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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 Serv-
ice 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gulf Islands National 
Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEA-
SHORE, JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. 
(a) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) may convey to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 
5699 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Post’’) all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
of real property, consisting of approximately one acre and 
located within the Gulf Islands National Seashore in Jack-
son County, Mississippi, section 34, township 7 north, 
range 8 east. 
(b) LAND TO BE ACQUIRED.—In exchange for the 
property described in subsection (a), the Post shall convey 
to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the Post 
in and to a parcel of real property, consisting of approxi-
mately 1.76 acres and located in Jackson County, Mis-
sissippi, section 34, township 7 north, range 8 east. 
(c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the 
parcels of real property to be exchanged under this section 
are deemed to be equal. 
(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
require the Post to cover costs to be incurred by the 
Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such 
costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the 
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land exchange under this section, including survey 
costs, costs related to environmental documentation, 
and any other administrative costs related to the 
land exchange. If amounts are collected from the 
Secretary in advance of the Secretary incurring the 
actual costs and the amount collected exceeds the 
costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out 
the land exchange, the Secretary shall refund the ex-
cess amount to the Post. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 
that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 
Secretary in carrying out the land exchange. 
Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts 
in such fund or account and shall be available for 
the same purposes, and subject to the same condi-
tions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 
account. 
(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of property to be exchanged under 
this section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to 
the Secretary and the Post. 
(f) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of 
real property under this section shall be accomplished 
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