[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 106 (Tuesday, September 12, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H7396-H7398]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                JACKSON MULTI-AGENCY CAMPUS ACT OF 1999

  Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and 
pass the Senate bill (S. 1374) to authorize the development and 
maintenance of a multi-agency campus project in the town of Jackson, 
Wyoming.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                                S. 1374

       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 ``Jackson Multi-Agency Campus 
     Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the management of public land and natural resources and 
     the service of the public in the area of Jackson, Wyoming, 
     are responsibilities shared by--
       (A) the Department of Agriculture;
       (B) the Forest Service;
       (C) the Department of the Interior, including--
       (i) the National Park Service; and
       (ii) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
       (D) the Game and Fish Commission of the State of Wyoming;
       (E) Teton County, Wyoming;
       (F) the town of Jackson, Wyoming;
       (G) the Jackson Chamber of Commerce; and
       (H) the Jackson Hole Historical Society; and
       (2) it is desirable to locate the administrative offices of 
     several of the agencies and entities specified in paragraph 
     (1) on 1 site to--
       (A) facilitate communication between the agencies and 
     entities;
       (B) reduce costs to the Federal, State, and local 
     governments; and
       (C) better serve the public.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to authorize the Federal agencies specified in 
     subsection (a)--
       (A) to develop and maintain the Project in Jackson, 
     Wyoming, in cooperation with the other agencies and entities 
     specified in subsection (a); and
       (B) to provide resources and enter into such agreements as 
     are necessary for the planning, design, construction, 
     operation, maintenance, and fixture modifications of all 
     elements of the Project;
       (2) to direct the Secretary to convey to the town of 
     Jackson, Wyoming, certain parcels of federally owned land 
     located in Teton County, Wyoming, in exchange for 
     construction of facilities for the Bridger-Teton National 
     Forest by the town of Jackson;
       (3) to direct the Secretary to convey to the Game and Fish 
     Commission of the State of Wyoming certain parcels of 
     federally owned land in the town of Jackson, Wyoming, in 
     exchange for approximately 1.35 acres of land, also located 
     in the town of Jackson, to be used in the construction of the 
     Project; and
       (4) to relinquish certain reversionary interests of the 
     United States in order to facilitate the transactions 
     described in paragraphs (1) through (3).

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Game and 
     Fish Commission of the State of Wyoming.
       (2) Construction cost.--The term ``construction cost'' 
     means any cost that is--
       (A) associated with building improvements to Federal 
     standards and guidelines; and
       (B) open to a competitive bidding process approved by the 
     Secretary.
       (3) Federal parcel.--The term ``Federal parcel'' means--
       (A) the parcel of land, and all appurtenances to the land, 
     comprising approximately 15.3 acres, depicted as ``Bridger-
     Teton National Forest'' on the Map; and
       (B) the parcel comprising approximately 80 acres, known as 
     the ``Cache Creek Administrative Site'', located adjacent to 
     the town.
       (4) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Multi-
     Agency Campus Project Site'', dated March 31, 1999, and on 
     file in the offices of--
       (A) the Bridger-Teton National Forest, in the State of 
     Wyoming; and
       (B) the Chief of the Forest Service.
       (5) Master plan.--The term ``master plan'' means the 
     document entitled ``Conceptual Master Plan'', dated July 14, 
     1998, and on file at the offices of--
       (A) the Bridger-Teton National Forest, in the State of 
     Wyoming; and
       (B) the Chief of the Forest Service.
       (6) Project.--The term ``Project'' means the proposed 
     project for construction of a multi-agency campus, to be 
     carried out by the town of Jackson in cooperation with the 
     other agencies and entities described in section 2(a)(1), to 
     provide, in accordance with the master plan--
       (A) administrative facilities for various agencies and 
     entities; and
       (B) interpretive, educational, and other facilities for 
     visitors to the greater Yellowstone area.
       (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture (including a designee of the Secretary).
       (8) State parcel.--The term ``State parcel'' means the 
     parcel of land comprising approximately 3 acres, depicted as 
     ``Wyoming Game and Fish'' on the Map.
       (9) Town.--The term ``town'' means the town of Jackson, 
     Wyoming.

     SEC. 4. MULTI-AGENCY CAMPUS PROJECT, JACKSON, WYOMING.

       (a) Construction for Exchange of Property.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the town may construct, as part of the 
     Project, an administrative facility to be owned and operated 
     by the Bridger-Teton National Forest, if--
       (A) an offer by the town to construct the administrative 
     facility is accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (2);
       (B) a memorandum of understanding between the town and the 
     Secretary outlining the roles and responsibilities of each 
     party involved in the land exchange and construction is 
     executed;
       (C) a final building design and construction cost estimate 
     is approved by the Secretary; and
       (D) the exchange described in subsection (b)(2) is 
     completed in accordance with that subsection.
       (2) Acceptance and authorization to construct.--The 
     Secretary, on receipt of an acceptable offer from the town 
     under paragraph (1), shall authorize the town to construct 
     the administrative facility described in paragraph (1) in 
     accordance with this Act.
       (3) Conveyance.--
       (A) Secretary.--The Secretary shall convey all right, 
     title, and interest in and to the Federal land described in 
     section 5(a)(1) to the town in simultaneous exchange for, and 
     on satisfactory completion of, the administrative facility.
       (B) Town.--The town shall convey all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the administrative facility constructed 
     under this section in exchange for the land described in 
     5(a)(1).
       (b) Offer To Convey State Parcel.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission may offer to convey a 
     portion of the State parcel, depicted on the Map as ``Parcel 
     Three'', to the United States to be used for construction of 
     an administrative facility for the Bridger-Teton National 
     Forest.
       (2) Conveyance.--If the offer described in paragraph (1) is 
     made not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall convey the Federal land 
     described in section 5(a)(2) to the Commission, in exchange 
     for the portion of the State parcel described in paragraph 
     (1), in accordance with this Act.

     SEC. 5. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND.

       (a) In General.--In exchange for the consideration 
     described in section 3, the Secretary shall convey--
       (1) to the town, in a manner that equalizes values--
       (A) the portion of the Federal parcel, comprising 
     approximately 9.3 acres, depicted on the Map as ``Parcel 
     Two''; and
       (B) if an additional conveyance of land is necessary to 
     equalize the values of land exchanged after the conveyance of 
     Parcel Two, an appropriate portion of the portion of the 
     Federal parcel comprising approximately 80 acres, known as 
     the ``Cache Creek Administrative Site'' and located adjacent 
     to the town; and
       (2) to the Commission, the portion of the Federal parcel, 
     comprising approximately 3.2 acres, depicted on the Map as 
     ``Parcel One''.
       (b) Reversionary Interests.--As additional consideration 
     for acceptance by the United States of any offer described in 
     section 4, the United States shall relinquish all 
     reversionary interests in the State parcel, as set forth in 
     the deed between the United States and the State of Wyoming, 
     dated February 19, 1957, and recorded on October 2, 1967, in 
     Book 14 of Deeds, Page 382, in the records of Teton County, 
     Wyoming.

     SEC. 6. EQUAL VALUE OF INTERESTS EXCHANGED.

       (a) Valuation of Land To Be Conveyed.--
       (1) In general.--The fair market and improvement values of 
     the land to be exchanged under this Act shall be determined--
       (A) by appraisals acceptable to the Secretary, using 
     nationally recognized appraisal standards; and
       (B) in accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716).
       (2) Appraisal report.--Each appraisal report shall be 
     written to Federal standards, as defined in the Uniform 
     Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions developed 
     by the Interagency Land Acquisition Conference.
       (3) No effect on value of reversionary interests.--An 
     appraisal of the State parcel shall not take into 
     consideration any reversionary interest held by the United 
     States in the State parcel as of the date on which the 
     appraisal is conducted.
       (b) Value of Federal Land Greater Than Construction 
     Costs.--If the value of the Federal land to be conveyed to 
     the town under section 5(a)(1) is greater than the 
     construction costs to be paid by the town for the 
     administrative facility described in section 4(a), the 
     Secretary shall reduce the acreage of the Federal land 
     conveyed so that the value of the Federal land conveyed to 
     the town closely approximates the construction costs.
       (c) Value of Federal Land Equal to Value of State Parcel.--
       (1) In general.--The value of any Federal land conveyed to 
     the Commission under section 5(a)(2) shall be equal to the 
     value of the

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     State parcel conveyed to the United States under section 
     4(b).
       (2) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the Federal land and the 
     State parcel may be adjusted to equalize values.
       (d) Payment of Cash Equalization.--Notwithstanding 
     subsections (b) and (c), the values of Federal land and the 
     State parcel may be equalized by payment of cash to the 
     Secretary, the Commission, or the town, as appropriate, in 
     accordance with section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), if the values 
     cannot be equalized by adjusting the size of parcels to be 
     conveyed or by conveying additional land, without 
     compromising the design of the Project.

     SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.

       (a) Construction of Federal Facilities.--The construction 
     of facilities on Federal land within the boundaries of the 
     Project shall be--
       (1) supervised and managed by the town in accordance with 
     the memorandum of agreement referred to in section 
     4(a)(1)(A); and
       (2) carried out to standards and specifications approved by 
     the Secretary.
       (b) Access.--The town (including contractors and 
     subcontractors of the town) shall have access to the Federal 
     land until completion of construction for all purposes 
     related to construction of facilities under this Act.
       (c) Administration of Land Acquired by United States.--Land 
     acquired by the United States under this Act shall be 
     governed by all laws applicable to the administration of 
     national forest sites.
       (d) Wetland.--
       (1) In general.--There shall be no construction of any 
     facility after the date of conveyance of Federal land under 
     this Act within any portion of the Federal parcel delineated 
     on the map as ``wetlands''.
       (2) Deeds and conveyance documents.--A deed or other 
     conveyance document executed by the Secretary in carrying out 
     this Act shall contain such reservations as are necessary to 
     preclude development of wetland on any portion of the Federal 
     parcel.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. Walden) and the gentleman from American Samoa (Mr. 
Faleomavaega) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden).


                             General Leave

  Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend 
their remarks and include extraneous material on S. 1374.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Oregon?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, S. 1374, the Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act of 1999, 
provides for an exchange of land for a building. The Forest Service 
will transfer approximately 12 acres of the Bridger-Teton National 
Forest to the State of Wyoming and to the town of Jackson, Wyoming in 
exchange for a building site and construction of a multi-agency office 
to house Forest Service and other Federal, State and local resource 
organizations.
  S. 1374 provides for a fair market exchange among willing sellers. 
The agencies gain a modern office location where employees from 
different organizations will be able to work closely together in 
partnership, which should lead to better decisions being made on the 
ground. The public gains a convenient facility for one-stop shopping 
when doing business with natural resource agencies.
  All parties to the agreement, Federal and local officials, as well as 
the public, are in favor of the bill, and I urge my colleagues to vote 
in favor of S. 1374.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend, the gentleman 
from Oregon (Mr. Walden), for management of this legislation, and 
certainly want to commend the gentlewoman from Wyoming (Mrs. Cubin), a 
member of the Committee on Resources, for her strong support of this 
legislation as introduced by the other body.
  Mr. Speaker, Senate bill 1374 authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture 
to convey up to 90 acres of land in the Bridger-Teton National Forest 
in Teton County, Wyoming, to the town of Jackson. In exchange for the 
land, the town will construct an administrative facility for the Forest 
Service and other Federal, State and local agencies and organizations 
within 5 years of the exchange. The value of the facility is estimated 
to be around $7 million.
  The bill also provides for the Game and Fish Commission of Wyoming to 
convey nearly 1.5 acres of land for the future site of the facility in 
exchange for 3.2 acres of a parcel of Federal land. The bill contains 
several other contingencies.

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  While this bill represents a creative public-private partnership, I 
have some concerns about the precedential and public interest value of 
relinquishing Federal land in exchange for the construction of an 
administrative facility. The need for such a facility has not been 
thoroughly examined in the context of existing maintenance costs. 
Nevertheless, despite these concerns, the administration does support 
this legislation, it has bipartisan support, and I thank the chairman 
of our committee, the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) and the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Miller), the ranking member, for their 
support of this legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she may 
consume to the gentlewoman from Wyoming (Mrs. Cubin).
  Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, S. 1374, the Senate companion bill to H.R. 
2577 which I introduced to establish a multiagency campus in Jackson, 
Wyoming, is widely supported by the Clinton administration and by the 
people of Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
  The bill provides for a newly established campus which will afford 
much-needed office space for the town of Jackson, the Bridger-Teton 
National Forest employees, the National Elk Refuge employees, the 
Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, the Jackson Chamber of Commerce, and 
other State and local entities.
  The multiagency campus will provide one-stop shopping, if you will, 
for those who want to visit Federal, State, and local land and wildlife 
management agencies, as well as to allow visitors to utilize a number 
of resources in one central location.
  Specifically, the legislation before us today provides a land-for-
land exchange between the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the U.S. 
Forest Service, a land-for-building exchange between the United States 
Forest Service and the town of Jackson, which will provide the land for 
the Chamber of Commerce and historical society museum, as well as for 
additional parking spaces for the entire campus.
  Due to the fact that there are a number of Federal, State, and local 
government agencies involved, straight land exchanges cannot take place 
interagency.
  What that means is that Federal legislation must be introduced to 
make this project a reality. Additionally, in the interest of time, I 
have agreed to move the Senate bill instead of the bill which I 
introduced so that construction could take place sooner rather than 
later.
  The hard work and the diligence of the people in Jackson who have 
made this project possible should be commended. A project like this is 
not easy. It is a private-public partnership. But I am pleased that I 
have been able to give some assistance in making it a reality.
  Again, Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues for the this opportunity.
  Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I have no other speakers on this 
matter, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Quinn). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill, S. 1374.
  The question was taken.
  Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.

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