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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2061 

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

Security and the South Carolina State Ports Authority. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2012 

Mr. GRAHAM introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Naval Base Land Exchange Act of 2012’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

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

9 means the parcels consisting of approximately 

10 10.499 acres of land (including improvements) that 


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1 are owned by the United States, located on the 

2 former U.S. Naval Base Complex in North Charles3 ton, South Carolina, and described on the map enti4 tled ‘‘Charleston County Assessors Map’’ as Tax 

5 Map Number 400-00-00-004, with the deed recorded 

6 in the Charleston County RMC Office on Book X23, 

7 at page 245. 

8 (2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed9 eral land’’ means the 3 parcels of land (including 

10 improvements) authorized to be conveyed to the 

11 United States under this Act. 

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

13 the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

14 (4) STATE PORTS AUTHORITY.—The term 

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

16 State Ports Authority, an agency of the State of 

17 South Carolina. 

18 SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE. 

19 (a) LAND EXCHANGE.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—In exchange for the convey21 ance to the Secretary, by quitclaim deed, of all right, 

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

23 non-Federal land owned by the State Ports Author24 ity, the Secretary is authorized to convey to the 

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


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

2 Federal land. 

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

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

5 interest of the State Ports Authority in and to the 

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

7 Secretary— 

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

9 (B) on acceptance of the offer, shall simul10 taneously convey to the State Ports Authority 

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

12 in and to approximately 10.499 acres of Fed13 eral land. 

14 (b) NON-FEDERAL LAND DESCRIBED.—The non15 Federal land (including improvements) to be conveyed 

16 under this section consists of— 

17 (1) the approximately 18.736 acres of land that 

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

19 Hobson Avenue, and depicted on the map entitled 

20 ‘‘Charleston Country Assessors Map’’ as Tax Map 

21 Number 400-00-00-051, with the deed recorded in 

22 the Charleston County RMC Office in Book EL, at 

23 page 280; 

24 (2) the approximately 4.069 acres of land that 

25 is owned by the State Ports Authority, located on 


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1 Juneau Avenue and the Cooper River, and depicted 

2 on the map entitled ‘‘Charleston County Assessors 

3 Map’’ as Tax Map Number 400-00-00-004, with the 

4 deed recorded in the Charleston County RMC Office 

5 in Book L09, at page 0391; and 

6 (3) the approximately 2.568 acres of land that 

7 is owned by the State Ports Authority, located on 

8 Partridge Avenue, and depicted on the map entitled 

9 ‘‘Charleston County Assessors Map’’ as Tax Map 

10 Number 400-00-00-004, with the deed recorded in 

11 the Charleston County RMC Office in Book L09, at 

12 page 0391. 

13 (c) LAND TITLE.—Title to the non-Federal land con14 veyed to the Secretary under this section shall— 

15 (1) be acceptable to the Secretary; and 

16 (2) conform to the title approval standards of 

17 the Attorney General of the United States applicable 

18 to land acquisitions by the Federal Government. 

19 SEC. 4. EXCHANGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 

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

21 under section 3 shall be subject to— 

22 (1) any valid existing rights; and 

23 (2) any additional terms and conditions that 

24 the Secretary determines to be appropriate to pro25 tect the interests of the United States. 


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

2 of land under section 3 shall be shared equally by the Sec3 retary and the State Ports Authority. 

4 (c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—Notwithstanding the 

5 appraised value of the land exchanged under section 3, 

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

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

8 SEC. 5. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

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

10 Secretary— 

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

12 administered as part of the Federal Law Enforce13 ment Training Center; and 

14 (2) the boundaries of the Federal Law Enforce15 ment Training Center shall be adjusted to exclude 

16 the exchanged Federal land. 

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