1.This Act may be cited as the
Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease
Authorization Act
.
2.
(a)The Secretary of the Interior (referred to
in this section as the “Secretary”) may lease to the Savannah Bar Pilots
Association, or a successor organization, no more than 30,000 square feet of
land and improvements within Fort Pulaski National Monument (referred to in
this section as the “Monument”) at the location on Cockspur Island that has
been used continuously by the Savannah Bar Pilots Association since
1940.
(b)
(1)For the lease authorized by this Act, the
Secretary shall require a rental fee based on fair market value adjusted, as
the Secretary deems appropriate, for amounts to be expended by the lessee for
property preservation, maintenance, or repair and related expenses.
(2)Disposition of the proceeds from the rental
fee required pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be made in accordance with section
3(k)(5) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C.
1a–2(k)(5)).
(c)A lease entered into under this
section—
(1)shall be for a term of no more than 10
years and, at the Secretary’s discretion, for successive terms of no more than
10 years at a time; and
(2)shall include any terms and conditions the
Secretary determines to be necessary to protect the resources of the Monument
and the public interest.
(d)Exemption from applicable lawExcept as provided in section 2(b)(2) of
this Act, the lease authorized by this Act shall not be subject to section 3(k)
of Public Law
91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–2(k)) or section 321 of
Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 1302).