H.R. 4119: Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2015-11-19 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 611.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-11-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 611. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016

Plain summary

Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to convey to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5699 approximately 1.542 acres of real property located within the Gulf Islands National Seashore in Jackson County, Mississippi, in exchange for a parcel of 2.161 acres. The values of the parcels of real property to be exchanged shall be equal, as determined by an appraisal conducted: by a qualified and independent appraiser, and in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards. If the values of such parcels of real property are not equal, their values shall be equalized through: a cash payment, or adjustments to their acreage. Interior shall require the Post to cover Interior's costs to carry out the land exchange or to reimburse Interior for them. If Interior collects amounts from the Post in advance of incurring the actual costs, it shall refund to the Post any amount in excess of those costs. The bill subjects the exchange to valid existing rights. Land and interests acquired by the United States by this bill shall be administered as part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. Interior shall modify the boundaries of the Gulf Islands National Seashore to reflect such land exchange upon its completion.

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Official text

Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4119, Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016 (2016-02-23); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4119, Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016 (2016-08-09)

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Appraisal: An estimate of what property is worth. In Texas, county appraisal districts set the value that property taxes are based on.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4119.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4119 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114