[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8431]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK LAND EXCHANGE ACT

  The bill (S. 273) to provide for the expeditious completion of the 
acquisition of land owned by the State of Wyoming within the boundaries 
of Grand Teton National Park, and for other purposes, was considered, 
ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, and 
passed, as follows:

                                 S. 273

       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 ``Grand Teton National Park 
     Land Exchange Act''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act:
       (1) The term ``Federal lands'' means public lands as 
     defined in section 103(e) of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)).
       (2) The term ``Governor'' means the Governor of the State 
     of Wyoming.
       (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (4) The term ``State lands'' means lands and interest in 
     lands owned by the State of Wyoming within the boundaries of 
     Grand Teton National Park as identified on a map titled 
     ``Private, State & County Inholdings Grand Teton National 
     Park'', dated March 2001, and numbered GTNP/0001.

     SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF STATE LANDS.

       (a) The Secretary is authorized to acquire approximately 
     1,406 acres of State lands within the exterior boundaries of 
     Grand Teton National Park, as generally depicted on the map 
     referenced in section 2(4), by any one or a combination of 
     the following--
       (1) donation;
       (2) purchase with donated or appropriated funds; or
       (3) exchange of Federal lands in the State of Wyoming that 
     are identified for disposal under approved land use plans in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act under section 202 
     of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1712) that are of equal value to the State lands 
     acquired in the exchange.
       (b) In the event that the Secretary or the Governor 
     determines that the Federal lands eligible for exchange under 
     subsection (a)(3) are not sufficient or acceptable for the 
     acquisition of all the State lands identified in section 
     2(4), the Secretary shall identify other Federal lands or 
     interests therein in the State of Wyoming for possible 
     exchange and shall identify such lands or interests together 
     with their estimated value in a report to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and 
     the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives. 
     Such lands or interests shall not be available for exchange 
     unless authorized by an Act of Congress enacted after the 
     date of submission of the report.

     SEC. 4. VALUATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL INTERESTS.

       (a) Agreement on Appraiser.--If the Secretary and the 
     Governor are unable to agree on the value of any Federal 
     lands eligible for exchange under section 3(a)(3) or State 
     lands, then the Secretary and the Governor may select a 
     qualified appraiser to conduct an appraisal of those lands. 
     The purchase or exchange under section 3(a) shall be 
     conducted based on the values determined by the appraisal.
       (b) No Agreement on Appraiser.--If the Secretary and the 
     Governor are unable to agree on the selection of a qualified 
     appraiser under subsection (a), then the Secretary and the 
     Governor shall each designate a qualified appraiser. The two 
     designated appraisers shall select a qualified third 
     appraiser to conduct the appraisal with the advice and 
     assistance of the two designated appraisers. The purchase or 
     exchange under section 3(a) shall be conducted based on the 
     values determined by the appraisal.
       (c) Appraisal Costs.--The Secretary and the State of 
     Wyoming shall each pay one-half of the appraisal costs under 
     subsections (a) and (b).

     SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LANDS ACQUIRED BY THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       The State lands conveyed to the United States under section 
     3(a) shall become part of Grand Teton National Park. The 
     Secretary shall manage such lands under the Act of August 25, 
     1916 (commonly know as the ``National Park Service Organic 
     Act''), and other laws, rules, and regulations applicable to 
     Grand Teton National Park.

     SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary for the purposes of this Act.

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