[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 1387 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1387

   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

                             March 7, 2007

 Mr. Melancon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural 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 2007''.

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 ``of approximately 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 ``generally depicted on the map entitled `Boundary Map, 
Barataria Preserve Unit, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and 
Preserve', numbered _____, and dated ________,''.
    (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 
                area, 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.--Any private land located 
                        in the area, as depicted on the map described 
                        in section 901, may be acquired by the 
                        Secretary only with the consent of the owner of 
                        the land.
                            ``(ii) Boundary adjustment.--On the date on 
                        which the Secretary, under subparagraph (A), 
                        completes the acquisition of a parcel of 
                        private land located in the area, as depicted 
                        on the map described in section 901, the 
                        boundary of the historical park and preserve 
                        shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition.
                            ``(iii) Jurisdiction of national park 
                        service.--Any Federal land acquired in the 
                        areas shall be transferred without 
                        consideration to the administrative 
                        jurisdiction of the National Park Service.
                            ``(iv) Easements.--To ensure adequate 
                        hurricane protection of communities located in 
                        the area, any land in the area identified on 
                        the map that is acquired or transferred 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 ``, except that within the core area and on 
those lands acquired by the Secretary pursuant to section 902(c) of 
this title, he'' and inserting ``on land, and interests in land and 
water managed by the Secretary, except that 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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