 (1) be acceptable to the Secretary; and 

7 (2) conform to the title approval standards of 

8 the Attorney General of the United States applicable 

9 to land acquisitions by the Federal Government. 

10 SEC. 4. EXCHANGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 

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

12 under section 3 shall be subject to— 

13 (1) any valid existing rights; and 

14 (2) any additional terms and conditions that 

15 the Secretary determines to be appropriate to pro16 tect the interests of the United States. 

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

18 of land under section 3 shall be shared equally by the Sec19 retary and the State Ports Authority. 

20 (c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—Notwithstanding the 

21 appraised value of the land exchanged under section 3, 

22 the values of the Federal and non-Federal land in the land 

23 exchange under section 3 shall be considered to be equal. 


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1 SEC. 5. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

2 On acceptance of title to the non-Federal land by the 

3 Secretary— 

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

5 administered as part of the Federal Law Enforce6 ment Training Center; and 

7 (2) the boundaries of the Federal Law Enforce8 ment Training Center shall be adjusted to exclude 

9 the exchanged Federal land. 

Passed the Senate June 5, 2012. 

Attest: NANCY ERICKSON, 

Secretary. 


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