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Calendar No. 617 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2046 

[Report No. 108–298] 

To authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2004 

Mr. GRAHAM of Florida (for himself and Mr. NELSON of Florida) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Natural Resources 

JULY 7, 2004 

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades 

National Park. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK LAND EX2 CHANGE. 

3 Section 102 of the Everglades National Park Protec4 tion and Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r–6) is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(h) LAND EXCHANGE.— 

7 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

8 ‘‘(A) DISTRICT.—The term ‘District’ 

9 means the South Florida Water Management 

10 District. 

11 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘Federal 

12 land’ means the approximately 1,054 acres of 

13 land located in the Rocky Glades area of the 

14 park and identified on the map as ‘NPS Ex15 change Lands’. 

16 ‘‘(C) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means the 

17 map entitled ‘Boundary Modification for C–111 

18 Project, Everglades National Park’, numbered 

19 160/80,007, and dated April 30, 2002. 

20 ‘‘(D) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term 

21 ‘non-Federal land’ means the approximately 

22 1,054 acres of District land located in the 

23 Southern Glades Wildlife and Environmental 

24 Area and identified on the map as ‘South Flor25 ida Water Management District Exchange 

26 Lands’. 
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1 ‘‘(2) EXCHANGE.—The Secretary shall convey 

2 to the District the fee title to the Federal land in 

3 exchange for the fee title to the non-Federal land. 

4 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 

5 on file and available for public inspection in the ap6 propriate offices of the National Park Service. 

7 ‘‘(4) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 

8 land conveyed to the District shall be used by the 

9 District compatible with the purposes of the C-111 

10 project, including restoration of the Everglades nat11 ural system. 

12 ‘‘(5) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On completion 

13 of the land exchange under paragraph (2), the Sec14 retary shall modify the boundary of the park to re15 flect the exchange of the Federal land and non-Fed16 eral land.’’. 

17 SECTION 1. EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK. 

18 Section 102 of the Everglades National Park Protec19 tion and Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r–6) is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘The park boundary’’ and 

23 inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The park boundary’’; 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘The map’’ and inserting 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map’’; and 

4 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(3) ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ac7 quire from 1 or more willing sellers not more 

8 than 10 acres of land located outside the bound9 ary of the park and adjacent to or near the East 

10 Everglades area of the park for the development 

11 of administrative, housing, maintenance, or 

12 other park purposes. 

13 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION; APPLICABLE LAW.— 

14 On acquisition of the land under subparagraph 

15 (A), the land shall be administered as part of the 

16 park in accordance with the laws (including reg17 ulations) applicable to the park.’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(h) LAND EXCHANGES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

21 ‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis22 trator’ means the Administrator of General Serv23 ices. 

24 ‘‘(B) COUNTY.—The term ‘County’ means 

25 Miami-Dade County, Florida. 
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1 ‘‘(C) COUNTY LAND.—The term ‘County 

2 land’ means the 2 parcels of land owned by the 

3 County totaling approximately 152.93 acres that 

4 are designated as ‘Tract 605–01’ and ‘Tract 

5 605–03’. 

6 ‘‘(D) DISTRICT.—The term ‘District’ means 

7 the South Florida Water Management District. 

8 ‘‘(E) DISTRICT LAND.—The term ‘District 

9 land’ means the approximately 1,054 acres of 

10 District land located in the Southern Glades 

11 Wildlife and Environmental Area and identified 

12 on the map as ‘South Florida Water Manage13 ment District Exchange Lands’. 

14 ‘‘(F) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

15 LAND.—The term ‘General Services Administra16 tion land’ means the approximately 595.28 acres 

17 of land designated as ‘Site Alpha’ that is de18 clared by the Department of the Navy to be ex19 cess land. 

20 ‘‘(G) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means the map 

21 entitled ‘Boundary Modification for C–111 

22 Project, Everglades National Park’, numbered 

23 160/80,007A, and dated May 18, 2004. 

24 ‘‘(H) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAND.—The 

25 term ‘National Park Service land’ means the ap-
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1 proximately 1,054 acres of land located in the 

2 Rocky Glades area of the park and identified on 

3 the map as ‘NPS Exchange Lands’. 

4 ‘‘(2) EXCHANGE OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINIS5 TRATION LAND AND COUNTY LAND.—The Adminis6 trator shall convey to the County fee title to the Gen7 eral Services Administration land in exchange for the 

8 conveyance by the County to the Secretary of fee title 

9 to the County land. 

10 ‘‘(3) EXCHANGE OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

11 LAND AND DISTRICT LAND.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

13 after the completion of the exchange under para14 graph (2), the Secretary shall convey to the Dis15 trict fee title to the National Park Service land 

16 in exchange for fee title to the District land. 

17 ‘‘(B) USE OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

18 LAND.—The National Park Service land con19 veyed to the District shall be used by the District 

20 for the purposes of the C–111 project, including 

21 restoration of the Everglades natural system. 

22 ‘‘(C) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On comple23 tion of the land exchange under subparagraph 

24 (A), the Secretary shall modify the boundary of 
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1 the park to reflect the exchange of the National 

2 Park Service land and the District land. 

3 ‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 

4 on file and available for public inspection in the ap5 propriate offices of the National Park Service.’’. 

6 SEC. 2. BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE. 

7 Subsection (d)(3) of the first section of Public Law 93– 

8 440 (16 U.S.C. 698f) is amended by striking ‘‘The amount 

9 described in paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘The amount de10 scribed in paragraph (2)’’. 
Calendar No. 617 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2046 

[Report No. 108–298] 

A BILL 

To authorize the exchange of certain land in 

Everglades National Park. 

JULY 7, 2004 

Reported with an amendment