[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2061 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.2061
One Hundred Twelfth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twelve
An Act
To provide for an exchange of land between the Department of Homeland
Security and the South Carolina State Ports Authority.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Former Charleston Naval Base Land
Exchange Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the parcels
consisting of approximately 10.499 acres of land (including
improvements) that are owned by the United States, located on the
former U.S. Naval Base Complex in North Charleston, South Carolina,
and included within the Charleston County Tax Assessor's Office Tax
Map Number 400-00-00-004, and shown as New Parcel B in that certain
plat of Forsberg Engineering and Surveying Inc., dated May 25,
2007, entitled in part ``Plat Showing the Subdivision of TMS 400-
00-00-004 into Parcel B and Remaining Residual (Parcel A).
(2) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means the
3 parcels of land (including improvements) authorized to be
conveyed to the United States under this Act.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Homeland Security.
(4) State ports authority.--The term ``State Ports Authority''
means the South Carolina State Ports Authority, an agency of the
State of South Carolina.
SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) Land Exchange.--
(1) In general.--In exchange for the conveyance to the
Secretary, by quitclaim deed, of all right, title, and interest of
the State Ports Authority to the non-Federal land owned by the
State Ports Authority, the Secretary is authorized to convey to the
State Ports Authority, by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to the Federal land.
(2) Exchange.--If the State Ports Authority offers to convey to
the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the State Ports
Authority in and to the non-Federal parcels identified in
subsection (b), the Secretary--
(A) is authorized to accept the offer; and
(B) on acceptance of the offer, shall simultaneously convey
to the State Ports Authority all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to approximately 10.499 acres of
Federal land.
(b) Non-Federal Land Described.--The non-Federal land (including
improvements) to be conveyed under this section consists of--
(1) the approximately 18.736 acres of land that is owned by the
State Ports Authority, located on S. Hobson Avenue, and currently
depicted in the Charleston County Tax Assessor's Office as Tax Map
Number 400-00-00-158, and as New I-48.55 Parcel B, containing
18.736 acres, on the plat recorded in the Charleston County RMC
Office in Plat Book EL, at page 280;
(2) the approximately 4.069 acres of land that is owned by the
State Ports Authority, located on Thompson Avenue and the Cooper
River, and currently depicted in the Charleston County Tax
Assessor's Office as Tax Map Number 400-00-00-156, and as New II-
121.44 Parcel C, containing 4.069 acres, on the plat recorded in
the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat Book L09, at pages 0391-
393; and
(3) the approximately 2.568 acres of land that is owned by the
State Ports Authority, located on Partridge Avenue, and currently
depicted in the Charleston County Tax Assessor's Office as Tax Map
Number 400-00-00-157, and as New II-121.44 Parcel B, containing
2.568 acres, on the plat recorded in the Charleston County RMC
Office in Plat Book L09, at pages 0391-0393.
(c) Land Title.--Title to the non-Federal land conveyed to the
Secretary under this section shall--
(1) be acceptable to the Secretary; and
(2) conform to the title approval standards of the Attorney
General of the United States applicable to land acquisitions by the
Federal Government.
SEC. 4. EXCHANGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
(a) In General.--The conveyance of Federal land under section 3
shall be subject to--
(1) any valid existing rights; and
(2) any additional terms and conditions that the Secretary
determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United
States.
(b) Costs.--The costs of carrying out the exchange of land under
section 3 shall be shared equally by the Secretary and the State Ports
Authority.
(c) Equal Value Exchange.--Notwithstanding the appraised value of
the land exchanged under section 3, the values of the Federal and non-
Federal land in the land exchange under section 3 shall be considered
to be equal.
SEC. 5. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
On acceptance of title to the non-Federal land by the Secretary--
(1) the non-Federal land shall be added to and administered as
part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and
(2) the boundaries of the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center shall be adjusted to exclude the exchanged Federal land.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.