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S. Rept. 115-226 1 (2018-04-11)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxabfa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. OVERNMENT INFORMATION Op Calendar No. 374 115TH CONGRESS SEAEREPORT 2d Session JSENATE 1 115-226 GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE LAND EXCHANGE ACT APRIL 11, 2018.-Ordered to be printed Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 1260] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was referred the bill (S. 1260) to authorize the exchange of certain Fed- eral land located in Gulf Islands National Seashore for certain non- Federal land in Jackson County, Mississippi, and for other pur- poses, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with- out amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of S. 1260 is to authorize the exchange of certain Federal land located in Gulf Islands National Seashore for certain non-Federal land in Jackson County, Mississippi. BACKGROUND AND NEED The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5699 (Post) is located in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The Post owns a 3.3-acre lot adjacent to the Gulf Islands National Seashore's Davis Bayou Area. Na- tional Park Service (NPS) property separates the Post from the public road. The only access to the Post's property is by way of a one-lane dirt access road across NPS land. The NPS allowed the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) to construct and maintain the ac- cess road under an informal agreement. However, no right-of-way or special use permit was ever issued. As a means of guaranteeing access to the driveway, the VFW is seeking a mutually beneficial land exchange with the NPS, as outlined on NPS Map Number 79-010