[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2411 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2411

To provide for a land exchange involving the Cape Cod National Seashore 
and to extend the authority for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory 
                              Commission.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 5, 1997

 Mr. Delahunt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for a land exchange involving the Cape Cod National Seashore 
and to extend the authority for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory 
                              Commission.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE.

    (a) Land Exchange and Boundary Adjustment.--Section 2 of Public Law 
87-126 (16 U.S.C. 459b-1) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) The Secretary may convey to the town of Provincetown, 
Massachusetts, a parcel of real property consisting of approximately 
7.62 acres of Federal land within such area in exchange for 
approximately 11.157 acres of land outside of such area, as depicted on 
the map entitled `Cape Cod National Seashore Boundary Revision Map', 
dated May, 1997, and numbered 609/80,801, to allow for the 
establishment of a municipal facility to serve the town. Upon 
completion of the exchange, the Secretary shall modify the boundaries 
of the seashore to reflect the land exchange.''.
    (b) Reauthorization of Advisory Commission.--Section 8(a) of such 
Act (16 U.S.C. 459b-7(a)) is amended by striking the second sentence 
and inserting the following new sentences: ``The Commission shall 
terminate September 26, 2008. Based upon a recommendation from the 
Commission and a determination by the Secretary of a continued need for 
the Commission, the Secretary may delay the termination date for 
periods of up to 10 years. The Secretary shall provide written notice 
to Congress of any delay in the termination date, and publish such 
notice in the Federal Register, not later than 180 days before the date 
on which the Commission would otherwise terminate.''.
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