[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3785 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.3785
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
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 acquisition 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 approximately
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'.
``(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 district
land.--
``(A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the
completion of the exchange under paragraph (2), the Secretary
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 in paragraph
(1)'' and inserting ``The amount described in paragraph (2)''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.