[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 1143 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 640
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1143

                          [Report No. 110-288]

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 18, 2007

  Mr. Nelson of Florida (for himself and Mr. Martinez) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

                             April 10, 2008

  Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
                                 title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse 
Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2007''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the area surrounding the Jupiter Inlet 
        Lighthouse in the State of Florida--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) is at the confluence of the 
                Loxahatchee River and the Indian River Lagoon; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) supports significant ecological 
                values, including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) endangered species of flora 
                        and fauna; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) imperiled natural communities 
                        rapidly vanishing in south Florida;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the area surrounding the Lighthouse was first 
        used by Native Americans over 4,000 years ago;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Europeans made contact with the area 
        surrounding the Lighthouse in the 17th century;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the Lighthouse tells an important story 
        about--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the maritime history of southeast 
                Florida;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the prehistory and history of 
                southeast Florida; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the role of southeast Florida in the 
                Civil War, World War II, and the creation of the 
                National Weather Service;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) the Lighthouse is listed on the National 
        Register of Historic Places;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) the Lighthouse has been, and continues to be, 
        a physical manifestation of the commitment of the Federal 
        Government to maritime safety and security;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) the current operations and activities of the 
        Coast Guard at Jupiter Inlet perpetuate the commitment 
        described in paragraph (7);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding 
        Natural Area--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) would make a significant addition to 
                the National Landscape Conservation System administered 
                by the Bureau of Land Management; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) would be the only unit of the National 
                Landscape Conservation System located east of the 
                Mississippi River;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a part of the historic, cultural, and 
                natural heritage of the United States; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) a source of inspiration for the people 
                of the United States;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Commandant.--The term ``Commandant'' means the 
        Commandant of the Coast Guard.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Lighthouse.--The term ``Lighthouse'' means the 
        Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse located in Palm Beach County, 
        Florida.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Local partners.--The term ``Local Partners'' 
        includes--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Palm Beach County, Florida;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Town of Jupiter, 
                Florida;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Village of Tequesta, Florida; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Loxahatchee River Historical 
                Society.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' 
        means the management plan developed under section 
        5(a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse: Outstanding Natural Area'' and 
        dated February 2007.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Outstanding natural area.--The term 
        ``Outstanding Natural Area'' means the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse 
        Outstanding Natural Area established by section 4(a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Florida.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JUPITER INLET LIGHT HOUSE 
              OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) allowing certain recreational and research 
        activities to continue in the Outstanding Natural Area; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) ensuring that Coast Guard operations and 
        activities are unimpeded within the boundaries of the 
        Outstanding Natural Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Office of the Director of the Bureau of 
        Land Management; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Eastern States Office of the Bureau of 
        Land Management in the State of Virginia.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Withdrawal.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 
                disposal under the public land laws;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) location, entry, and patent under the 
                public land mining laws; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) operation of the mineral leasing and 
                geothermal leasing laws and the mineral materials 
                laws.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Description of executive orders.--The 
        Executive orders and public land order described in paragraph 
        (1) are--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Executive Order dated October 22, 
                1854;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Executive Order No. 4254 (June 12, 
                1925); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Public Land Order No. 7202 (61 Fed. 
                Reg. 29758).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) provide long-term management guidance for the 
        public land in the Outstanding Natural Area; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) ensure that the Outstanding Natural Area 
        fulfills the purposes for which the Outstanding Natural Area is 
        established.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Consultation; Public Participation.--The management 
plan shall be developed--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in a manner that ensures full public 
        participation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Existing Plans.--The management plan shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, be consistent with existing resource plans, 
policies, and programs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Inclusions.--The management plan shall include--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) objectives and provisions to ensure--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the protection and conservation of the 
                resource values of the Outstanding Natural Area; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) objectives and provisions to maintain or 
        recreate historic structures;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) a proposal for administrative and public 
        facilities to be developed or improved that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) are compatible with achieving the 
                resource objectives for the Outstanding Natural Area 
                described in section 6(a)(1)(B); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) would accommodate visitors to the 
                Outstanding Natural Area;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT OF THE JUPITER INLET LIGHTHOUSE OUTSTANDING 
              NATURAL AREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Management.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation 
        with the Local Partners and the Commandant, shall manage the 
        Outstanding Natural Area--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) as part of the National Landscape 
                Conservation System; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the purposes for which the Outstanding Natural 
        Area is established;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
        1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) other applicable laws.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Acquisition of Land.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) adjacent to the Outstanding Natural 
                Area; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) identified in the management plan as 
                appropriate for acquisition.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Means of acquisition.--Land or an interest in 
        land may be acquired under paragraph (1) only by--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) donation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) exchange with a willing party; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) purchase from a willing 
                seller.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) any maritime security, maritime safety, or 
        environmental protection mission or activity of the Coast 
        Guard;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) any border security operation or law 
        enforcement activity by the Department of Homeland Security or 
        the Department of Justice; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) any law enforcement activity of any Federal, 
        State, or local law enforcement agency in the Outstanding 
        Natural Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 7. EFFECT ON ONGOING AND FUTURE COAST GUARD 
              OPERATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the existing lease of the Jupiter Inlet 
        Lighthouse on lot 18 from the Coast Guard to the Loxahatchee 
        River Historical Society; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) any easements or other less-than-fee interests 
        in property appurtenant to existing Coast Guard facilities on 
        lots 16 and 18.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding 
Natural Area Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. 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 4(a).
            (5) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Jupiter 
        Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area'' and dated October 
        29, 2007.
            (6) Outstanding natural area.--The term ``Outstanding 
        Natural Area'' means the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding 
        Natural Area established by section 3(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. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JUPITER INLET LIGHTHOUSE 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 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    (d) Withdrawal.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, section 
        6, 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 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. 4. 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, 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 5(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. 5. 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 6, 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 may, 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 3(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 donation, exchange, or 
        purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated 
        funds.
            (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. 6. 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. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``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 Conservation System, and for 
        other purposes.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 640

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1143

                          [Report No. 110-288]

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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.

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                             April 10, 2008

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title