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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 273

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 7, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Resources 

AN ACT

To provide for the expeditious completion of the acquisition 

of land owned by the State of Wyoming within the 

boundaries of Grand Teton National Park, and for other 

purposes.

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 ‘‘Grand Teton National 

5 Park Land Exchange Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 As used in this Act: 

3 (1) The term ‘‘Federal lands’’ means public 

4 lands as defined in section 103(e) of the Federal 

5 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

6 U.S.C. 1702(e)). 

7 (2) The term ‘‘Governor’’ means the Governor 

8 of the State of Wyoming. 

9 (3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

10 of the Interior. 

11 (4) The term ‘‘State lands’’ means lands and 

12 interest in lands owned by the State of Wyoming 

13 within the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park 

14 as identified on a map titled ‘‘Private, State & 

15 County Inholdings Grand Teton National Park’’, 

16 dated March 2001, and numbered GTNP/0001. 

17 SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF STATE LANDS. 

18 (a) The Secretary is authorized to acquire approxi19 mately 1,406 acres of State lands within the exterior 

20 boundaries of Grand Teton National Park, as generally 

21 depicted on the map referenced in section 2(4), by any 

22 one or a combination of the following—

23 (1) donation; 

24 (2) purchase with donated or appropriated 

25 funds; or 
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1 (3) exchange of Federal lands in the State of 

2 Wyoming that are identified for disposal under ap3 proved land use plans in effect on the date of enact4 ment of this Act under section 202 of the Federal 

5 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

6 U.S.C. 1712) that are of equal value to the State 

7 lands acquired in the exchange. 

8 (b) In the event that the Secretary or the Governor 

9 determines that the Federal lands eligible for exchange 

10 under subsection (a)(3) are not sufficient or acceptable for 

11 the acquisition of all the State lands identified in section 

12 2(4), the Secretary shall identify other Federal lands or 

13 interests therein in the State of Wyoming for possible ex14 change and shall identify such lands or interests together 

15 with their estimated value in a report to the Committee 

16 on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States 

17 Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of 

18 Representatives. Such lands or interests shall not be avail19 able for exchange unless authorized by an Act of Congress 

20 enacted after the date of submission of the report. 

21 SEC. 4. VALUATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL INTERESTS. 

22 (a) AGREEMENT ON APPRAISER.—If the Secretary 

23 and the Governor are unable to agree on the value of any 

24 Federal lands eligible for exchange under section 3(a)(3) 

25 or State lands, then the Secretary and the Governor may 
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1 select a qualified appraiser to conduct an appraisal of 

2 those lands. The purchase or exchange under section 3(a) 

3 shall be conducted based on the values determined by the 

4 appraisal. 

5 (b) NO AGREEMENT ON APPRAISER.—If the Sec6 retary and the Governor are unable to agree on the selec7 tion of a qualified appraiser under subsection (a), then 

8 the Secretary and the Governor shall each designate a 

9 qualified appraiser. The two designated appraisers shall 

10 select a qualified third appraiser to conduct the appraisal 

11 with the advice and assistance of the two designated ap12 praisers. The purchase or exchange under section 3(a) 

13 shall be conducted based on the values determined by the 

14 appraisal. 

15 (c) APPRAISAL COSTS.—The Secretary and the State 

16 of Wyoming shall each pay one-half of the appraisal costs 

17 under subsections (a) and (b). 

18 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LANDS ACQUIRED BY 

19 THE UNITED STATES. 

20 The State lands conveyed to the United States under 

21 section 3(a) shall become part of Grand Teton National 

22 Park. The Secretary shall manage such lands under the 

23 Act of August 25, 1916 (commonly know as the ‘‘National 

24 Park Service Organic Act’’), and other laws, rules, and 

25 regulations applicable to Grand Teton National Park. 
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1 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

3 as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act.

Passed the Senate April 3, 2003. 

Attest: EMILY J. REYNOLDS, 

Secretary.