[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1515 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1515
To adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean
Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of
Louisiana, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 6, 2005
Mr. Jindal (for himself, Mr. Baker, and Mr. McCrery) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
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A BILL
To adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean
Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of
Louisiana, 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 ``Jean Lafitte National Historical
Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND PRESERVE BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 901 of the National Parks and Recreation
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230) is amended in the second sentence by
striking ``twenty thousand acres generally depicted on the map entitled
`Barataria Marsh Unit-Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and
Preserve' numbered 90,000B and dated April 1978,'' and inserting
``23,000 acres generally depicted on the map entitled `Boundary Map,
Barataria Preserve Unit, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and
Preserve', numbered 467/80100, and dated August 2002,''.
(b) Acquisition of Land.--Section 902 of the National Parks and
Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``(a) Within the'' and all that
follows through the first sentence and inserting the
following:
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Barataria preserve unit.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may acquire any
land, water, and interests in land and water within the
boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit, as depicted on
the map described in section 901, by donation, purchase
with donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any
other Federal agency, or exchange.
``(B) Limitations.--
``(i) In general.--With respect to the
areas on the map identified as `Bayou aux
Carpes Addition' and `CIT Tract Addition'--
``(I) any Federal land acquired in
the areas shall be transferred without
consideration to the administrative
jurisdiction of the National Park
Service; and
``(II) any private land in the
areas may be acquired by the Secretary
only with the consent of the owner of
the land.
``(ii) Easements.--Any Federal land in the
area identified on the map as `CIT Tract
Addition' that is transferred under clause
(i)(I) shall be subject to any easements that
have been agreed to by the Secretary and the
Secretary of the Army.'';
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``The
Secretary may also'' and inserting the following:
``(2) French quarter.--The Secretary may'';
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ``Lands,
waters, and interests therein'' and inserting the
following:
``(3) Acquisition of state land.--Land, water, and
interests in land and water''; and
(D) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``In
acquiring'' and inserting the following:
``(4) Acquisition of oil and gas rights.--In acquiring'';
(2) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting
the following:
``(b) Resource Protection.--With respect to the land, water, and
interests in land and water of the Barataria Preserve Unit, the
Secretary shall preserve and protect--
``(1) fresh water drainage patterns;
``(2) vegetative cover;
``(3) the integrity of ecological and biological systems;
and
``(4) water and air quality.''; and
(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (c).
(c) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--Section 905 of the National
Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230d) is amended in the
first sentence by striking ``within the core area and on those lands
acquired by the Secretary pursuant to section 902(c) of this title,
he'' and inserting ``the Secretary''.
(d) Administration.--Section 906 of the National Parks and
Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230e) is amended--
(1) by striking the first sentence; and
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Pending such
establishment and thereafter the'' and inserting ``The''.
SEC. 3. REFERENCES IN LAW.
(a) In General.--Any reference in a law (including regulations),
map, document, paper, or other record of the United States--
(1) to the Barataria Marsh Unit shall be considered to be a
reference to the Barataria Preserve Unit; or
(2) to the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park shall be
considered to be a reference to the Jean Lafitte National
Historical Park and Preserve.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Title IX of the National Parks and
Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Barataria Marsh Unit'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Barataria Preserve Unit''; and
(2) by striking ``Jean Lafitte National Historical Park''
each place it appears and inserting ``Jean Lafitte National
Historical Park and Preserve''.
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