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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 869 

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 

MAY 3, 2011 

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

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

JULY 12, 2011 

Committee discharged; 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 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

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

2 means the parcels consisting of approximately 

3 10.499 acres of land (including improvements) that 

4 are owned by the United States, located on the 

5 former U.S. Naval Base Complex in North Charles6 ton, South Carolina, and described on the map enti7 tled ‘‘Charleston County Assessors Map’’ as Tax 

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

9 in the Charleston County RMC Office on Book X23, 

10 at page 245. 

11 (2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed12 eral land’’ means the 3 parcels of land (including 

13 improvements) to be conveyed to the United States 

14 under this Act. 

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

16 the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

17 (4) STATE PORTS AUTHORITY.—The term 

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

19 State Ports Authority, an agency of the State of 

20 South Carolina. 

21 SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE. 

22 In exchange for the conveyance to the Secretary of 

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

24 the Secretary is authorized to convey to the State Ports 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 (2) the Secretary shall simultaneously convey to 

9 the State Ports Authority all right, title, and inter10 est of the United States in and to approximately 

11 10.499 acres of Federal land. 

12 (b) NON-FEDERAL LAND DESCRIBED.—The non13 Federal land (including improvements) to be conveyed 

14 under this section consists of— 

15 (1) the approximately 18.736 acres of land that 

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

17 Hobson Avenue, and depicted on the map entitled 

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

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

20 the Charleston County RMC Office in Book EL, at 

21 page 280; 

22 (2) the approximately 4.069 acres of land that 

23 is owned by the State Ports Authority, located on 

24 Juneau Avenue and the Cooper River, and depicted 

25 on the map entitled ‘‘Charleston County Assessors 

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1 Map’’ as a Tax Map Number 400-00-00-004, with 

2 the deed recorded in the Charleston County RMC 

3 Office in Book L09, at page 0391; and 

4 (3) the approximately 2.568 acres of land that 

5 is owned by the State Ports Authority, located on 

6 Partridge Avenue, and depicted on the map entitled 

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

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

9 the Charleston County RMC Office in Book L09, at 

10 page 0391. 

11 (c) LAND TITLE.—Title to the non-Federal land con12 veyed to the Secretary under this section shall— 

13 (1) be acceptable to the Secretary; and 

14 (2) conform to the title approval standards of 

15 the Attorney General of the United States applicable 

16 to land acquisitions by the Federal Government. 

17 SEC. 4. EXCHANGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 

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

19 under section 3 shall be subject to— 

20 (1) any valid existing rights; and 

21 (2) any additional terms and conditions that 

22 the Secretary determines to be appropriate to pro23 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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