113 S2031 RS: Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act U.S. Senate 2014-02-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IICalendar No. 637113th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 2031[Report No. 113–297]IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 12, 2014Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesDecember 10, 2014Reported by Ms. Landrieu, with an amendmentStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicA BILLTo 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.

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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:(1)In the first section as follows:(A)In subsection (a)—(i)by striking the area and inserting The area; and(ii)by striking ; and and inserting a period.(B)In subsection (b), by striking the final period.(C)By inserting after 1985. the following:(c)

Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light

(1)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.(2)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..(2)In section 3, by striking : Provided and all that follows through the period.(3)In section 6 as follows:(A)By striking The lakeshore and inserting:(a)

In general

The lakeshore.(B)By inserting this section and before the provisions of.(C)By adding after subsection (a) the following:(b)

Federal use

Rights to use a portion of the land and facilities of the lakeshore may be retained by—(1)the Army Corps of Engineers for breakwater maintenance; and(2)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)).(c)

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.(d)

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..

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act.

2.

Boundary adjustment to include lighthouse

Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.) is amended as follows:(1)In the first section as follows:(A)In the matter preceding subsection (a)—(i)by striking islands and shoreline and inserting islands, shoreline, and light stations; and(ii)by inserting historic, after scenic,.(B)In subsection (a)—(i)by striking the area and inserting The area; and(ii)by striking ; and and inserting a period.(C)In subsection (b), by striking the final period.(D)By inserting after 1985. the following:(c)

Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light

(1)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.(2)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..(2)In section 6 as follows:(A)By striking The lakeshore and inserting:(a)

In general

The lakeshore.(B)By inserting this section and before the provisions of.(C)By adding after subsection (a) the following:(b)

Federal use

Notwithstanding subsection (c) of the first section—(1)the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may operate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, repair, and replace any Federal aid to navigation located at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light for as long as such aid is needed for navigational purposes; and(2)in carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1), such Secretary may enter, at any time, the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light or any Federal aid to navigation at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, for as long as such aid is needed for navigational purposes, without notice to the extent that it is not possible to provide advance notice.(c)

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..

December 10, 2014Reported with an amendment