[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 273 Referred in House (RFH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 273


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 1993

             Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
To remove certain restrictions from a parcel of land owned by the City 
    of North Charleston, South Carolina, in order to permit a land 
                   exchange, 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. REMOVAL OF DEED RESTRICTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in 
subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to 
as the ``Secretary'') shall execute such instruments as are necessary 
to remove the deed restrictions described in subsection (c), in order 
to allow the city of North Charleston, South Carolina (hereinafter 
referred to as the ``city'') to enter into a land exchange.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary shall remove the deed 
restrictions described in subsection (c) on the condition that--
            (1) the city exchange the parcel of land described in 
        subsection (d) for another parcel of land to be subject to the 
        same restrictions, exceptions, reservations, conditions, and 
        covenants described in subsection (c), and encumbered by a 
        reversionary interest to be held by the United States to be 
        exercised, at its option, should all or any portion of such 
        parcel cease to be used for public park or recreational 
        purposes;
            (2) the city convey all mineral interests to the United 
        States in the parcel received by the city pursuant to the land 
        exchange referred to in paragraph (1); and
            (3) the city receive such sums as are necessary to equalize 
        the values of the parcels exchanged: Provided, That any sums 
        received by the city pursuant to this paragraph shall be used 
        by the city only for public park or recreation purposes.
    (c) Deed Restrictions.--The deed restrictions referred to in 
paragraphs (a) and (b) are those restrictions, exceptions, 
reservations, conditions, and covenants described in the Quitclaim Deed 
of the United States to the City of North Charleston, South Carolina, 
dated August 9, 1978 (Deed Books of Charleston County, South Carolina, 
on page 318 of book T116).
    (d) Land Description.--The parcel of land referred to in subsection 
(a) consists of approximately 21.6 acres in Charleston County, South 
Carolina, as described on page 318 of book T116 of the Deed Books of 
Charleston County, South Carolina.

            Passed the Senate July 21 (legislative day, June 30), 1993.

            Attest:

                                             WALTER J. STEWART,

                                                             Secretary.