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Calendar No. 297 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1121 
[Report No. 111–147] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 28, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
MARCH 2, 2010 
Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for the Blue 
Ridge Parkway from the Town of Blowing Rock, North 
Carolina, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Blue Ridge Parkway 
and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the Town 
of Blowing Rock in the State of North Carolina. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the Na-
tional Park Service map titled ‘‘Blue Ridge Park-
way, Proposed Land Exchange with Town of Blow-
ing Rock’’, numbered ‘‘601/90,000A’’, and dated 
‘‘April, 2008’’. 
(4) EXCHANGE.—The term ‘‘exchange’’ means 
the exchange of land authorized by section 3(a). 
SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (d), the Sec-
retary may exchange approximately 20 acres of land with-
in the boundary of the Blue Ridge Parkway that are gen-
erally depicted on the map as ‘‘Blowing Rock Reservoir’’, 
for approximately 192 acres of land owned by the Town 
that are generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Town of Blow-
ing Rock Exchange Lands’’. 
(b) MAP AVAILABILITY.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service. 
(c) TIMING.—The Secretary shall seek to complete 
the land exchange not later than three years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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(d) APPLICABLE LAWS; TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
The exchange shall be subject to— 
(1) laws, regulations, and policies applicable to 
exchanges of land administered by the National 
Park Service, including those concerning land ap-
praisals, equalization of values, and environmental 
compliance; and 
(2) such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(e) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—If the lands pro-
posed for exchange are found to be not equal in value, 
the equalization of values may be achieved by adjusting 
the acreage amounts identified in subsection (a). 
(f) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Upon completion of 
the exchange, the Secretary shall adjust the boundary of 
the Blue Ridge Parkway to reflect the exchanged lands. 
(g) ADMINISTRATION.—Lands acquired by the Sec-
retary through the exchange shall be administered as part 
of the Blue Ridge Parkway in accordance with all applica-
ble laws and regulations. 
(h) FUTURE DISPOSITION
OF PROPERTY.—If the 
Town desires to dispose of the reservoir property that is 
the subject of the exchange, the Secretary shall have the 
right of first refusal to acquire the property for the Blue 
Ridge Parkway. 
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Calendar No. 297 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1121 
[Report No. 111–147] 
AN ACT 
To authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for 
the Blue Ridge Parkway from the Town of Blow-
ing Rock, North Carolina, and for other pur-
poses. 
MARCH 2, 2010 
Reported without amendment 
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