[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 2638 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2638

   To adjust the boundaries of the Gulf Islands National Seashore to 
                    include Cat Island, Mississippi.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2000

 Mr. Cochran (for himself and Mr. Lott) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To adjust the boundaries of the Gulf Islands National Seashore to 
                    include Cat Island, Mississippi.

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

SECTION 1. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT TO INCLUDE CAT ISLAND.

    (a) In General.--The first section of Public Law 91-660 (16 U.S.C. 
459h) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``That, in'' and 
        inserting the following:

``SECTION 1. GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--In''; and
            (2) in the second sentence--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as 
                subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively, and 
                indenting appropriately;
                    (B) by striking ``The seashore shall comprise'' and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(b) Composition.--
            ``(1) In general.--The seashore shall comprise the areas 
        described in paragraphs (2) and (3).
            ``(2) Areas included in boundary plan numbered ns-gi-
        7100j.--The areas described in this paragraph are'': and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Cat island.--The area described in this paragraph is 
        the parcel consisting of approximately 2,000 acres of land on 
        Cat Island, Mississippi, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled `Boundary Map, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Cat 
        Island, Mississippi', numbered 635/80085, and dated November 9, 
        1999 (referred to in this Act as the `Cat Island Map').
            ``(4) Availability of map.--The Cat Island Map shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        offices of the National Park Service.''.
    (b) Acquisition Authority.--Section 2 of Public Law 91-660 (16 
U.S.C. 459h-1) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
        ``lands,'' and inserting ``submerged land, land,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Acquisition Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire, from a 
        willing seller only--
                    ``(A) all land comprising the parcel described in 
                subsection (b)(3) that is above the mean line of 
                ordinary high tide, lying and being situated in 
                Harrison County, Mississippi, consisting of--
                            ``(i) Sections 25 and 26, Township 9 South, 
                        Range 12 West;
                            ``(ii) Sections 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 
                        33, and 34, Township 9 South, Range 11 West; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) Section 4, Township 10 South, Range 
                        11 West;
                    ``(B) an easement over the approximately 150-acre 
                parcel depicted as the `Boddie Family Tract' on the Cat 
                Island Map for the purpose of implementing an agreement 
                with the owners of the parcel concerning the 
                development and use of the parcel; and
                    ``(C)(i) land and interests in land on Cat Island 
                outside the 2,000-acre area depicted on the Cat Island 
                Map; and
                    ``(ii) submerged land that lies within 1 mile 
                seaward of Cat Island (referred to in this Act as the 
                `buffer zone'), except that submerged land owned by the 
                State of Mississippi (or a subdivision of the State) 
                may be acquired only by donation.
            ``(2) Administration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Land and interests in land 
                acquired under this subsection shall be administered by 
                the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
                National Park Service.
                    ``(B) Buffer zone.--Nothing in this Act or any 
                other provision of law shall require the State of 
                Mississippi to convey to the Secretary any right, 
                title, or interest in or to the buffer zone as a 
                condition for the establishment of the buffer zone.
            ``(3) Modification of boundary.--The boundary of the 
        seashore shall be modified to reflect the acquisition of land 
        under this subsection.''.
    (c) Regulation of Fishing.--Section 3 of Public Law 91-660 (16 
U.S.C. 459h-2) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
        Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) No Authority To Regulate Maritime Activities.--Nothing in 
this Act or any other provision of law shall affect any right of the 
State of Mississippi, or give the Secretary any authority, to regulate 
maritime activities, including nonseashore fishing activities 
(including shrimping), in any area that, on the date of enactment of 
this subsection, is outside the designated boundary of the seashore 
(including the buffer zone).''.
    (d) Authorization of Management Agreements.--Section 5 of Public 
Law 91-660 (16 U.S.C. 459h-4) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Except''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Agreements.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into 
        agreements--
                    ``(A) with the State of Mississippi for the 
                purposes of managing resources and providing law 
                enforcement assistance, subject to authorization by 
                State law, and emergency services on or within any land 
                on Cat Island and any water and submerged land within 
                the buffer zone; and
                    ``(B) with the owners of the approximately 150-acre 
                parcel depicted as the `Boddie Family Tract' on the Cat 
                Island Map concerning the development and use of the 
                land.
            ``(2) No authority to enforce certain regulations.--Nothing 
        in this subsection authorizes the Secretary to enforce Federal 
        regulations outside the land area within the designated 
        boundary of the seashore.''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 11 of Public Law 91-
660 (16 U.S.C. 459h-10) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``There''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Authorization for Acquisition of Land.--In addition to the 
funds authorized by subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to acquire land and submerged 
land on and adjacent to Cat Island, Mississippi.''.

SEC. 2. MINERAL RIGHTS.

    Section 2 of Public Law 91-660 (16 U.S.C. 459h-1) (as amended by 
section 1(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Mineral Rights.--The United States did not intend to acquire, 
and did not acquire, any right in or to any oil, gas, or other minerals 
through the acquisition, from the State of Mississippi, of land that 
comprises the seashore, including any right in or to--
            ``(1) oil, gas, or any other liquid or gaseous mineral 
        (including the constituent products of the mineral) producible 
        through the boring of any well through land described in this 
        section; or
            ``(2) coal, lignite, uranium, sand, gravel, or any other 
        solid or hard mineral producible by surface or subsurface 
        mining on or under land described in this section.''.

SEC. 3. RELIEF FOR BEGGERLY FAMILY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the 
heirs of Clark M. Beggerly, Sr., of Jackson County, Mississippi, an 
amount for the full settlement of all claims of those heirs arising 
from the taking by the United States of certain parcels of land on Horn 
Island, Mississippi, owned or occupied by Clark M. Beggerly, Sr., or 
his heirs.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out subsection (a).
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