[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3785 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3785

 To authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 2004

 Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida introduced the following bill; which 
               was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 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 LAND EXCHANGE.

    Section 102 of the Everglades National Park Protection and 
Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r-6) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(h) Land Exchange.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) District.--The term `District' means the 
                South Florida Water Management District.
                    ``(B) Federal land.--The term `Federal 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'.
                    ``(C) Map.--The term `map' means the map entitled 
                `Boundary Modification for C-111 Project, Everglades 
                National Park', numbered 160/80,007, and dated April 
                30, 2002.
                    ``(D) Non-federal land.--The term `non-Federal 
                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'.
            ``(2) Exchange.--The Secretary shall convey to the District 
        the fee title to the Federal land in exchange for the fee title 
        to the non-Federal land.
            ``(3) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and 
        available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
        the National Park Service.
            ``(4) Use of federal land.--The Federal land conveyed to 
        the District shall be used by the District compatible with the 
        purposes of the C-111 project, including restoration of the 
        Everglades natural system.
            ``(5) Boundary adjustment.--On completion of the land 
        exchange under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall modify the 
        boundary of the park to reflect the exchange of the Federal 
        land and non-Federal land.''.
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