1.This Act may be cited as
the Former Charleston Naval Base Land
Exchange Act of 2012
.
2.In this Act:
(1)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 described on the map entitled
Charleston County Assessors Map
as Tax Map Number 400-00-00-004,
with the deed recorded in the Charleston County RMC Office on Book X23, at page
245.
(1)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)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)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(4)The term State Ports Authority means the
South Carolina State Ports Authority, an agency of the State of South
Carolina.
3.
(a)
(1)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)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
describedThe 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 depicted on the map entitled Charleston Country
Assessors Map
as Tax Map Number 400-00-00-051, with the deed recorded
in the Charleston County RMC Office in Book EL, at page 280;
(2)the approximately
4.069 acres of land that is owned by the State Ports Authority, located on
Juneau Avenue and the Cooper River, and depicted on the map entitled
Charleston County Assessors Map
as Tax Map Number 400-00-00-004,
with the deed recorded in the Charleston County RMC Office in Book L09, at page
0391; and
(3)the approximately
2.568 acres of land that is owned by the State Ports Authority, located on
Partridge Avenue, and depicted on the map entitled Charleston County
Assessors Map
as Tax Map Number 400-00-00-004, with the deed recorded
in the Charleston County RMC Office in Book L09, at page 0391.
(b)Non-Federal Land
DescribedThe 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)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.
4.Exchange terms
and conditions
(a)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)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)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.
5.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.
May 24, 2012
Reported with amendments