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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4119 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 19, 2015 

Mr. PALAZZO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

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 2015’’. 


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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 one acre and 

10 located within the Gulf Islands National Seashore in Jack11 son County, Mississippi, section 34, township 7 north, 

12 range 8 east. 

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

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

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

16 in and to a parcel of real property, consisting of approxi17 mately 1.76 acres and located in Jackson County, Mis18 sissippi, section 34, township 7 north, range 8 east. 

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

20 parcels of real property to be exchanged under this section 

21 are deemed to be equal. 

22 (d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

23 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 

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

25 Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such 

26 costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the 


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1 land exchange under this section, including survey 

2 costs, costs related to environmental documentation, 

3 and any other administrative costs related to the 

4 land exchange. If amounts are collected from the 

5 Secretary in advance of the Secretary incurring the 

6 actual costs and the amount collected exceeds the 

7 costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out 

8 the land exchange, the Secretary shall refund the ex9 cess amount to the Post. 

10 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

11 Amounts received as reimbursement under para12 graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 

13 that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 

14 Secretary in carrying out the land exchange. 

15 Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts 

16 in such fund or account and shall be available for 

17 the same purposes, and subject to the same condi18 tions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 

19 account. 

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

21 and legal description of property to be exchanged under 

22 this section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to 

23 the Secretary and the Post. 

24 (f) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of 

25 real property under this section shall be accomplished 


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

2 terms and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Sec3 retary and the Post, including such additional terms and 

4 conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to pro5 tect the interests of the United States. 

6 (g) TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Land and in7 terests in land acquired by the United States under sub8 section (b) shall be administered by the Secretary as part 

9 of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. 

10 (h) MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY.—Upon comple11 tion of the land exchange under this section, the Secretary 

12 shall modify the boundary of the Gulf Islands National 

13 Seashore to reflect such land exchange. 

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