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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 17 

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 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 

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

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

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 2009’’. 

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 is owned by the United States, located on the former 

2 U.S. Naval Base Complex in North Charleston, 

3 South Carolina, and described on the map entitled 

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

5 Number 400–00–00–004, with the deed recorded in 

6 the Charleston County RMC Office on Book X23, at 

7 page 245. 

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

10 improvements) to be conveyed to the United States 

11 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 In exchange for the conveyance to the Secretary of 

20 the non-Federal land owned by the State Ports Authority, 

21 the Secretary is authorized to convey to the State Ports 

22 Authority, by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest 

23 of the United States in and to the Federal land. 

24 (a) LAND EXCHANGE REQUIRED.—If the State Ports 

25 Authority offers to convey to the Secretary all right, title, 


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1 and interest of the State Ports Authority in and to the 

2 non-Federal parcels identified in subsection (b)— 

3 (1) the Secretary shall accept the offer; and 

4 (2) the Secretary shall simultaneously convey to 

5 the State Ports Authority all right, title, and inter6 est of the United States in and to approximately 

7 10.499 acres of Federal land. 

8 (b) NON-FEDERAL LAND DESCRIBED.—The non9 Federal land (including improvements) to be conveyed 

10 under this section consists of— 

11 (1) the approximately 18.736 acres of land that 

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

13 Hobson Avenue, and depicted on the map entitled 

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

15 Number 400–00–00–051, with the deed recorded in 

16 the Charleston County RMC Office in Book EL, at 

17 page 280; 

18 (2) the approximately 4.069 acres of land that 

19 is owned by the State Ports Authority, located on 

20 Juneau Avenue and the Cooper River, and depicted 

21 on the map entitled ‘‘Charleston County Assessors 

22 Map’’ as a Tax Map Number 400–00–00–004, with 

23 the deed recorded in the Charleston County RMC 

24 Office in Book L09, at page 0391; and 


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1 (3) the approximately 2.568 acres of land that 

2 is owned by the State Ports Authority, located on 

3 Partridge Avenue, and depicted on the map entitled 

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

5 Number 400–00–00–004, with the deed recorded in 

6 the Charleston County RMC Office in Book L09, at 

7 page 0391. 

8 (c) LAND TITLE.—Title to the non-Federal land con9 veyed to the Secretary under this section shall— 

10 (1) be acceptable to the Secretary; and 

11 (2) conform to the title approval standards of 

12 the Attorney General of the United States applicable 

13 to land acquisitions by the Federal Government. 

14 SEC. 4. EXCHANGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 

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

16 under section 3 shall be subject to— 

17 (1) any valid existing rights; and 

18 (2) any additional terms and conditions that 

19 the Secretary determines to be appropriate to pro20 tect the interests of the United States. 

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

22 of land under section 3 shall be shared equally by the Sec23 retary and the State Ports Authority. 

24 (c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—Notwithstanding the 

25 appraised value of the land exchanged under section 3, 


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

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

3 SEC. 5. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

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

5 Secretary— 

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

7 administered as part of the Federal Law Enforce8 ment Training Center; and 

9 (2) the boundaries of the Federal Law Enforce10 ment Training Center shall be adjusted to exclude 

11 the exchanged Federal land. 

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