108TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 273

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:

Secretary.
108TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 273

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 NationalPark, and for other purposes.