S. 869: Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act of 2011
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S. 869: Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act of 2011
Plain summary
Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to exchange specified parcels of land owned by the United States located on the former U.S. Naval Base Complex in North Charleston, South Carolina, (federal land) for specified parcels owned by the South Carolina State Ports Authority (non-federal land). Requires, upon acceptance of title to the non-federal land by the Secretary: (1) the non-federal land to be added to and administered as part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and (2) the boundaries of the Center to be adjusted to exclude the exchanged federal land.
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Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s869.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s869 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112