S. 273

One Hundred Eighth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the seventh day of January, two thousand and three

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

Land Exchange Act’’.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

As used in this Act:

(1) The term ‘‘Federal lands’’ means public lands as defined

in section 103(e) of the Federal Land Policy and Management

Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)).

(2) The term ‘‘Governor’’ means the Governor of the State

of Wyoming.

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

Interior.

(4) The term ‘‘State lands’’ means lands and interest in

lands owned by the State of Wyoming within the boundaries

of Grand Teton National Park as identified on a map titled

‘‘Private, State & County Inholdings Grand Teton National

Park’’, dated March 2001, and numbered GTNP/0001.

SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF STATE LANDS.

(a) The Secretary is authorized to acquire approximately 1,406

acres of State lands within the exterior boundaries of Grand Teton

National Park, as generally depicted on the map referenced in

section 2(4), by any one or a combination of the following—

(1) donation;

(2) purchase with donated or appropriated funds; or

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

that are identified for disposal under approved land use plans

in effect on the date of enactment of this Act under section

202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976

(43 U.S.C. 1712) that are of equal value to the State lands

acquired in the exchange.

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

that the Federal lands eligible for exchange under subsection (a)(3)

are not sufficient or acceptable for the acquisition of all the State

lands identified in section 2(4), the Secretary shall identify other

Federal lands or interests therein in the State of Wyoming for

possible exchange and shall identify such lands or interests together
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with their estimated value in a report to the Committee on Energy

and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives. Such lands

or interests shall not be available for exchange unless authorized

by an Act of Congress enacted after the date of submission of

the report.

SEC. 4. VALUATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL INTERESTS.

(a) AGREEMENT ON APPRAISER.—If the Secretary and the Governor are unable to agree on the value of any Federal lands eligible

for exchange under section 3(a)(3) or State lands, then the Secretary

and the Governor may select a qualified appraiser to conduct an

appraisal of those lands. The purchase or exchange under section

3(a) shall be conducted based on the values determined by the

appraisal.

(b) NO AGREEMENT ON APPRAISER.—If the Secretary and the

Governor are unable to agree on the selection of a qualified

appraiser under subsection (a), then the Secretary and the Governor

shall each designate a qualified appraiser. The two designated

appraisers shall select a qualified third appraiser to conduct the

appraisal with the advice and assistance of the two designated

appraisers. The purchase or exchange under section 3(a) shall be

conducted based on the values determined by the appraisal.

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

shall each pay one-half of the appraisal costs under subsections

(a) and (b).

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LANDS ACQUIRED BY THE

UNITED STATES.

The State lands conveyed to the United States under section

3(a) shall become part of Grand Teton National Park. The Secretary

shall manage such lands under the Act of August 25, 1916 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Park Service Organic Act’’), and

other laws, rules, and regulations applicable to Grand Teton

National Park.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may

be necessary for the purposes of this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.