I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5739 
To provide for an exchange of land between the Department of Homeland 
Security and the South Carolina State Ports Authority. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2012 
Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. CLYBURN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for an exchange of land between the Department 
of Homeland Security and the South Carolina State 
Ports Authority. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Former Charleston 
Naval Base Land Exchange Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the parcels consisting of approximately 
10.499 acres of land (including improvements) that 
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are owned by the United States, located on the 
former U.S. Naval Base Complex in North Charles-
ton, South Carolina, and included within the 
Charleston County Tax Assessor’s Office Tax Map 
Number 400-00-00-004, and shown as New Parcel 
B in that certain plat of Forsberg Engineering and 
Surveying Inc., dated May 25, 2007, entitled in part 
‘‘Plat Showing the Subdivision of TMS 400-00-00- 
004 into Parcel B and Remaining Residual (Parcel 
A). 
(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the 3 parcels of land (including 
improvements) authorized to be conveyed to the 
United States under this Act. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(4) STATE
PORTS
AUTHORITY.—The term 
‘‘State Ports Authority’’ means the South Carolina 
State Ports Authority, an agency of the State of 
South Carolina. 
SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In exchange for the convey-
ance to the Secretary, by quitclaim deed, of all right, 
title, and interest of the State Ports Authority to the 
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non-Federal land owned by the State Ports Author-
ity, the Secretary is authorized to convey to the 
State Ports Authority, by quitclaim deed, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
Federal land. 
(2) EXCHANGE.—If the State Ports Authority 
offers to convey to the Secretary all right, title, and 
interest of the State Ports Authority in and to the 
non-Federal parcels identified in subsection (b), the 
Secretary— 
(A) is authorized to accept the offer; and 
(B) on acceptance of the offer, shall simul-
taneously convey to the State Ports Authority 
all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to approximately 10.499 acres of Fed-
eral land. 
(b) NON-FEDERAL LAND DESCRIBED.—The non- 
Federal land (including improvements) to be conveyed 
under this section consists of— 
(1) the approximately 18.736 acres of land that 
is owned by the State Ports Authority, located on S. 
Hobson Avenue, and currently depicted in the 
Charleston County Tax Assessor’s Office as Tax 
Map Number 400-00-00-158, and as New I-48.55 
Parcel B, containing 18.736 acres, on the plat re-
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corded in the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat 
Book EL, at page 280; 
(2) the approximately 4.069 acres of land that 
is owned by the State Ports Authority, located on 
Thompson Avenue and the Cooper River, and cur-
rently depicted in the Charleston County Tax Asses-
sor’s Office as Tax Map Number 400-00-00-156, 
and as New II-121.44 Parcel C, containing 4.069 
acres, on the plat recorded in the Charleston County 
RMC Office in Plat Book L09, at pages 0391-393; 
and 
(3) the approximately 2.568 acres of land that 
is owned by the State Ports Authority, located on 
Partridge Avenue, and currently depicted in the 
Charleston County Tax Assessor’s Office as Tax 
Map Number 400-00-00-157, and as New II-121.44 
Parcel B, containing 2.568 acres, on the plat re-
corded in the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat 
Book L09, at pages 0391-0393. 
(c) LAND TITLE.—Title to the non-Federal land con-
veyed to the Secretary under this section shall— 
(1) be acceptable to the Secretary; and 
(2) conform to the title approval standards of 
the Attorney General of the United States applicable 
to land acquisitions by the Federal Government. 
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SEC. 4. EXCHANGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance of Federal land 
under section 3 shall be subject to— 
(1) any valid existing rights; and 
(2) any additional terms and conditions that 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate to pro-
tect the interests of the United States. 
(b) COSTS.—The costs of carrying out the exchange 
of land under section 3 shall be shared equally by the Sec-
retary and the State Ports Authority. 
(c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—Notwithstanding the 
appraised value of the land exchanged under section 3, 
the values of the Federal and non-Federal land in the land 
exchange under section 3 shall be considered to be equal. 
SEC. 5. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
On acceptance of title to the non-Federal land by the 
Secretary— 
(1) the non-Federal land shall be added to and 
administered as part of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center; and 
(2) the boundaries of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center shall be adjusted to exclude 
the exchanged Federal land. 
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