[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3896 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3896

To provide for the return of the Fresnel Lens to the lantern room atop 
    Presque Isle Light Station Lighthouse, Michigan, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 14, 2006

Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Levin) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the return of the Fresnel Lens to the lantern room atop 
    Presque Isle Light Station Lighthouse, Michigan, 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 ``Lester Nichols Presque Isle Light 
Station Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. RETURN OF FRESNEL LENS TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT STATION 
              LIGHTHOUSE, MICHIGAN.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall modify the 2004 Agreement for Outgoing Loans (AOL) 
with Presque Isle Township, Michigan, in order to provide for the 
return of the Historic Fresnel Lens to the lantern room atop the 
Presque Isle Light Station Lighthouse, Michigan.
    (b) Conditions.--
            (1) Compliance with applicable law.--Any modification under 
        subsection (a) of the Agreement for Outgoing Loans described in 
        that subsection shall comply with applicable provisions of 
        section 5506 of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
        1997 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-518), relating to the 
        conveyance of the Presque Isle Light Station.
            (2) Retention of ownership of lens.--Notwithstanding the 
        return of the Historic Fresnel Lens pursuant to subsection (a), 
        the United States shall retain ownership of the lens.
            (3) Continuing operation of aid to navigation.--
        Notwithstanding the return of the Historic Fresnel Lens 
        pursuant to subsection (a), the active aid to navigation, 
        together with associated electronic and lighthouse equipment, 
        at Presque Isle Light Station Lighthouse shall continue to be 
        operated and maintained by the United States within the 
        Historic Third Order Fresnel Lens at the Presque Isle Light 
        Station Lighthouse.
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