[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2123 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2123

To authorize the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land 
                       in the State of Minnesota.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2014

 Mr. Franken (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land 
                       in the State of Minnesota.

    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 ``School District 318 Land Exchange 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to provide greater safety to the students of the Robert 
        J. Elkington Middle School and the families of those students 
        in Grand Rapids, Minnesota; and
            (2) to promote the mission of the United States Geological 
        Survey.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) District.--The term ``District'' means Minnesota 
        Independent School District number 318 in Grand Rapids, 
        Minnesota.
            (2) Federal land.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``Federal land'' means 
                the parcel of approximately 1.3 acres of United States 
                Geological Survey land identified as USGS Parcel 91-
                016-4111 on the map, which was transferred to the 
                Department of the Interior by the General Services 
                Administration by a letter dated July 22, 1965.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term ``Federal land'' includes 
                any structures on the land described in subparagraph 
                (A).
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means each of the maps entitled 
        ``USGS and School Parcel Locations'' and dated January 15, 
        2014.
            (4) Non-federal land.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``non-Federal land'' 
                means the parcel of approximately 1.6 acres of District 
                land identified as School Parcel 91-540-1210 on the 
                map.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term ``non-Federal land'' 
                includes any structures on the land described in 
                subparagraph (A).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. EXCHANGE OF FEDERAL LAND AND NON-FEDERAL LAND.

    (a) In General.--If the District offers to convey to the United 
States all right, title, and interest of the District in and to the 
non-Federal land, the Secretary shall--
            (1) accept the offer; and
            (2) convey to the District all right, title, and interest 
        of the United States in and to the Federal land.
    (b) Valuation.--
            (1) In general.--The value of the Federal land and non-
        Federal land to be exchanged under subsection (a) shall be 
        determined--
                    (A) by an independent appraiser selected by the 
                Secretary; and
                    (B) in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal 
                Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform 
                Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
            (2) Approval.--Appraisals conducted under paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted to the Secretary for approval.
            (3) Cash equalization payments.--
                    (A) In general.--If the value of the Federal land 
                and non-Federal land to be exchanged under subsection 
                (a) is not of equal value, the value shall be equalized 
                through a cash equalization payment to the Secretary.
                    (B) Use of amounts.--Amounts received under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in the Treasury and 
                credited to miscellaneous receipts.
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