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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 134

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study whether the Apostle Islands

National Lakeshore should be protected as a wilderness area.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 19, 1999

Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. KOHL) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study whether

the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore should be protected as a wilderness area.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gaylord Nelson Apos5 tle Islands Stewardship Act of 1999’’.

6 SEC. 2. GAYLORD NELSON APOSTLE ISLANDS.

7 (a) DECLARATIONS.—Congress declares that—

8 (1) the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is a

9 national and a Wisconsin treasure;
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1 (2) the State of Wisconsin is particularly in2 debted to former Senator Gaylord Nelson for his

3 leadership in the creation of the Lakeshore;

4 (3) after more than 28 years of enjoyment,

5 some issues critical to maintaining the overall eco6 logical, recreational, and cultural vision of the Lake7 shore need additional attention;

8 (4) the general management planning process

9 for the Lakeshore has identified a need for a formal

10 wilderness study;

11 (5) all land within the Lakeshore that might be

12 suitable for designation as wilderness are zoned and

13 managed to protect wilderness characteristics pend14 ing completion of such a study;

15 (6) several historic lighthouses within the Lake16 shore are in danger of structural damage due to se17 vere erosion;

18 (7) the Secretary of the Interior has been un19 able to take full advantage of cooperative agree20 ments with Federal, State, local, and tribal govern21 mental agencies, institutions of higher education,

22 and other nonprofit organizations that could assist

23 the National Park Service by contributing to the

24 management of the Lakeshore;
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1 (8) because of competing needs in other units

2 of the National Park System, the standard authoriz3 ing and budgetary process has not resulted in up4 dated legislative authority and necessary funding for

5 improvements to the Lakeshore; and

6 (9) the need for improvements to the Lakeshore

7 and completion of a wilderness study should be ac8 corded a high priority among National Park Service

9 activities.

10 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

11 (1) LAKESHORE.—The term ‘‘Lakeshore’’

12 means the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

13 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

14 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di15 rector of the National Park Service.

16 (c) WILDERNESS STUDY.—In fulfillment of the re17 sponsibilities of the Secretary under the Wilderness Act

18 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and of applicable agency policy,

19 the Secretary shall evaluate areas of land within the Lake20 shore for inclusion in the National Wilderness System.

21 (d) APOSTLE ISLANDS LIGHTHOUSES.—The Sec22 retary shall undertake appropriate action (including pro23 tection of the bluff toe beneath the lighthouses, stabiliza24 tion of the bank face, and dewatering of the area imme25 diately shoreward of the bluffs) to protect the lighthouse
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1 structures at Raspberry Lighthouse and Outer Island

2 Lighthouse on the Lakeshore.

3 (e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 6 of Pub4 lic Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w–5) is amended—

5 (1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 6. The lakeshore’’ and in6 serting the following:

7 ‘‘SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT.

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The lakeshore’’; and

9 (2) by adding at the end the following:

10 ‘‘(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary

11 may enter into a cooperative agreement with a Federal,

12 State, tribal, or local government agency or a nonprofit

13 private entity if the Secretary determines that a coopera14 tive agreement would be beneficial in carrying out section

15 7.’’.

16 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

17 are authorized to be appropriated—

18 (1) $200,000 to carry out subsection (c); and

19 (2) $3,900,000 to carry out subsection (d).

20 (g) FUNDING.—

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made available

22 under the heading ‘‘CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY’’

23 under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF EN24 ERGY’’ for obligation in prior years, in addition to

25 the funds deferred under the heading ‘‘CLEAN COAL
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1 TECHNOLOGY’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT

2 OF ENERGY’’ under section 101(e) of division A of

3 Public Law 105–277—

4 (A) $5,000,000 shall not be available until

5 October 1, 2000; and

6 (B) $5,000,000 shall not be available until

7 October 1, 2001.

8 (2) ONGOING PROJECTS.—Funds made avail9 able in previous appropriations Acts shall be avail10 able for any ongoing project regardless of the sepa11 rate request for proposal under which the project

12 was selected.

13 (3) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—In addition to any

14 amounts made available under subsection (f),

15 amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall

16 be transferred to the Secretary for use in carrying

17 out subsections (c) and (d).

18 (4) UNEXPECTED BALANCE.—Any balance of

19 funds transferred under paragraph (3) that remain

20 unexpended at the end of fiscal year 1999 shall be

21 returned to the Treasury.

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