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Calendar No. 26

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 273

[Report No. 108–14] 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 4, 2003

Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. ENZI) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

MARCH 5, 2003

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, without amendment 

A BILL

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grand Teton National 

3 Park Land Exchange Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 As used in this Act: 

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

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

8 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

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

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

11 of the State of Wyoming. 

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

13 of the Interior. 

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

15 interest in lands owned by the State of Wyoming 

16 within the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park 

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

18 County Inholdings Grand Teton National Park’’, 

19 dated March 2001, and numbered GTNP/0001. 

20 SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF STATE LANDS. 

21 (a) The Secretary is authorized to acquire approxi22 mately 1,406 acres of State lands within the exterior 

23 boundaries of Grand Teton National Park, as generally 

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

25 one or a combination of the following—

26 (1) donation; 
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1 (2) purchase with donated or appropriated 

2 funds; or 

3 (3) exchange of Federal lands in the State of 

4 Wyoming that are identified for disposal under ap5 proved land use plans in effect on the date of enact6 ment of this Act under section 202 of the Federal 

7 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

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

9 lands acquired in the exchange. 

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

11 determines that the Federal lands eligible for exchange 

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

13 the acquisition of all the State lands identified in section 

14 2(4), the Secretary shall identify other Federal lands or 

15 interests therein in the State of Wyoming for possible ex16 change and shall identify such lands or interests together 

17 with their estimated value in a report to the Committee 

18 on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States 

19 Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of 

20 Representatives. Such lands or interests shall not be avail21 able for exchange unless authorized by an Act of Congress 

22 enacted after the date of submission of the report. 

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

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

25 and the Governor are unable to agree on the value of any 
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1 Federal lands eligible for exchange under section 3(a)(3) 

2 or State lands, then the Secretary and the Governor may 

3 select a qualified appraiser to conduct an appraisal of 

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

5 shall be conducted based on the values determined by the 

6 appraisal. 

7 (b) NO AGREEMENT ON APPRAISER.—If the Sec8 retary and the Governor are unable to agree on the selec9 tion of a qualified appraiser under subsection (a), then 

10 the Secretary and the Governor shall each designate a 

11 qualified appraiser. The two designated appraisers shall 

12 select a qualified third appraiser to conduct the appraisal 

13 with the advice and assistance of the two designated ap14 praisers. The purchase or exchange under section 3(a) 

15 shall be conducted based on the values determined by the 

16 appraisal. 

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

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

19 under subsections (a) and (b). 

20 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LANDS ACQUIRED BY 

21 THE UNITED STATES. 

22 The State lands conveyed to the United States under 

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

24 Park. The Secretary shall manage such lands under the 

25 Act of August 25, 1916 (commonly know as the ‘‘National 
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1 Park Service Organic Act’’), and other laws, rules, and 

2 regulations applicable to Grand Teton National Park. 

3 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

5 as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act. 
Calendar No. 26

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 273

[Report No. 108–14] 

A BILL

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. 

MARCH 5, 2003

Reported without amendment