[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5199 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5199

To provide for conveyance of a lighthouse to the City of Kingston, New 
                                 York.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 2000

 Mr. Hinchey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for conveyance of a lighthouse to the City of Kingston, New 
                                 York.

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF KINGSTON LIGHTHOUSE, NEW YORK.

    (a) Authority To Convey.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other law, the 
        conveying authority shall convey to the city of Kingston, New 
        York, without monetary consideration, all right, title, and 
        interest of the United States in and to the Kingston Lighthouse 
        known as Roundout Creek Light 2, Roundout Creek, Ulster County, 
        Kingston, New York, together with any improvements thereon in 
        their then current condition.
            (2) Identification of property.--The conveying authority 
        shall identify, describe, and determine the property to be 
        conveyed under this section. The conveying authority may retain 
        all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
        any historical artifact, including any lens or lantern, that is 
        associated with and located at a property conveyed under this 
        section at the time of conveyance. No submerged lands shall be 
        conveyed under this section.
            (3) Administration of retained artifacts.--Artifacts 
        associated with, but not located at property conveyed under 
        this section at the time of conveyance, shall remain the 
        personal property of the United States under the administrative 
        control of the Commandant.
    (b) Terms and Conditions of Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--The conveyance of property under this 
        section shall be made subject to any terms and conditions the 
        conveying authority considers necessary, including the 
        reservation of easements and other rights on behalf of the 
        United States, to ensure that--
                    (A) the aids to navigation located at property 
                conveyed under this section shall remain the personal 
                property of the United States and continue to be 
                operated and maintained by the United States for as 
                long as needed for navigational purposes;
                    (B) there is reserved to the United States the 
                right to remove, relocate, or replace any aid to 
                navigation located upon, or install or construct any 
                aid to navigation upon, property conveyed under this 
                section as may be necessary for navigational purposes;
                    (C) the United States shall have the right to enter 
                property conveyed under this section at any time, 
                without notice, for purposes of operating, maintaining, 
                and inspecting any aid to navigation and for the 
                purposes of exercising any of the rights set forth in 
                subparagraph (B); and
                    (D) the City shall not, without the Commandant's 
                express written permission, interfere or allow 
                interference, in any manner, with any aid to 
                navigation, or hinder activities required--
                            (i) for the inspection, operation, and 
                        maintenance of any aid to navigation; or
                            (ii) for the exercise of any of the rights 
                        set forth in subparagraph (B).
            (2) Maintenance of conveyed property.--(A) The City shall, 
        at its own cost and expense, maintain the property conveyed 
        under this section in a proper, substantial, and workmanlike 
        manner.
            (B) The City shall not be required to maintain any active 
        aid to navigation associated with the property conveyed under 
        this section except for private aids to navigation permitted 
        under section 83 of title 14, United States Code.
            (3) Public access.--The City shall ensure that the property 
        conveyed is available and accessible to the public, on a 
        reasonable basis, for educational, park, recreational, 
        cultural, historic preservation, or similar purposes.
            (4) Covenants.--All conditions included in the deed of 
        title for property conveyed under this section shall be 
        construed as covenants running with the land.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--In addition to any term or condition 
established pursuant to this section, any property conveyed under this 
section, at the option of the Administrator, shall revert to the United 
States and be placed under the administrative control of the 
Administrator, if--
            (1) the property, or any part thereof, ceases to be 
        maintained in a manner that ensures its present or future use 
        as a site for an aid to navigation, as determined by the 
        Commandant;
            (2) the property, or any part thereof, ceases to be 
        maintained in a manner compliant with any conditions 
        established under the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
        U.S.C. 470 et seq.) or any other applicable laws, as determined 
        by the Secretary of the Interior;
            (3) the City conveys, assigns, exchanges, or in any manner 
        encumbers the property for consideration, unless approved by 
        the Administrator;
            (4) the City conducts any commercial activities at the 
        property, unless approved by the Administrator; or
            (5) at least 30 days before the reversion, the 
        Administrator provides written notice to the City that the 
        property, or any portion thereof, is needed for national 
        security purposes.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of General Services.
            (2) Aid to navigation.--The term ``aid to navigation'' 
        means equipment used for navigation purposes, including any 
        light, antenna, sound signal, electronic and radio navigation 
        equipment and signals, cameras, sensors, or other equipment 
        operated or maintained by the United States.
            (3) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Kingston, 
        New York, and its successors and assigns.
            (4) Commandant.--The term ``Commandant'' means the 
        Commandant of the Coast Guard.
            (5) Conveying authority.--The term ``conveying authority'' 
        means the Administrator or the Commandant, as appropriate.
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