[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. 2031 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 637
113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2031

                          [Report No. 113-297]

   To amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle 
  Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other 
purposes, to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include 
the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2014

 Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

                           December 10, 2014

              Reported by Ms. Landrieu, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle 
  Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other 
purposes, to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include 
the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, 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 ``Ashland Breakwater Light 
Transfer Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT TO INCLUDE LIGHTHOUSE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment 
of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, 
and for other purposes.'', approved September 26, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 460w 
et seq.), is amended as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In the first section as follows:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``the area'' and 
                        inserting ``The area''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``; and'' and 
                        inserting a period.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) In subsection (b), by striking the 
                final period.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) By inserting after ``1985.'' the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) The Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light 
        generally depicted on the map titled `Ashland Harbor Breakwater 
        Light Addition to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore' and dated 
        February 11, 2014, located at the end of the breakwater on 
        Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Congress does not intend for the designation 
        of the property under paragraph (1) to create a protective 
        perimeter or buffer zone around the boundary of that 
        property.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) In section 3, by striking ``: Provided'' and 
        all that follows through the period.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) In section 6 as follows:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) By striking ``The lakeshore'' and 
                inserting:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The lakeshore''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) By inserting ``this section and'' 
                before ``the provisions of''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) By adding after subsection (a) the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Federal Use.--Rights to use a portion of the land 
and facilities of the lakeshore may be retained by--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the Army Corps of Engineers for breakwater 
        maintenance; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the Coast Guard for Federal aids to 
        navigation (as defined in section 308(e)(4) of Public Law 89-
        665; 16 U.S.C. 470w-7(e)(4)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Cooperation.--The National Park Service, the Coast 
Guard, and the Army Corps of Engineers shall cooperate in their 
operations so as to not lower the standards evolved for the operation 
of units of the National Park System, Federal aids to navigation, and 
harbor maintenance under Federal law with respect to the 
lakeshore.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Clarification of Authority.--Pursuant to existing 
authorities, the Secretary may enter into agreements with the City of 
Ashland, County of Ashland, and County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the 
purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services within 
the boundaries of the lakeshore.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer 
Act''.

SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT TO INCLUDE LIGHTHOUSE.

    Public Law 91-424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) In the first section as follows:
                    (A) In the matter preceding subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``islands and shoreline'' 
                        and inserting ``islands, shoreline, and light 
                        stations''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``historic,'' after 
                        ``scenic,''.
                    (B) In subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``the area'' and inserting 
                        ``The area''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                        period.
                    (C) In subsection (b), by striking the final 
                period.
                    (D) By inserting after ``1985.'' the following:
    ``(c) Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light.--
            ``(1) The Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light generally 
        depicted on the map titled `Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light 
        Addition to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore' and dated 
        February 11, 2014, located at the end of the breakwater on 
        Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin.
            ``(2) Congress does not intend for the designation of the 
        property under paragraph (1) to create a protective perimeter 
        or buffer zone around the boundary of that property.''.
            (2) In section 6 as follows:
                    (A) By striking ``The lakeshore'' and inserting:
    ``(a) In General.--The lakeshore''.
                    (B) By inserting ``this section and'' before ``the 
                provisions of''.
                    (C) By adding after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Federal Use.--Notwithstanding subsection (c) of the first 
section--
            ``(1) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
        Guard is operating may operate, maintain, keep, locate, 
        inspect, repair, and replace any Federal aid to navigation 
        located at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light for as long as 
        such aid is needed for navigational purposes; and
            ``(2) in carrying out the activities described in paragraph 
        (1), such Secretary may enter, at any time, the Ashland Harbor 
        Breakwater Light or any Federal aid to navigation at the 
        Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, for as long as such aid is 
        needed for navigational purposes, without notice to the extent 
        that it is not possible to provide advance notice.
    ``(c) Clarification of Authority.--Pursuant to existing 
authorities, the Secretary may enter into agreements with the City of 
Ashland, County of Ashland, and County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the 
purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services within 
the boundaries of the lakeshore.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 637

113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2031

                          [Report No. 113-297]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle 
  Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other 
purposes, to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include 
the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                           December 10, 2014

                       Reported with an amendment