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Union Calendar No. 528 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4220 

[Report No. 113–697] 

To authorize the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land 

in the State of Minnesota. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2014 

Mr. NOLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 22, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To authorize the exchange of certain Federal land and nonFederal land in the State of Minnesota. 


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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 ‘‘School District 318 

5 Land Exchange Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 The purposes of this Act are— 

8 (1) to provide greater safety to the students of 

9 the Robert J. Elkington Middle School and the fami10 lies of those students in Grand Rapids, Minnesota; 

11 and 

12 (2) to promote the mission of the United States 

13 Geological Survey. 

14 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this Act: 

16 (1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means 

17 Minnesota Independent School District number 318 

18 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. 

19 (2) FEDERAL LAND.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal 

21 land’’ means the parcel of approximately 1.3 

22 acres of United States Geological Survey land 

23 identified as USGS Parcel 91-016-4111 on the 

24 map, which was transferred to the Department 


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1 of the Interior by the General Services Adminis2 tration by a letter dated July 22, 1965. 

3 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Federal 

4 land’’ includes any structures on the land de5 scribed in subparagraph (A). 

6 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means each of the 

7 maps entitled ‘‘USGS and School Parcel Locations’’ 

8 and dated January 15, 2014. 

9 (4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘non-Federal 

11 land’’ means the parcel of approximately 1.6 

12 acres of District land identified as School Par13 cel 91-540-1210 on the map. 

14 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘non-Federal 

15 land’’ includes any structures on the land de16 scribed in subparagraph (A). 

17 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

18 the Secretary of the Interior. 

19 SEC. 4. EXCHANGE OF FEDERAL LAND AND NON-FEDERAL 

20 LAND. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—If the District offers to convey to 

22 the United States all right, title, and interest of the Dis23 trict in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall— 

24 (1) accept the offer; and 


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1 (2) convey to the District all right, title, and in2 terest of the United States in and to the Federal 

3 land. 

4 (b) VALUATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the Federal 

6 land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under 

7 subsection (a) shall be determined— 

8 (A) by an independent appraiser selected 

9 by the Secretary; and 

10 (B) in accordance with the Uniform Ap11 praisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisi12 tions and the Uniform Standards of Profes13 sional Appraisal Practice. 

14 (2) APPROVAL.—Appraisals conducted under 

15 paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Secretary 

16 for approval. 

17 (3) CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the value of the Fed19 eral land and non-Federal land to be exchanged 

20 under subsection (a) is not of equal value, the 

21 value shall be equalized through a cash equali22 zation payment to the Secretary. 

23 (B) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts received 

24 under subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in 


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1 the Treasury and credited to miscellaneous re2 ceipts. 


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Union Calendar No. 4220 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4220 

[Report No. 113–697] 

A BILL 

To authorize the exchange of certain Federal land 

and non-Federal land in the State of Minnesota. 

DECEMBER 22, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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