IB 

Union Calendar No. 314 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2240 

[Report No. 112–450] 

To authorize the exchange of land or interest in land between Lowell National 

Historical Park and the city of Lowell in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 16, 2011 

Ms. TSONGAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

APRIL 19, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 16, 2011] 


rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 2240 RH

A BILL 

To authorize the exchange of land or interest in land between 

Lowell National Historical Park and the city of Lowell 

in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other 

purposes. 


rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 2240 RH

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 ‘‘Lowell National Histor5 ical Park Land Exchange Act of 2012’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 

7 The Act entitled ‘‘An act to provide for the establish8 ment of the Lowell National Historical Park in the Com9 monwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes’’ ap10 proved June 5, 1978 (Public Law 95–290; 16 U.S.C. 410cc 

11 et seq.), is amended in section 202, by adding at the end 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary may exchange any land or in14 terest in land within the boundaries of the park for any 

15 land or interest in land owned by the Commonwealth of 

16 Massachusetts, the city of Lowell, or the University of Mas17 sachusetts Building Authority. 

18 ‘‘(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), an exchange 

19 under this subsection shall be subject to the laws, regula20 tions, and policies applicable to exchanges of land adminis21 tered by the National Park Service and any other terms 

22 and conditions that the Secretary determines to be nec23 essary to protect the interests of the United States. 

24 ‘‘(3) Where facilities or infrastructure required for the 

25 management and operation of the Lowell National HistorVerDate Mar 15 2010 23:46 Apr 19, 2012 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2240.RH H2240

rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
4 

•HR 2240 RH

1 ical Park exists on the Federal land to be exchanged, and 

2 the non-Federal land or interest in land to be exchanged 

3 is not of equal value, the values shall be equalized by the 

4 payment of cash to the Secretary. The Secretary shall not 

5 be required to equalize the values of any exchange conducted 

6 under this subsection if the land or interest in land received 

7 by the Federal Government exceeds the value of the Federal 

8 land or interest in land exchanged.’’. 


rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
Union Calendar No. 314 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2240 

[Report No. 112–450] 

A BILL 

To authorize the exchange of land or interest in 

Massachusetts, and for other purposes. and the city of Lowell in the Commonwealth of land between Lowell National Historical Park 

APRIL 19, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS