To authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park.
PL 108-483 (H.R.3785), enacted 12/23/2004

118 STAT. 3919
PUBLIC LAW 108–483—DEC. 23, 2004
Public Law 108–483
108th Congress
An Act
To authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK.
Section 102 of the Everglades National Park Protection and
Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r–6) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘The park boundary’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The park boundary’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘The map’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire from
1 or more willing sellers not more than 10 acres of land
located outside the boundary of the park and adjacent
to or near the East Everglades area of the park for the
development of administrative, housing, maintenance, or
other park purposes.
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION; APPLICABLE LAW.—On acquisi-
tion of the land under subparagraph (A), the land shall
be administered as part of the park in accordance with
the laws (including regulations) applicable to the park.’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) LAND EXCHANGES.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Administrator’ means
the Administrator of General Services.
‘‘(B) COUNTY.—The term ‘County’ means Miami-Dade
County, Florida.
‘‘(C) COUNTY LAND.—The term ‘County land’ means
the 2 parcels of land owned by the County totaling approxi-
mately 152.93 acres that are designated as ‘Tract 605–
01’ and ‘Tract 605–03’.
‘‘(D) DISTRICT.—The term ‘District’ means the South
Florida Water Management District.
‘‘(E) DISTRICT LAND.—The term ‘District land’ means
the approximately 1,054 acres of District land located in
the Southern Glades Wildlife and Environmental Area and
identified on the map as ‘South Florida Water Management
District Exchange Lands’.
Florida.
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‘‘(F) GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
LAND.—The
term ‘General Services Administration land’ means the
approximately 595.28 acres of land designated as ‘Site
Alpha’ that is declared by the Department of the Navy
to be excess land.
‘‘(G) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means the map entitled
‘Boundary Modification for C–111 Project, Everglades
National Park’, numbered 160/80,007A, and dated May
18, 2004.
‘‘(H) 
NATIONAL
PARK
SERVICE
LAND.—The 
term
‘National Park Service land’ means the approximately 1,054
acres of land located in the Rocky Glades area of the
park and identified on the map as ‘NPS Exchange Lands’.
‘‘(2) EXCHANGE OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION LAND
AND
COUNTY
LAND.—The Administrator shall convey to the
County fee title to the General Services Administration land
in exchange for the conveyance by the County to the Secretary
of fee title to the County land.
‘‘(3) EXCHANGE OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAND AND DIS-
TRICT LAND.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the
completion of the exchange under paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary shall convey to the District fee title to the National
Park Service land in exchange for fee title to the District
land.
‘‘(B) USE
OF
NATIONAL
PARK
SERVICE
LAND.—The
National Park Service land conveyed to the District shall
be used by the District for the purposes of the C–111
project, including restoration of the Everglades natural
system.
‘‘(C) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On completion of the
land exchange under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
modify the boundary of the park to reflect the exchange
of the National Park Service land and the District land.
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of
the National Park Service.’’.
SEC. 2. BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE.
Subsection (d)(3) of the first section of Public Law 93–440
(16 U.S.C. 698f) is amended by striking ‘‘The amount described
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3785 (S. 2046):
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 108–516 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 108–298 accompanying S. 2046 (Comm. on Energy and
Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 150 (2004):
July 19, considered and passed House.
Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.
in paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘The amount described in paragraph
(2)’’.
Approved December 23, 2004.
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