[Senate Report 108-298]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 617
108th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 2d Session                                                     108-298
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                        EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK

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                  July 7, 2004.--Ordered to be printed

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   Mr. Domenici, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 2046]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was 
referred the bill (S. 2046) to authorize the exchange of 
certain land in Everglades National Park, having considered the 
same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and 
recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass.
    The amendment is as follows:
    Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the following:

SECTION 1. EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK.

  Section 102 of the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion 
Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r-6) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) by striking ``The park boundary'' and inserting 
                the following:
          ``(1) In general.--The park boundary'';
                  (B) by striking ``The map'' and inserting the 
                following:
          ``(2) Availability of map.--The map''; and
                  (C) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(3) Acquisition of additional land.--
                  ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may acquire from 1 
                or more willing sellers not more than 10 acres of land 
                located outside the boundary of the park and adjacent 
                to or near the East Everglades area of the park for the 
                development of administrative, housing, maintenance, or 
                other park purposes.
                  ``(B) Administration; applicable law.--On acquisition 
                of the land under subparagraph (A), the land shall be 
                administered as part of the park in accordance with the 
                laws (including regulations) applicable to the park.''; 
                and
          (2) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(h) Land Exchanges.--
          ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                  ``(A) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means 
                the Administrator of General Services.
                  ``(B) County.--The term `County' means Miami-Dade 
                County, Florida.
                  ``(C) County land.--The term `County land' means the 
                2 parcels of land owned by the County totaling 
                approximately 152.93 acres that are designated as 
                `Tract 605-01' and `Tract 605-03'.
                  ``(D) District.--The term `District' means the South 
                Florida Water Management District.
                  ``(E) District land.--The term `District land' means 
                the approximately 1,054 acres of District land located 
                in the Southern Glades Wildlife and Environmental Area 
                and identified on the map as `South Florida Water 
                Management District Exchange Lands'.
                  ``(F) General services administration land.--The term 
                `General Services Administration land' means the 
                approximately 595.28 acres of land designated as `Site 
                Alpha' that is declared by the Department of the Navy 
                to be excess land.
                  ``(G) Map.--The term `map' means the map entitled 
                `Boundary Modification for C-111 Project, Everglades 
                National Park', numbered 160/80,007A, and dated May 18, 
                2004.
                  ``(H) National park service land.--The term `National 
                Park Service land' means the approximately 1,054 acres 
                of land located in the Rocky Glades area of the park 
                and identified on the map as `NPS Exchange Lands'.
          ``(2) Exchange of general services administration land and 
        county land.--The Administrator shall convey to the County fee 
        title to the General Services Administration land in exchange 
        for the conveyance by the County to the Secretary of fee title 
        to the County land.
          ``(3) Exchange of national park service land and district 
        land.--
                  ``(A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the 
                completion of the exchange under paragraph (2), the 
                Secretary shall convey to the District fee title to the 
                National Park Service land in exchange for fee title to 
                the District land.
                  ``(B) Use of national park service land.--The 
                National Park Service land conveyed to the District 
                shall be used by the District for the purposes of the 
                C-111 project, including restoration of the Everglades 
                natural system.
                  ``(C) Boundary adjustment.--On completion of the land 
                exchange under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
                modify the boundary of the park to reflect the exchange 
                of the National Park Service land and the District 
                land.
          ``(4) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and 
        available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
        the National Park Service.''.

SEC. 2. BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE.

  Subsection (d)(3) of the first section of Public Law 93-440 (16 
U.S.C. 698f) is amended by striking ``The amount described in paragraph 
(1)'' and inserting ``The amount described in paragraph (2)''.

                         Purpose of the Measure

    The purpose of S. 2046 is to authorize the exchange of 
certain lands in Everglades National Park.

                          Background and Need

    Congress established the Everglades National Park on March 
30, 1934, when it set aside approximately two thousand square 
miles ``for the benefit and enjoyment of the people'' (48 Stat. 
816; 16 U.S.C. 410). The authorizing act permanently reserved 
the area as a wilderness where no development ``or plan for the 
entertainment of visitors shall be undertaken which will 
interfere with the preservation intact of the unique flora and 
fauna of the essential primitive natural conditions now 
prevailing in this area'' (48 Stat. 817; 16 U.S.C. 410c).
    The intermingling of plant and animal species from both the 
tropical and temperate zones, plus the merging of freshwater 
and saltwater habitats provide the vast biological diversity 
that makes Everglades National Park unique. The park has been 
named an International Biosphere Reserve, a World Heritage 
Site, and a Wetland of International Importance in recognition 
of its significance to the peoples of the world.
    Over the last several decades, as the population of Florida 
has grown, the health of the Everglades ecosystem has declined. 
The decline is largely a result of the quality, quantity, 
timing and distribution of water delivered throughout the 
Everglades. Canals and levees capture and divert water for 
drinking, irrigation and flood control. Faced with a loss of 
habitat and disruption of water flow many species that were 
once abundant in the park have declined dramatically in number 
and others have completely disappeared.
    S. 2046 is needed to allow for implementation of the 
component of the 1994 General Reevaluation Report that provided 
for the construction of a buffer and detention system along the 
eastern boundary of Everglades National Park. Construction of 
this system is needed to establish a hydraulic ridge that will 
prevent excess loss of seepage from Everglades National Park, 
provide water supply to Everglades National Park, reestablish 
the historical flows from Northeast Shark River Slough to 
Taylor Slough, and to provide flood protection to the lands 
located east of the C-111 Canal.
    This legislation will authorize the exchange of 
approximately 1,054 acres between the South Florida Water 
Management District and the Everglades National Park. The 
Federal Lands conveyed are to be used by the South Florida 
Water Management District for the purposes of the C-111 
project, including restoration of the Everglades natural 
system. More specifically, the lands will be used to construct 
a portion of the buffer and detention system. Currently, 2.5 
miles of the detention and buffer have been constructed. These 
lands will allow for construction of the remaining 5.5 miles of 
detention and buffer system authorized by the 1994 General 
Reevaluation Report.
    Based on the testimony of the National Park Service, the 
committee believes that land to be conveyed to Everglades 
National Park represent lands that are equivalent in acreage 
and habitat value. As a result, the areas encompassed within 
the Park boundary remain the same, subsequent to the completion 
of the exchange.

                          Legislative History

    Senator Graham of Florida introduced S. 2046 on February 2, 
2004. A hearing S. 2046 was held by the Subcommittee on 
National Parks on April 27, 2004. A companion measure, H.R. 
3785, was introduced in the House of Representatives by 
Representative Diaz-Balart on February 10, 2004. The Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources ordered S. 2046, as amended, 
favorably reported on June 16, 2006.

                        Committee Recommendation

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in an open 
business session on June 16, 2004, by a voice vote of a quorum 
present, recommends that the Senate pass S. 2046, if amended, 
as described herein.

                          Committee Amendment

    During its consideration of S. 2046, the Committee adopted 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. The substitute 
amendment makes several clarifying changes. In addition, the 
amendment authorizes a land exchange between the General 
Services Administration and Miami Dade County that is necessary 
to complete the purposes of S. 2046. The amendment also adds 
language to authorize the Secretary to acquire approximately 10 
additional acres in proximity to the park. This land is to be 
used for administrative purposes. The amendment is described in 
detail in the section-by-section analysis below.

                      Section-by-Section Analysis

    Section I makes two amendments to section 102 of the 
Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 
(16 U.S.C. 410r-6). The first amendment designates the two 
existing sentences of subsection (a) of section 102 as 
paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), and adds a new third 
paragraph. The new paragraph authorizes the Secretary to 
acquire not more than 10 acres of land near the East Everglades 
area for administrative purposes, and provides that the 
acquired land shall be administered as part of Everglades 
National Park in accordance with all applicable laws and 
regulations.
    The second amendment adds a new subsection (h) at the end 
of section 102 of the Everglades National Park Protection and 
Expansion Act of 1989. Paragraph (1) of the new subsection (h) 
defines key terms used in the new subsection.
    Paragraph (2) directs the Administrator of the General 
Services Administration to convey 595.28 acres of federal land 
to Miami-Dade County, Florida in exchange for 152.93 acres of 
land owned by the County.
    Paragraph (3)(A) directs the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey 1,054 acres of National Park Service land to the South 
Florida Water Management District in exchange for 1,054 acres 
of land owned by the District.
    Paragraph (3)(B) requires the District to use the land 
conveyed to it under paragraph (3)(A) for purposes of the C-111 
project, which include the restoration of the Everglades 
natural system.
    Paragraph (3)(C) directs the Secretary to modify the 
boundary of the park to reflect the exchange. Paragraph (4) 
requires the National Park Service to keep the map reflecting 
the revised boundaries on file and available for public 
inspection.
    Section 2 amends Public Law 93-440 (relating to the Big 
Cypress National Preserve) to correct an internal paragraph 
reference.

                   Cost and Budgetary Considerations

    The following estimate of the cost of this measure has been 
provided by the Congressional Budget Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, DC, June 21, 2004.
Hon. Pete V. Domenici,
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 2046, a bill to 
authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National 
Park.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Deborah Reis.
            Sincerely,
                                      Elizabeth M. Robinson
                               (For Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director).
    Enclosure.

S. 2046--A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades 
        National Park

    S. 2046 would authorize the National Park Service (NPS) to 
acquire certain lands for the Everglades National Park in 
Florida. The bill would enable the NPS to acquire about 1,050 
acres through a four-way exchange with the General Services 
Administration, Dade County, and a local water district. In 
addition, the bill would authorize the agency to purchase up to 
10 acres located outside of the park's East Everglades area. 
That property would be developed to provide employee housing 
and other park facilities.
    Assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO 
estimates that acquiring and developing land near the East 
Everglades area of the park would cost about $3.5 million over 
the next few years. We estimate that about $500,000 of this 
amount would be used by the NPS to acquire a suitable site of 
about 10 acres outside of the park's boundary. Of the remaining 
amount, we estimate that about $3 million would be used to 
construct a fire station, maintenance and storage facilities, 
and administrative offices. This estimate does not include $2 
million that would be spent for employee housing because the 
NPS is already authorized to build employee housing outside of 
the park.
    CBO estimates that the administrative costs of the four-way 
land exchange would be less than $50,000 over the next year or 
two. Additional costs to manage newly acquired acreage would be 
minimal. Costs to operate the new offsite facility would be 
similar to the cost of operating existing facilities within the 
park, which would be demolished.
    S. 2046 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 
would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
    On May 25, 2004, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for H.R. 
3785, a bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in 
Everglades National Park, as ordered reported by the House 
Committee on Resources on May 19, 2004. S. 2046 and H.R. 3785 
are identical, as are their estimated costs.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Deborah Reis, 
who can be reached at 226-2860. This estimate was approved by 
Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget 
Analysis.

                      Regulatory Impact Evaluation

    In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following 
evaluation of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in 
carrying out S. 2046.
    The bill is not a regulatory measure in the sense of 
imposing Government-established standards or significant 
economic responsibilities on private individuals and 
businesses.
    No personal information would be collected in administering 
the program. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal 
privacy.
    Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the 
enactment of S. 2046.

                        Executive Communications

    On March 30, 2004, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources requested legislative reports from the Department of 
the Interior and the Office of Management and Budget setting 
forth Executive agency recommendations on S. 2046. These 
reports had not been received when this report was filed. The 
testimony provided by the Department of the Interior at the 
Subcommittee hearing on S. 2046 follows:

 Statement of Paul Hoffman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife 
               and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior

    Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, thank you for 
the opportunity to present the Department of the Interior's 
views on S. 2046. This bill would authorize a land exchange at 
Everglades National Park for the purpose of implementing an 
important restoration project that will benefit park habitat 
and resources.
    The Department strongly supports an exchange of land 
between the South Florida Water Management District (District) 
and Everglades National Park (Park), as proposed in S. 2046, 
with amendments that are attached to this testimony. We have 
worked closely with the Department of the Army and State of 
Florida on the proposed amendments related to the exchange so 
that it clearly states the purposes of the exchange and ensures 
that other administrative actions will be completed to 
effectuate the exchange contemplated by S. 2046. We understand 
that the State of Florida has expressed its support for the 
exchange.
    S. 2046 directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) 
to exchange approximately 1,054 acres of land from the Rocky 
Glades area of the park for approximately 1,054 acres of 
District land located in the Southern Glades Wildlife and 
Environmental Area. The park lands that are exchanged would be 
used for the C-111 project that is intended, among other 
things, to restore park habitat that has been adversely 
affected by the Central and Southern Florida Project, as well 
as restore more natural flows of water to the park's eastern 
panhandle, and Taylor Slough, as well as Florida Bay.
    The parcels proposed for exchange have been studied and 
found to be similar. There has, however, been no formal 
appraisal of the two parcels. Additionally, the NPS does not 
expect to incur increased operational costs associated with the 
exchange because of the restricted access to the area adjoining 
the lands the park would acquire and because the park's current 
operational responsibilities for lands that the park would be 
giving up would essentially be transferred to the proposed new 
additions.
    Everglades National Park is one of the most unique 
ecological reserves in the nation and is unlike any other 
national park in the world. It is also, unfortunately, one of 
the most threatened of our national parks. Conditions arising 
in the south Florida region which threaten this park are well 
known to this Subcommittee and are the subject of several 
projects authorized by the Congress to attempt to restore 
aspects of the original physical and biological features of the 
historic Everglades.
    For example, in the Water Resources Development Act of 
1996, Congress authorized modifications to one project, the C-
111 Project, to address restoration along the park's eastern 
boundary. As set forth in the May 1994 Final Integrated General 
Reevaluation Report and Environmental Statement for the C-111 
Project, features will be constructed that will limit water 
losses from the park through ground water seepage and restore 
more natural water flows and levels through Taylor Slough, the 
eastern panhandle area of the park, and into northeastern 
Florida Bay.
    While maintaining the authorized level of flood protection 
for agricultural activities adjacent to the park and within the 
C-111 basin, project features include the construction of four 
pump stations in the L-31N and C-111 canals and a series of 
retention areas just east of the park boundary to prevent the 
loss of water from the park through seepage.
    In addition, a fifth pump station and distribution canal is 
specified in order to direct water into the Eastern Panhandle 
region and restore more natural flows through Taylor Slough to 
Florida Bay. The flow capacity in Taylor Slough would be 
increased through construction of two new bridges, spoil mounds 
south of the C-111 canal would be removed, and the C-109 and C-
110 canals and levees would be removed. Funding has been 
provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) and State of 
Florida, with some additional amounts for land acquisition from 
the Department of the Interior.
    The NPS, working with the COE and the District, evaluated 
the modifications as described above to the C-111 project and 
determined that land previously included within Everglades 
National Park would be needed for construction and completion 
of the project. S. 2046 would allow NPS, through an exchange, 
to provide the necessary lands to complete the project 
modifications and obtain an equal amount of acreage from the 
District, adjacent to the park boundary, which when 
incorporated into the park, would conform to the NPS's goal of 
no net loss to the park.
    NPS evaluated five exchange alternatives in order to 
determine the maximum net gain in resource values for lands to 
be acquired. In consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation 
Commission, the NPS established resource based criteria and 
evaluated the exchange alternatives as a part of the Final 
Integrated General Reevaluation Report Supplement and 
Environmental Assessment, completed in January 2002. The 
study's selected alternative proposed an exchange of lands as 
specified in S. 2046, which would result in an equal acreage 
exchange but an overall increase in resource benefits provided 
to the park.
    Although the necessary exchange has not yet been completed, 
to date the project has accomplished the following important 
restoration goals. Three of the five pump stations and portions 
of related detention areas have been completed, the C-109 levee 
and canal and spoil mounds in the lower C-111 have been 
removed, two new bridges in Taylor Slough along the park road 
have been completed, and the District has purchased most of the 
land required for the project. Operations of the final project 
features for the C-111 Project will be assessed in the Combined 
Structural and Operational Plan (CSOP) for both the C-111 and 
Modified Water Deliveries Project. Work on developing this plan 
is ongoing and is scheduled for completion by the COE in June 
2006.
    Fundamentally however, S. 2046 is needed so that work may 
proceed as planned. Although we strongly support the exchange, 
we suggest three amendments to S. 2046. The first would clarify 
the use of the federal land conveyed to the District. It 
clarifies that the lands to be provided by the park under the 
exchange are for the purpose of implementing the project as 
previously planned and authorized by Congress.
    The second would direct the completion of additional 
federal administrative actions that are necessary to complete 
the exchange. In brief, it directs completion of a smaller land 
exchange between Miami-Dade County, the U.S. Navy, and the NPS 
in order to acquire into federal ownership 153 acres within the 
1,054 acres of park land to be exchanged under S. 2046. We had 
been examining options for completing this exchange 
administratively. We believe this exchange should be included 
in this bill since this exchange must occur before the exchange 
envisioned in the bill can take place. All parties, however, 
support the exchange, and believe the values are similar.
    The third amendment would authorize the Secretary to 
acquire no more than 10 acres outside the park boundary, from 
willing sellers, in the vicinity of the East Everglades portion 
of the park for administrative, housing, maintenance and other 
park uses.
    That completes my testimony. I would be happy to answer any 
questions that you or any members of the Subcommittee may have.

 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO S. 2046--LAND EXCHANGE IN EVERGLADES NATIONAL 
                                  PARK

    Page 3, line 3, strike ``compatible with'' and insert 
``for''.
    Page 2, line 22, add the following at end of the first 
sentence:
``Prior to the Secretary's conveyance of fee title to the 
Federal land to the District, the Administrator of the General 
Services Administration shall exchange, as expeditiously as 
possible, approximately 595.28 acres of land declared excess by 
the Department of the Navy, known as `Site Alpha,' for two 
parcels of land, known as `Tract 605-01' and `Tract 605-03' and 
totaling approximately 152.93 acres, owned by Miami-Dade 
County. Upon completion of the exchange, the Administrator of 
the General Services Administration shall transfer 
administrative jurisdiction for Tract 605-01 and Tract 605-03 
to the Secretary without reimbursement.''
    Page 3, line 10, add a new section:
    ``Sec. 2. Administrative Site.--Section 102 of the 
Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 
(16 U.S.C. 410r-6) is amended:
    (a) by inserting ``(1)'' before the first sentence in 
subsection (1), and
    (b) by adding the following new paragraph:
          (2) The Secretary may acquire up to 10 acres from 
        willing sellers outside the park boundary, but adjacent 
        to or in the general proximity of the East Everglades 
        area of the park, for the development of 
        administrative, housing, maintenance or other park 
        purposes. Upon acquisition, the land shall be 
        administered as part of Everglades National Park in 
        accordance with applicable laws and regulations.''

                        Changes in Existing Law

    In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by 
S. 2046, as ordered reported, are shown as follows (existing 
law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

                   Public Law 101-229, 101st Congress


AN ACT To modify the boundaries of the Everglades National Park and to 
  provide for the protection of lands, waters, and natural resources 
                within the park, and for other purposes

    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 ``Everglades National Park 
Protection and Expansion Act of 1989''.

              TITLE I--EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK EXPANSION


SEC. 101. FINDINGS, PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS OF TERMS.

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SEC. 102. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.

    (a) Area Included.--[The park boundary](1) In General.--The 
park boundary is hereby modified to include approximately 
107,600 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
``Boundary Map, Everglades National Park Addition, Dade County, 
Florida'', numbered 160-20,013B and dated September 1989. [The 
map]
    (2) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the offices of the National 
Park Service, Department of the Interior.
    (3) Acquisition of additional land.--
          (A) In general.--The Secretary may acquire from 1 or 
        more willing sellers not more than 10 acres of land 
        located outside the boundary of the park and adjacent 
        to or near the East Everglades area of the park for the 
        development of administrative, housing, maintenance, or 
        other park purposes.
          (B) Administration; applicable law.--On acquisition 
        of the land under subparagraph (A), the land shall be 
        administered as part of the park in accordance with the 
        laws (including regulations) applicable to the park.''; 
        and
    (b) Boundary Adjustment.--The Secretary may from time to 
time make minor revisions in the boundaries of the park in 
accordance with section 7(c) of the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-4 and following). In 
exercising the boundary adjustment authority the Secretary 
shall ensure all actions will enhance resource preservation and 
shall not result in a net loss of acreage from the park.

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    (h) Land Exchanges.--
          (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                  (A) Administrator.--The term 
                ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
                General Services.
                  (B) County.--The term ``County'' means Miami-
                Dade County, Florida.
                  (C) County land.--The term ``County land'' 
                means the 2 parcels of land owned by the County 
                totaling approximately 152.93 acres that are 
                designated as ``Tract 601-01'' and ``Tract 605-
                03''.
                  (D) District.--The term ``District'' means 
                the South Florida Water Management District.
                  (E) District land.--The term ``District 
                land'' means the approximately 1,054 acres of 
                District land located in the Southern Glades 
                Wildlife and Environmental Area and identified 
                on the map as ``South Florida Water Management 
                District Exchange Lands.''
                  (F) General services administration land.--
                The term `General Services Administration land' 
                means the approximately 595.28 acres of land 
                designated as ``Site Alpha'' that is declared 
                by the Department of the Navy to be excess 
                land.
                  (G) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map 
                entitled ``Boundary Modification for C-111 
                Project, Everglades National Park'', numbered 
                160/80,007A, and dated May 18, 2004.
                  (H) National park service land.--The term 
                ``National Park Service land'' means the 
                approximately 1,054 acres of land located in 
                the Rocky Glades area of the park and 
                identified on the map as ``NPS Exchange 
                Lands.''
          (2) Exchange of general services administration land 
        and county land.--The Administrator shall convey to the 
        County fee title to the General Services Administration 
        land in exchange for the conveyance by the County to 
        the Secretary of fee title to the County land.
          (3) Exchange of national park service land and 
        district land.--
                  (A) In general.--As soon as practicable after 
                the completion of the exchange under paragraph 
                (2), the Secretary shall convey to the District 
                fee title to the National Park Service land in 
                exchange for fee title to the District land.
                  (B) Use of national park service land.--The 
                National Park Service land conveyed to the 
                District shall be used by the District for the 
                purposes of the C-111 project, including 
                restoration of the Everglades natural system.
                  (C) Boundary adjustment.--On completion of 
                the land exchange under subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary shall modify the boundary of the park 
                to reflect the exchange of the National Park 
                Service land and the District land.
          (4) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file 
        and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        offices of the National Park Service.

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                           Public Law 93-440


 AN ACT To establish the Big Cypress National Preserve in the State of 
                    Florida, and for other purposes

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) in 
order to assure the preservation, conservation, and protection 
of the natural, scenic, hydrologic, floral and faunal, and 
recreational values of the Big Cypress Watershed in the State 
of Florida and to provide for the enhancement and public 
enjoyment thereof, the Big Cypress National Preserve is hereby 
established.

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    (d)(1) The aggregate cost to the United States of acquiring 
lands within the Addition may not exceed 80 percent of the 
total cost of such lands.
    (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), if the State of 
Florida transfers to the Secretary lands within the Addition, 
the Secretary shall pay to or reimburse the State of Florida 
(out of funds appropriated for such purpose) an amount equal to 
80 percent of the total costs to the State of Florida of 
acquiring such lands.
    (3) [The amount described in paragraph (1)] The amount 
described in paragraph (2) shall be reduced by an amount equal 
to 20 percent of the amount of the total cost incurred by the 
Secretary in acquiring lands in the Addition other than from 
the State of Florida.

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