[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1922 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1922

 To designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the surrounding Federal 
 land in the State of Florida as an Outstanding Natural Area and as a 
     unit of the National Landscape System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 18, 2007

    Mr. Mahoney of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the surrounding Federal 
 land in the State of Florida as an Outstanding Natural Area and as a 
     unit of the National Landscape System, 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 ``Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding 
Natural Area Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the area surrounding the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse in 
        the State of Florida--
                    (A) is at the confluence of the Loxahatchee River 
                and the Indian River Lagoon; and
                    (B) supports significant ecological values, 
                including--
                            (i) endangered species of flora and fauna; 
                        and
                            (ii) imperiled natural communities rapidly 
                        vanishing in south Florida;
            (2) the area surrounding the Lighthouse was first used by 
        Native Americans over 4,000 years ago;
            (3) Europeans made contact with the area surrounding the 
        Lighthouse in the 17th century;
            (4) the Lighthouse and the associated Oil House, which was 
        constructed in 1860, are nationally recognized historical 
        structures that should be preserved for present and future 
        generations of people in the United States;
            (5) the Lighthouse tells an important story about--
                    (A) the maritime history of southeast Florida;
                    (B) the prehistory and history of southeast 
                Florida; and
                    (C) the role of southeast Florida in the Civil War, 
                World War II, and the creation of the National Weather 
                Service;
            (6) the Lighthouse is listed on the National Register of 
        Historic Places;
            (7) the Lighthouse has been, and continues to be, a 
        physical manifestation of the commitment of the Federal 
        Government to maritime safety and security;
            (8) the current operations and activities of the Coast 
        Guard at Jupiter Inlet perpetuate the commitment described in 
        paragraph (7);
            (9) the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area--
                    (A) would make a significant addition to the 
                National Landscape Conservation System administered by 
                the Bureau of Land Management; and
                    (B) would be the only unit of the National 
                Landscape Conservation System located east of the 
                Mississippi River;
            (10) statutory protection is needed for the Lighthouse and 
        the Federal land surrounding the Lighthouse to ensure that the 
        natural and cultural resources continue to be--
                    (A) a part of the historic, cultural, and natural 
                heritage of the United States; and
                    (B) a source of inspiration for the people of the 
                United States;
            (11) the actions of the Federal Government to protect and 
        conserve the land and historic structures associated with the 
        Outstanding Natural Area should not be construed, interpreted, 
        or allowed to diminish or control ongoing or future Coast Guard 
        operations or activities; and
            (12) the Lighthouse and the Federal land surrounding the 
        Lighthouse represent a true partnership of the highest order in 
        which collaboration is, and would continue to be, an everyday 
        reality leading to successful management and land stewardship 
        by the Bureau of Land Management, Palm Beach County, Florida, 
        the Town of Jupiter, Florida, the Village of Tequesta, Florida, 
        the Loxahatchee River Historical Society, and the Coast Guard 
        (collectively known as the ``Jupiter Working Group'') and other 
        partners.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commandant.--The term ``Commandant'' means the 
        Commandant of the Coast Guard.
            (2) Lighthouse.--The term ``Lighthouse'' means the Jupiter 
        Inlet Lighthouse located in Palm Beach County, Florida.
            (3) Local partners.--The term ``Local Partners'' includes--
                    (A) Palm Beach County, Florida;
                    (B) the Town of Jupiter, Florida;
                    (C) the Village of Tequesta, Florida; and
                    (D) the Loxahatchee River Historical Society.
            (4) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan developed under section 5(a).
            (5) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Jupiter 
        Inlet Lighthouse: Outstanding Natural Area'' and dated February 
        2007.
            (6) Outstanding natural area.--The term ``Outstanding 
        Natural Area'' means the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding 
        Natural Area established by section 4(a).
            (7) Public land.--The term ``public land'' has the meaning 
        given the term ``public lands'' in section 103(e) of the 
        Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
        1702(e)).
            (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (9) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Florida.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JUPITER INLET LIGHT HOUSE OUTSTANDING 
              NATURAL AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, there is 
established for the purposes described in subsection (b) the Jupiter 
Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area, the boundaries of which are 
depicted on the map.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Outstanding Natural Area are to 
protect, conserve, and enhance the unique and nationally important 
historic, natural, cultural, scientific, educational, scenic, and 
recreational values of the Federal land surrounding the Lighthouse for 
the benefit of present generations and future generations of people in 
the United States, while--
            (1) allowing certain recreational and research activities 
        to continue in the Outstanding Natural Area; and
            (2) ensuring that Coast Guard operations and activities are 
        unimpeded within the boundaries of the Outstanding Natural 
        Area.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in--
            (1) the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land 
        Management; and
            (2) the Eastern States Office of the Bureau of Land 
        Management in the State of Virginia.
    (d) Withdrawal.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, section 
        7, and any existing withdrawals under the Executive orders and 
        public land order described in paragraph (2), the Federal land 
        and any interests in the Federal land included in the 
        Outstanding Natural Area are withdrawn from--
                    (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
                under the public land laws;
                    (B) location, entry, and patent under the public 
                land mining laws; and
                    (C) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal 
                leasing laws and the mineral materials laws.
            (2) Description of executive orders.--The Executive orders 
        and public land order described in paragraph (1) are--
                    (A) the Executive Order dated October 22, 1854;
                    (B) Executive Order No. 4254 (June 12, 1925); and
                    (C) Public Land Order No. 7202 (61 Fed. Reg. 
                29758).

SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Commandant, shall 
develop a comprehensive management plan in accordance with section 202 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) 
to--
            (1) provide long-term management guidance for the public 
        land in the Outstanding Natural Area; and
            (2) ensure that the Outstanding Natural Area fulfills the 
        purposes for which the Outstanding Natural Area is established.
    (b) Consultation; Public Participation.--The management plan shall 
be developed--
            (1) in consultation with appropriate Federal, State, 
        county, and local government agencies, the Commandant, the 
        Local Partners, the Loxahatchee River Historical Society, and 
        other partners; and
            (2) in a manner that ensures full public participation.
    (c) Existing Plans.--The management plan shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, be consistent with existing resource plans, 
policies, and programs.
    (d) Inclusions.--The management plan shall include--
            (1) objectives and provisions to ensure--
                    (A) the protection and conservation of the resource 
                values of the Outstanding Natural Area; and
                    (B) the restoration of native plant communities and 
                estuaries in the Outstanding Natural Area, with an 
                emphasis on the conservation and enhancement of 
                healthy, functioning ecological systems in perpetuity;
            (2) objectives and provisions to maintain or recreate 
        historic structures;
            (3) an implementation plan for a program of interpretation 
        and public education about the natural and cultural resources 
        of the Lighthouse, the public land surrounding the Lighthouse, 
        and associated structures;
            (4) a proposal for administrative and public facilities to 
        be developed or improved that--
                    (A) are compatible with achieving the resource 
                objectives for the Outstanding Natural Area described 
                in section 6(a)(1)(B); and
                    (B) would accommodate visitors to the Outstanding 
                Natural Area;
            (5) natural and cultural resource management strategies for 
        the Outstanding Natural Area, to be developed in consultation 
        with appropriate departments of the State, the Local Partners, 
        and the Commandant, with an emphasis on resource conservation 
        in the Outstanding Natural Area and the interpretive, 
        educational, and long-term scientific uses of the resources; 
        and
            (6) recreational use strategies for the Outstanding Natural 
        Area, to be prepared in consultation with the Local Partners, 
        appropriate departments of the State, and the Coast Guard, with 
        an emphasis on passive recreation.
    (e) Interim Plan.--Until a management plan is adopted for the 
Outstanding Natural Area, the Jupiter Inlet Coordinated Resource 
Management Plan (including any updates or amendments to the Jupiter 
Inlet Coordinated Resource Management Plan) shall be in effect.

SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT OF THE JUPITER INLET LIGHTHOUSE OUTSTANDING NATURAL 
              AREA.

    (a) Management.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Local Partners and the Commandant, shall manage the Outstanding 
        Natural Area--
                    (A) as part of the National Landscape Conservation 
                System; and
                    (B) in a manner that conserves, protects, and 
                enhances the unique and nationally important 
                historical, natural, cultural, scientific, educational, 
                scenic, and recreational values of the Outstanding 
                Natural Area, including an emphasis on the restoration 
                of native ecological systems.
            (2) Limitation.--In managing the Outstanding Natural Area, 
        the Secretary shall not take any action that precludes, 
        prohibits, or otherwise affects the conduct of ongoing or 
        future Coast Guard operations or activities on lots 16 and 18, 
        as depicted on the map.
    (b) Uses.--Subject to valid existing rights and section 7, the 
Secretary shall only allow uses of the Outstanding Natural Area that 
the Secretary, in consultation with the Commandant and Local Partners, 
determines would likely further--
            (1) the purposes for which the Outstanding Natural Area is 
        established;
            (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
        U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (3) other applicable laws.
    (c) Cooperative Agreements.--To facilitate implementation of the 
management plan and to continue the successful partnerships with local 
communities and other partners, the Secretary shall, in accordance with 
section 307(b) of the Federal Land Management Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(b)), enter into cooperative agreements with the 
appropriate Federal, State, county, other local government agencies, 
and other partners (including the Loxahatchee River Historical Society) 
for the long-term management of the Outstanding Natural Area
    (d) Research Activities.--To continue successful research 
partnerships, pursue future research partnerships, and assist in the 
development and implementation of the management plan, the Secretary 
may, in accordance with section 307(a) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(a)), authorize the conduct of 
appropriate research activities in the Outstanding Natural Area for the 
purposes described in section 4(b).
    (e) Acquisition of Land.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        may acquire for inclusion in the Outstanding Natural Area any 
        State or private land or any interest in State or private land 
        that is--
                    (A) adjacent to the Outstanding Natural Area; and
                    (B) identified in the management plan as 
                appropriate for acquisition.
            (2) Means of acquisition.--Land or an interest in land may 
        be acquired under paragraph (1) only by--
                    (A) donation;
                    (B) exchange with a willing party; or
                    (C) purchase from a willing seller.
            (3) Additions to the outstanding natural area.--Any land or 
        interest in land adjacent to the Outstanding Natural Area 
        acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of 
        this Act under paragraph (1) shall be added to, and 
        administered as part of, the Outstanding Natural Area.
    (f) Law Enforcement Activities.--Nothing in this Act, the 
management plan, or the Jupiter Inlet Coordinated Resource Management 
Plan (including any updates or amendments to the Jupiter Inlet 
Coordinated Resource Management Plan) precludes, prohibits, or 
otherwise affects--
            (1) any maritime security, maritime safety, or 
        environmental protection mission or activity of the Coast 
        Guard;
            (2) any border security operation or law enforcement 
        activity by the Department of Homeland Security or the 
        Department of Justice; or
            (3) any law enforcement activity of any Federal, State, or 
        local law enforcement agency in the Outstanding Natural Area.
    (g) Future Disposition of Coast Guard Facilities.--If the 
Commandant determines, after the date of enactment of this Act, that 
Coast Guard facilities within the Outstanding Natural Area exceed the 
needs of the Coast Guard, the Commandant may relinquish the facilities 
to the Secretary without removal, subject only to any environmental 
remediation that may be required by law.

SEC. 7. EFFECT ON ONGOING AND FUTURE COAST GUARD OPERATIONS.

    Nothing in this Act, the management plan, or the Jupiter Inlet 
Coordinated Resource Management Plan (including updates or amendments 
to the Jupiter Inlet Coordinated Resource Management Plan) precludes, 
prohibits, or otherwise affects ongoing or future Coast Guard 
operations or activities in the Outstanding Natural Area, including--
            (1) the continued and future operation of, access to, 
        maintenance of, and, as may be necessitated for Coast Guard 
        missions, the expansion, enhancement, or replacement of, the 
        Coast Guard High Frequency antenna site on lot 16;
            (2) the continued and future operation of, access to, 
        maintenance of, and, as may be necessitated for Coast Guard 
        missions, the expansion, enhancement, or replacement of, the 
        military family housing area on lot 18;
            (3) the continued and future use of, access to, maintenance 
        of, and, as may be necessitated for Coast Guard missions, the 
        expansion, enhancement, or replacement of, the pier on lot 18;
            (4) the existing lease of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse on 
        lot 18 from the Coast Guard to the Loxahatchee River Historical 
        Society; or
            (5) any easements or other less-than-fee interests in 
        property appurtenant to existing Coast Guard facilities on lots 
        16 and 18.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
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