[Senate Report 110-288]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




                                                       Calendar No. 640
110th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 2d Session                                                     110-288

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     JUPITER INLET LIGHTHOUSE OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA ACT OF 2008

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                 April 10, 2008.--Ordered to be printed

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   Mr. Bingaman, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 1143]

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was 
referred the bill (S. 1143) 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 having 
considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an 
amendment and an amendment to the title and recommends that the 
bill, as amended, do pass.
    The amendments are as follows:
    1. Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in 
lieu thereof the following:

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.

    2. 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.''.

                                PURPOSE

    The purpose of S. 1143 is to designate the Jupiter Inlet 
Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area in Florida, to be 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management.

                          BACKGROUND AND NEED

    The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, located in southern Florida, 
was completed and first lit in 1860. It is the oldest existing 
structure in Palm Beach County. The Lighthouse stands on an 
ancient Indian shell mound, dated around 700 AD, and is 156 
feet tall with 105 steps from the base to the top. The 
lighthouse was designed by George Meade, at the time a 
Lieutenant at the Bureau of Topographical Engineers, who during 
the Civil War was a General in the Union Army, best known for 
his role in the Battle of Gettysburg.
    The lighthouse is still used today as an active aid to 
navigation, administered by the U.S. Coast Guard. The 
Loxahatchee River Historical Society manages portions of the 
site and conducts tours of the lighthouse, and the town of 
Jupiter, Florida, manages an adjacent 18-acre public park.
    S. 1143 would designate the lighthouse and 126 acres of 
land as an Outstanding Natural Area, part of the Bureau of Land 
Management's National Landscape Conservation System. The BLM 
currently manages 62 acres at the site and will acquire an 
additional 23 acres from the Coast Guard, although the 
lighthouse itself is not on BLM-administered lands.

                          LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

    S. 1143 was introduced by Senator Nelson on April 18, 2007. 
Senator Martinez is a cosponsor. The Subcommittee on Public 
Lands and Forests held a hearing on S. 1143 on September 20, 
2007. (S. Hrg. 110-216.) At its business meeting on January 30, 
2008, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ordered S. 
1143 favorably reported with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in open 
business session on January 30, 2008, by a voice vote of a 
quorum present, recommends that the Senate pass S. 1143, if 
amended as described herein.

                          COMMITTEE AMENDMENT

    During its consideration of S. 1143, the Committee adopted 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. The amendment 
deleted the findings, updated the map reference, and made other 
clarifying and conforming changes. The amendment is described 
in detail in the section-by-section analysis, below.

                      SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS

    Section 1 contains the short title, the ``Jupiter Inlet 
Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2008.
    Section 2 defines key terms used in the bill.
    Section 3(a) establishes the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse 
Outstanding Natural Area, subject to valid existing rights, as 
depicted on the referenced map.
    Subsection (b) states that 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 and future generations, while allowing certain 
recreational and research activities to continue, and while 
ensuring that Coast Guard operations and activities remain 
unimpeded within the boundaries of the Outstanding Natural 
Area.
    Subsection (c) requires the map to be on file and available 
for public inspection in appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management.
    Subsection (d) withdraws the Federal lands and interests 
therein within the boundary of the Outstanding Natural Area 
from the public land laws, the mining laws, and the mineral 
leasing, geothermal leasing, and mineral materials laws.
    Section 4(a) requires the Secretary of the Interior, in 
consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to develop 
a comprehensive management plan for the Outstanding Natural 
Area in accordance with section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1712).
    Subsection (b) requires that the management plan be 
developed in a manner that ensures full public participation, 
and in consultation with appropriate Federal, State, and local 
governmental agencies, including the Coast Guard.
    Subsection (c) provides that the management plan shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable, shall be consistent with 
existing resource plans, policies, and programs.
    Subsection (d) lists specific provisions that are to be 
included in the management plan.
    Subsection (e) states that the Outstanding Natural Area 
shall be managed in accordance with the existing Jupiter Inlet 
Coordinated Resource Management Plan (including updates or 
amendments) until the new management plan is adopted.
    Section 5(a) directs the Secretary of the Interior, in 
consultation with the local partners and the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard, to manage the Outstanding Natural Area as part of 
the National Landscape Conservation System and in a manner that 
conserves, protects, and enhances the unique and nationally 
important values of the area, including an emphasis on the 
restoration of native ecological systems.
    Subsection (b) states that the Secretary shall only allow 
uses of the Outstanding Natural Area that the Secretary (in 
consultation with the Coast Guard and local partners) 
determines would likely further the purposes for which the 
Outstanding Area is established, and in accordance with FLPMA 
and other applicable laws.
    Subsection (c) authorizes the Secretary to enter into 
cooperative agreements with appropriate Federal, State, and 
local governmental entities and other local partners to 
facilitate implementation of the management plan and to 
continue successful partnerships with local communities.
    Subsection (d) provides that the Secretary may authorize 
appropriate research activities in the Outstanding Natural Area 
in accordance with section 307(a) of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1737(a)).
    Subsection (e) authorizes the Secretary to acquire land 
from willing sellers within the boundary of the Outstanding 
Natural Area.
    Subsection (f) contains savings language clarifying that 
nothing in this Act or the management plan precludes, 
prohibits, or otherwise affects Coast Guard security and safety 
activities, Department of Justice and Department of Homeland 
Security border security operations, or any other law 
enforcement activities within the boundaries of the Outstanding 
Natural Area.
    Subsection (g) provides that if the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard determines that Coast Guard facilities within the 
Outstanding Natural Area are excess to the needs of the Coast 
Guard, the Commandant may relinquish the facilities to the 
Secretary, subject only to any environmental remediation that 
may be required by law.
    Section 6 makes clear that nothing in this Act or the 
management plan precludes, prohibits, or otherwise affects 
ongoing or future Coast Guard operations within the Outstanding 
Natural Area.
    Section 7 authorizes the appropriation of such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this Act.

                   COST AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS

    The following estimate of costs of this measure has been 
provided by the Congressional Budget Office:

S. 1143--Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2008

    S. 1143 would designate 126 acres in Florida as an 
Outstanding Natural Area and would require the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) to develop a plan to manage the area. CBO 
estimates that implementing S. 1143 would have no significant 
impact on the federal budget and would not affect direct 
spending or revenues.
    The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 
would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
    S. 1143 would designate the lighthouse at the inlet in 
Jupiter, Florida, and the 126 acres of land surrounding that 
lighthouse as an Outstanding Natural Area, reserving the area 
for conservation, public education, and habitat restoration. 
The land is already under federal management and the bill would 
require BLM, in conjunction with the Coast Guard, to update a 
management plan within three years. According to BLM, the bill 
would not require the agency to acquire any land or to hire any 
additional staff, thus, CBO estimates that implementing S. 1143 
would have no significant impact on the federal budget.
    On February 26, 2008, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for 
H.R. 1922 as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural 
Resources on February 13, 2008. The two versions of the 
legislation are similar, and the cost estimates are the same.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Sarah Puro. This 
estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.

                      REGULATORY IMPACT EVALUATION

    In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following 
evaluation of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in 
carrying out S. 1143. The bill is not a regulatory measure in 
the sense of imposing Government-established standards or 
significant economic responsibilities on private individuals 
and businesses.
    No personal information would be collected in administering 
the program. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal 
privacy.
    Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the 
enactment of S. 1143, as ordered reported.

                   CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING

    S. 1143, as reported, does not contain any congressionally 
directed spending items, limited tax benefits, or limited 
tariff benefits as defined in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules 
of the Senate.

                        EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

    The testimony provided by the Bureau of Land Management at 
the September 20, 2007 hearing on S. 1143 follows:

   Statement of Michael Nedd, Assistant Director, Mineral, Realty & 
             Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management

    Thank you for inviting me to testify on S. 1143, the 
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act. The Act 
would designate the 126 acres, including Jupiter Inlet 
Lighthouse and the surrounding area, as an Outstanding Natural 
Area (ONA) within the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) 
National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS). The Department 
supports S. 1143.


                               background


    The 126-acre site proposed for designation as the Jupiter 
Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area is an oasis of green 
in highly urbanized Palm Beach County, Florida and straddles 
the borders of the Village of Tequesta and the Town of Jupiter. 
The lighthouse, which stands 156 feet above the surrounding 
coastline, is the oldest existing structure in Palm Beach 
County, dating from 1860. The lighthouse continues as an active 
United States Coast Guard aid to maritime navigation. The 
Loxahatchee River Historical Society manages portions of the 
site through a license and conducts popular tours of the 
lighthouse. On the remaining southern portion of the tract, the 
Town of Jupiter manages intensive recreation on an 18-acre 
public park.
    Aside from the natural significance of this site, the 
dynamic partnerships of the Jupiter Working Group and 
collaborative relationships make this site quite unique. The 
management of the 126 acres rests with six separate entities, 
BLM, U.S. Coast Guard, Palm Beach County, Town of Jupiter, 
Village of Tequesta, and Loxahatchee River Historical Society. 
These entities currently work cooperatively through BLM's 
Jupiter Inlet Coordinated Resource Management Plan (CRMP) and 
the Jupiter Inlet Working Group (working group) to manage the 
area as a harmonized unit. For example, Palm Beach County's 
Department of Environmental Resources Management has partnered 
directly with BLM on habitat improvements, providing matching 
funds and labor for virtually all habitat-related projects. One 
activity was the restoration of significant scrub and wetland 
communities within the area. Emphasis was placed on habitat 
improvements for the 18 special status species found within the 
area, including the removal of thousands of exotic trees and 
shrubs along with replanting of native vegetation. This work 
has significantly improved the habitat for scrub jays, gopher 
tortoises and federally endangered plant species. The working 
group combined resources to build an award-winning tidal lagoon 
and wetland connected to the Indian River Lagoon, which is one 
of the most diverse estuaries in the country. Among the many 
tools used to improve the habitat are successful prescribed 
burns, which reduced fuel loads on this urban tract.
    The community involvement at Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse goes 
beyond the governmental agencies. For example, the Loxahatchee 
River Historical Society actively manages the Jupiter Inlet 
Lighthouse and grounds, and provides interpretive tours to tens 
of thousands of visitors each year. They have procured grants 
and worked with the Town of Jupiter to complete nearly one 
million dollars in restoration of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, 
as well as complete the renovation of a WWII vintage building 
that now houses the museum. Additionally, the Jupiter High 
School Environmental Resources and Field Studies Academy has 
donated thousands of hours of hands-on restoration work within 
the proposed ONA.


                                s. 1143


    S. 1143 seeks to build on the many successful partnerships 
already in place by designating the 126-acre site as the 
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area within the 
BLM's NLCS. The bill follows in the footsteps of the Yaquina 
Head Outstanding Natural Area along the Oregon coast 
established by Congress in 1980. In order to safeguard the 
buildings and public lands surrounding the Jupiter Inlet 
Lighthouse, the bill provides protections for the area while 
encouraging and enabling active community support and 
involvement.
    The Department would like the opportunity to work with 
Senator Nelson and the committee on some technical amendments 
including a correct map reference and other minor issues.
    Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of S. 
1143. I will be happy to answer any questions.

                        CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

    In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee notes that no 
changes in existing law are made by the bill S. 1143, as 
ordered reported.

                                  
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