114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4119 

AN ACT 

To authorize the exchange of certain land located in Gulf 

Islands National Seashore, Jackson County, Mississippi, 

between the National Park Service and the Veterans 

of Foreign Wars, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gulf Islands National 

3 Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016’’. 

4 SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEA5 SHORE, JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. 

6 (a) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

7 of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Na8 tional Park Service (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec9 retary’’) may convey to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 

10 5699 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Post’’) all right, 

11 title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 

12 of real property, consisting of approximately 1.542 acres 

13 and located within the Gulf Islands National Seashore in 

14 Jackson County, Mississippi, section 34, township 7 north, 

15 range 8 east. 

16 (b) LAND TO BE ACQUIRED.—In exchange for the 

17 property described in subsection (a), the Post shall convey 

18 to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the Post 

19 in and to a parcel of real property, consisting of approxi20 mately 2.161 acres and located in Jackson County, Mis21 sissippi, section 34, township 7 north, range 8 east. 

22 (c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the 

23 parcels of real property to be exchanged under this section 

24 are deemed to be equal. 

25 (d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
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1 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 

2 require the Post to cover costs to be incurred by the 

3 Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such 

4 costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the 

5 land exchange under this section, including survey 

6 costs, costs related to environmental documentation, 

7 and any other administrative costs related to the 

8 land exchange. If amounts are collected from the 

9 Secretary in advance of the Secretary incurring the 

10 actual costs and the amount collected exceeds the 

11 costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out 

12 the land exchange, the Secretary shall refund the ex13 cess amount to the Post. 

14 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

15 Amounts received as reimbursement under para16 graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 

17 that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 

18 Secretary in carrying out the land exchange. 

19 Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts 

20 in such fund or account and shall be available for 

21 the same purposes, and subject to the same condi22 tions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 

23 account. 

24 (e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

25 and legal description of property to be exchanged under 
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1 this section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to 

2 the Secretary and the Post. 

3 (f) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of 

4 real property under this section shall be accomplished 

5 using a quit claim deed or other legal instrument and upon 

6 terms and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Sec7 retary and the Post, including such additional terms and 

8 conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to pro9 tect the interests of the United States. 

10 (g) TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Land and in11 terests in land acquired by the United States under sub12 section (b) shall be administered by the Secretary as part 

13 of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. 

14 (h) MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY.—Upon comple15 tion of the land exchange under this section, the Secretary 

16 shall modify the boundary of the Gulf Islands National 

17 Seashore to reflect such land exchange. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 22, 

2016. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4119 

AN ACT 

To authorize the exchange of certain land located 

for other purposes. Service and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and County, Mississippi, between the National Park in Gulf Islands National Seashore, Jackson