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Calendar No. 374 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1260 

[Report No. 115–226] 

To authorize the exchange of certain Federal land located in Gulf Islands 

National Seashore for certain non-Federal land in Jackson County, Mississippi, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 25, 2017 

Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. WICKER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

APRIL 11, 2018 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, without amendment 

A BILL 

To authorize the exchange of certain Federal land located 

in Gulf Islands National Seashore for certain non-Federal land in Jackson County, Mississippi, 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’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

7 means the parcel of approximately 1.542 acres of 

8 land that is located within the Gulf Islands National 

9 Seashore in Jackson County, Mississippi, and identi10 fied as ‘‘NPS Exchange Area’’ on the Map. 

11 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en12 titled ‘‘Gulf Islands National Seashore, Proposed 

13 Land Exchange with VFW, Davis Bayou Area— 

14 Jackson County, MS’’, numbered 635/133309, and 

15 dated June 2016. 

16 (3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed17 eral land’’ means the parcel of approximately 2.161 

18 acres of land that is located in Jackson County, Mis19 sissippi, and identified as ‘‘VFW Exchange Area’’ on 

20 the Map. 

21 (4) POST.—The term ‘‘Post’’ means the Vet22 erans of Foreign Wars Post 5699. 

23 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

24 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di25 rector of the National Park Service. 


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1 SEC. 3. GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE LAND EX2 CHANGE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may convey to the 

4 Post all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

5 and to the Federal land in exchange for the conveyance 

6 by the Post to the Secretary of all right, title, and interest 

7 of the Post in and to the non-Federal land. 

8 (b) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The values of the Federal 

10 land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under 

11 this section shall be equal, as determined by an ap12 praisal conducted— 

13 (A) by a qualified and independent ap14 praiser; and 

15 (B) in accordance with nationally recog16 nized appraisal standards. 

17 (2) EQUALIZATION.—If the values of the Fed18 eral land and non-Federal land to be exchanged 

19 under this section are not equal, the values shall be 

20 equalized through— 

21 (A) a cash payment; or 

22 (B) adjustments to the acreage of the Fed23 eral land or non-Federal land to be exchanged, 

24 as applicable. 

25 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 


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1 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—As a condition of 

2 the exchange authorized under this section, the Sec3 retary shall require the Post to pay the costs to be 

4 incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Sec5 retary for the costs incurred by the Secretary, to 

6 carry out the exchange, including— 

7 (A) survey costs; 

8 (B) any costs relating to environmental 

9 documentation; and 

10 (C) any other administrative costs relating 

11 to the land exchange. 

12 (2) REFUND.—If the Secretary collects 

13 amounts from the Post under paragraph (1) before 

14 the Secretary incurs the actual costs and the amount 

15 collected by the Secretary exceeds the costs actually 

16 incurred by the Secretary to carry out the land ex17 change under this section, the Secretary shall pro18 vide to the Post a refund of the excess amount paid 

19 by the Post. 

20 (3) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS RE21 CEIVED.—Amounts received by the Secretary from 

22 the Post as reimbursement for costs incurred under 

23 paragraph (1) shall be— 

24 (A) credited to the fund or account from 

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1 curred by the Secretary in carrying out the land 

2 exchange; 

3 (B) merged with amounts in the fund or 

4 account to which the amounts were credited 

5 under subparagraph (A); and 

6 (C) available for the same purposes as, and 

7 subject to the same conditions and limitations 

8 applicable to, amounts in the fund or account 

9 to which the amounts were credited under sub10 paragraph (A). 

11 (d) DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL LAND AND NON12 FEDERAL LAND.—The exact acreage and legal description 

13 of the Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged 

14 under this section shall be determined by surveys that are 

15 determined to be satisfactory by the Secretary and the 

16 Post. 

17 (e) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of 

18 Federal land and non-Federal land under this section shall 

19 be— 

20 (1) carried out through a quitclaim deed or 

21 other legal instrument; and 

22 (2) subject to such terms and conditions as are 

23 mutually satisfactory to the Secretary and the Post, 

24 including such additional terms and conditions as 


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1 the Secretary considers to be appropriate to protect 

2 the interests of the United States. 

3 (f) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The exchange of Fed4 eral land and non-Federal land authorized under this sec5 tion shall be subject to valid existing rights. 

6 (g) TITLE APPROVAL.—Title to the Federal land and 

7 non-Federal land to be exchanged under this section shall 

8 be in a form acceptable to the Secretary. 

9 (h) TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Any non10 Federal land and interests in non-Federal land acquired 

11 by the United States under this section shall be adminis12 tered by the Secretary as part of the Gulf Islands National 

13 Seashore. 

14 (i) MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY.—On completion of 

15 the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land under 

16 this section, the Secretary shall modify the boundary of 

17 the Gulf Islands National Seashore to reflect the exchange 

18 of Federal land and non-Federal land. 


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Calendar No. 374 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1260 

[Report No. 115–226] 

A BILL 

To authorize the exchange of certain Federal land 

Mississippi, and for other purposes. certain non-Federal land in Jackson County, located in Gulf Islands National Seashore for 

APRIL 11, 2018 

Reported without amendment 


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