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[H.R. 4887 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 456
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4887

                          [Report No. 108-738]

    To adjust the boundary of the Cumberland Island Wilderness, to 
  authorize tours of the Cumberland Island National Seashore, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 21, 2004

    Mr. Kingston (for himself, Mr. Scott of Georgia, and Mr. Bass) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                               Resources

                            October 6, 2004

   Additional sponsors: Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. 
                                Chandler

                            October 6, 2004

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 
                               21, 2004]

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                                 A BILL


 
    To adjust the boundary of the Cumberland Island Wilderness, to 
  authorize tours of the Cumberland Island National Seashore, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cumberland Island Wilderness 
Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. CUMBERLAND ISLAND WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    Public Law 97-250 (96 Stat. 709) is amended by striking section 2 
and inserting the following:

``SEC. 2. CUMBERLAND ISLAND WILDERNESS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Map.--The term `map' means the map entitled 
        `Cumberland Island Wilderness', numbered 640/20,038I, and dated 
        September 2004.
            ``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            ``(3) Wilderness.--The term `Wilderness' means the 
        Cumberland Island Wilderness established by subsection (b).
            ``(4) Potential wilderness.--The term `Potential 
        Wilderness' means the 10,500 acres of potential wilderness 
        described in subsection (c)(2), but does not include the area 
        at the north end of Cumberland Island known as the `High Point 
        Half-Moon Bluff Historic District'.
    ``(b) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Approximately 9,886 acres of land in the 
        Cumberland Island National Seashore depicted on the map as 
        `Wilderness' is designated as a component of the National 
        Wilderness Preservation System and shall be known as the 
        `Cumberland Island Wilderness'.
            ``(2) Exclusions.--The 25-foot wide roadways depicted on 
        the map as the `Main Road', `Plum Orchard', and the `North Cut 
        Road' shall not be included in the Wilderness and shall be 
        maintained by the Secretary for continued vehicle use.
    ``(c) Additional Land.--In addition to the land designated under 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) on acquisition of the approximately 231 acres of land 
        identified on the map as `Areas Become Designated Wilderness 
        upon Acquisition by the NPS'; and
            ``(2) on publication in the Federal Register of a notice 
        that all uses of the approximately 10,500 acres of land 
        depicted on the map as `Potential Wilderness' that are 
        prohibited under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
        have ceased, adjust the boundary of the Wilderness to include 
        the land.
    ``(d) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.
    ``(e) Administration.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary, in accordance with 
the applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.) governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness areas, 
except that--
            ``(1) any reference in such provisions to the effective 
        date of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
        effective date of this Act; and
            ``(2) where appropriate, any reference in that Act to the 
        Secretary of Agriculture shall be deemed to be a reference to 
        the Secretary.
    ``(f) Effect.--Any person with a right to utility service on 
Cumberland Island on the date of enactment of this subsection shall 
continue to have the right to utility service in the Wilderness after 
the date of enactment of this subsection.
    ``(g) Management Plan for Access to Main Road and North Cut Road.--
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the 
Cumberland Island Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004, the 
Secretary shall complete a management plan to ensure that not more than 
8 and not less than 5 round trips are made available daily on the Main 
Road north of the Plum Orchard Spur and the North Cut Road by the 
National Park Service or a concessionaire for the purpose of 
transporting visitors to and from the historic sites located adjacent 
to Wilderness.''.

SEC. 3. TOURS OF CUMBERLAND ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE.

    Section 6 of Public Law 92-536 (86 Stat. 1066) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``, except as provided 
        in subsection (c),'' before ``no development of the project''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Tours of the Seashore.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), the 
Secretary may enter into not more than 3 concession contracts, as the 
Secretary determines appropriate, for the provision of tours for 
visitors to the seashore that are consistent with--
            ``(1) this Act;
            ``(2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and
            ``(3) Public Law 97-250 (96 Stat. 709).''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 456

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4887

                          [Report No. 108-738]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To adjust the boundary of the Cumberland Island Wilderness, to 
  authorize tours of the Cumberland Island National Seashore, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 6, 2004

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed