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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4049
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 11, 2014
Mr. Duffy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes, to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act
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Boundary adjustment to include lighthouse
The Act entitled
An Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of
Wisconsin, and for other purposes.
, approved September 26, 1970 (
16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.) is amended as follows:
In the first section as follows:
In subsection (a)—
by striking the area
and inserting The area
; and
by striking ; and
and inserting a period.
In subsection (b), by striking the final period.
By inserting after 1985.
the following:
Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light
The Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light generally depicted on the map titled Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
and dated February 11, 2014, located at the end of the breakwater on Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin.
Congress does not intend for the designation of the property under paragraph (1) to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundary of that property.
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In section 3, by striking : Provided
and all that follows through the period.
In section 6 as follows:
By striking The lakeshore
and inserting:
In general
The lakeshore
.
By inserting this section and
before the provisions of
.
By adding after subsection (a) the following:
Federal use
Rights to use a portion of the land and facilities of the lakeshore may be retained by—
the Army Corps of Engineers for breakwater maintenance; and
the Coast Guard for Federal aids to navigation (as defined in section 308(e)(4) of Public Law 89–665; 16 U.S.C. 470w–7(e)(4) ).
Cooperation
The National Park Service, the Coast Guard, and the Army Corps of Engineers shall cooperate in their operations so as to not lower the standards evolved for the operation of units of the National Park System, Federal aids to navigation, and harbor maintenance under Federal law with respect to the lakeshore.
Clarification of authority
Pursuant to existing authorities, the Secretary may enter into agreements with the City of Ashland, County of Ashland, and County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services within the boundaries of the lakeshore.
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No authorization for increased appropriation
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to increase the amount of appropriations that are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year.
