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Calendar No. 611 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4119 

[Report No. 114–340] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 4, 2016 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEA2 SHORE, JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. 

3 (a) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

4 of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Na5 tional Park Service (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec6 retary’’) may convey to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 

7 5699 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Post’’) all right, 

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

9 of real property, consisting of approximately 1.542 acres 

10 and located within the Gulf Islands National Seashore in 

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

12 range 8 east. Jackson County, Mississippi, identified as 

13 ‘‘NPS Exchange Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Gulf Islands 

14 National Seashore, Proposed Land Exchange with VFW, 

15 Davis Bayou Area—Jackson County, MS’’, numbered 635/ 

16 133309, and dated June 2016. 

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

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

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

20 in and to a parcel of real property, consisting of approxi21 mately 2.161 acres and located in Jackson County, Mis22 sissippi, section 34, township 7 north, range 8 east identi23 fied as ‘‘VFW Exchange Area’’ on the map described in sub24 section (a). 


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

2 parcels of real property to be exchanged under this section 

3 are deemed to be equal. 

4 (c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The values of the parcels of 

6 real property to be exchanged under this section shall 

7 be equal, as determined by an appraisal conducted— 

8 (A) by a qualified and independent ap9 praiser; and 

10 (B) in accordance with nationally recog11 nized appraisal standards. 

12 (2) EQUALIZATION.—If the values of the parcels 

13 of real property to be exchanged under this section are 

14 not equal, the values shall be equalized through— 

15 (A) a cash payment; or 

16 (B) adjustments to the acreage of the parcels 

17 of real property to be exchanged. 

18 (d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

19 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 

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

21 Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such 

22 costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the 

23 land exchange under this section, including survey 

24 costs, costs related to environmental documentation, 

25 and any other administrative costs related to the 


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1 land exchange. If amounts are collected from the 

2 Secretary in advance of the Secretary incurring the 

3 actual costs and the amount collected exceeds the 

4 costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out 

5 the land exchange, the Secretary shall refund the ex6 cess amount to the Post. 

7 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

8 Amounts received as reimbursement under para9 graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 

10 that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 

11 Secretary in carrying out the land exchange. 

12 Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts 

13 in such fund or account and shall be available for 

14 the same purposes, and subject to the same condi15 tions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 

16 account. 

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

18 and legal description of property to be exchanged under 

19 this section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to 

20 the Secretary and the Post. 

21 (f) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of 

22 real property under this section shall be accomplished 

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

24 terms and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Sec25 retary and the Post, including such additional terms and 


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1 conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to pro2 tect the interests of the United States. 

3 (g) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The exchange author4 ized under this section shall be subject to valid existing 

5 rights. 

6 (h) TITLE APPROVAL.—Title to the Federal parcel of 

7 real property and non-Federal parcel of real property to 

8 be exchanged under this section shall be in a form acceptable 

9 to the Secretary. 

10 (g)(i) TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Land and 

11 interests 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)(j) 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. 


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Calendar No. 611 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4119 

[Report No. 114–340] 

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 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 

Reported with amendments 


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