[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1002 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1002

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make certain adjustments to 
 the boundaries of Biscayne National Park in the State of Florida, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2001

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen (for herself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hastings of 
Florida, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Diaz-Balart) introduced the following bill; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make certain adjustments to 
 the boundaries of Biscayne National Park in the State of Florida, and 
                          for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.

    (a) Property Transfer.--If the State of Florida transfers all 
right, title, and interest of that State in and to the property 
described in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
immediately thereafter transfer to the State of Florida all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the property 
described in subsection (b)(2).
    (b) Property Descriptions.--
            (1) Florida state property.--The property which the 
        Secretary is authorized to accept from the State of Florida 
        pursuant to subsection (a) is described as follows:
Commencing at the Northwest corner of Section 35, Township 55 South, 
Range 40 East, Tallahassee Meridian; thence Easterly 1,978.35 feet, 
more or less, along the North line of said Section 35 to a point on the 
center line of Old Cutler Road, as shown on Sheet 11, of 14 sheets of 
Part three of the drawings titled, Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, 
Bulkhead Line, and recorded in Plat Book No. 74, page 3 of the Public 
Records of Dade County, Florida, dated February 23, 1962; thence 
Southwesterly along the center line of said Old Cutler Road 2,700 feet, 
more or less, to the point of intersection with the center line of S.W. 
176 Street; thence Easterly along the extension of the center line of 
S.W. 176 Street bearing North 87 deg.39'08'' East, 900 feet, more or 
less, to the Mean High Water Line of Biscayne Bay; thence continuing 
North 87 deg.38'08'' East to the East Line of the S.W. \1/4\ of said 
Section 35; thence South 80 deg.53'53'' East 30,000 feet, more or less, 
to a point on the East line of the Intracoastal Waterway; thence 
Northeasterly along the Intracoastal Waterway 28,950 feet, more or 
less, to a point of intersection of Latitude 25 deg.40'16'' North and 
the point of beginning; thence Northeasterly along the Intracoastal 
Waterway 206 feet, more or less, to the intersection of Latitude 
25 deg.40'18'' North; thence East along said Latitude 25 deg.40'18'' 
North 6,455 feet, more or less, to a point on the Southwest side of a 
cable area lying generally South of Cape Florida (said cable area shown 
on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Nautical Chart 
11,451); thence Southeasterly along the Southwest side of the cable 
area 225 feet, more or less, to the intersection of Latitude 
25 deg.40'16'' North; thence West along said Latitude 25 deg.40'16'' 
North 6,600 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.
            (2) Federal property.--The property which the Secretary is 
        authorized to transfer to the State of Florida pursuant to 
        subsection (a) is described as follows:
#1  The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre, parcel of 
sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius of 83.25 feet. The 
center of said parcel is located by the following bearings:
            Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 41 deg.57' East;
            Fowey Rocks Light bears South 56 deg.58' East;
            Center of Soldier Key bears South 19 deg.46' East.
#2  The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre, parcel of 
sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius of 83.25 feet. The 
center of said parcel is located by the following bearings:
            Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 55 deg.27' East;
            Fowey Rocks Light bears South 52 deg.29' East;
            Center of Soldier Key bears South 17 deg.12' East.
#3  The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre, parcel of 
sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius of 83.25 feet. The 
center of said parcel is located by the following bearings:
            Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 55 deg.27' East;
            Fowey Rocks Light bears South 52 deg.29' East;
            Center of Soldier Key bears South 17 deg.12' East.
#4  The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre, parcel of 
sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius of 83.25 feet. The 
center of said parcel is located by the following bearings:
            Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 41 deg.47' East;
            Fowey Rocks Light bears South 47 deg.55' East;
            Center of Soldier Key bears South 7 deg.53' East.
#5  The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre, parcel of 
sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius of 83.25 feet. The 
center of said parcel is located by the following bearings:
            Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 42 deg.20' East;
            Fowey Rocks Light bears South 51 deg.41' East;
            Center of Soldier Key bears South 10 deg.01' East.
#6  The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre, parcel of 
sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius of 83.25 feet. The 
center of said parcel is located by the following bearings:
            Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 38 deg.12' East;
            Fowey Rocks Light bears South 47 deg.09' East;
            Center of Soldier Key bears South 6 deg.26' East.
#7  The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre, parcel of 
sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius of 83.25 feet. The 
center of said parcel is located by the following bearings:
            Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 45 deg.06' East;
            Fowey Rocks Light bears South 45 deg.48' East;
            Center of Soldier Key bears South 5 deg.58' East.
#8  The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre, parcel of 
sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius of 83.25 feet. The 
center of said parcel is located by the following bearings:
            Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 35 deg.44' East;
            Fowey Rocks Light bears South 51 deg.07' East;
            Center of Soldier Key bears South 10 deg.03' East.
#9  The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre, parcel of 
sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius of 83.25 feet. The 
center of said parcel is located by the following bearings:
            Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 53 deg.47' East;
            Fowey Rocks Light bears South 48 deg.15' East;
            Center of Soldier Key bears South 10 deg.50' East.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF PARK BOUNDARIES.

    Property transferred to the United States pursuant to section 1 
shall become, and be administered as, part of Biscayne National Park. 
As soon as practicable after such property is transferred to the 
Secretary, the Secretary shall adjust the boundaries of the Park to 
include such property.
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