108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2457

AN ACT

To authorize funds for an educational center for

and for other purposes.the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument,

108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2457

AN ACT

To authorize funds for an educational center for the Castillo

de San Marcos National Monument, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 TITLE I—CASTILLO DE SAN

2 MARCOS NATIONAL MONU3 MENT PRESERVATION ACT

4 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Castillo de San Marcos

6 National Monument Preservation and Education Act’’.

7 SEC. 102. VISITOR CENTER.

8 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to the availability of

9 appropriations and the project being prioritized in the Na10 tional Park Services 5-year, line-item construction pro11 gram, the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this sec12 tion as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may design and construct a Vis13 itor Center for the Castillo de San Marcos National Monu14 ment (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Monument’’).

15 (b) PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE.—The Visitor Center

16 authorized in subsection (a) shall be located and con17 structed in accordance with the Preferred Alternative

18 identified in the Record of Decision for the General Man19 agement Plan for the Monument, expected to be signed

20 in 2005.

21 SEC. 103. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

22 The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements

23 with the City of St. Augustine, Florida, the Colonial St.

24 Augustine Preservation Foundation, other Federal, State,

25 and local departments or agencies, academic institutions,
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1 and non-profit entities for the planning and design, con2 struction, management, and operation of the Visitor Cen3 ter.

4 SEC. 104. BOUNDARY EXPANSION.

5 (a) PROPERTY ACQUISITION.—If the Preferred Alter6 native for the Visitor Center authorized by section 102

7 is located outside the boundary of the Monument, the Sec8 retary is authorized to acquire the site for the Visitor Cen9 ter, from willing sellers, by donation, purchase with do10 nated or appropriated funds, or by exchange.

11 (b) ADMINISTRATION OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LAND.—

12 Land added to the Monument pursuant to subsection (a)

13 shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with

14 applicable laws and regulations.

15 (c) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary of

16 the Monument shall be modified to reflect the acquisition

17 of land authorized in subsection (a) after completion of

18 the acquisition.

19 SEC. 105. PROJECT APPROVAL.

20 Prior to initiating any planning, design, or construc21 tion on the Visitor Center authorized by section 102, the

22 project must be reviewed and approved by the National

23 Park Service consistent with partnership construction

24 guidelines established by that agency.
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1 TITLE II—CASTILLO DE SAN

2 MARCOS NATIONAL MONU3 MENT BOUNDARY MODIFICA4 TION

5 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Castillo de San Marcos

7 National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004’’.

8 SEC. 202. FINDINGS.

9 Congress finds the following:

10 (1) The early defense lines for Fort Marion,

11 Florida, today known as the Castillo de San Marcos

12 National Monument, included defenses extending in

13 a line due west to the Sebastian River, a distance of

14 about one half mile.

15 (2) In the 1830’s, during the Seminole Wars in

16 Florida, these defensive lines were maintained, but

17 as Florida became more settled they fell into dis18 repair and/or became obsolete.

19 (3) In 1908 the War Department deeded much

20 of the property running west to the Sebastian River

21 to the St. Johns County Board of Public Instruc22 tion. The portion of this property remaining in fed23 eral ownership today is occupied by Orange Street,

24 a City of St. Augustine, Florida street.
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1 (4) For nearly a century, the City of St. Augus2 tine has maintained and managed Orange Street, a

3 modern city street, and associated utilities in the Or4 ange Street corridor.

5 (5) Any archeological remains that are still

6 present on the property overlaid by Orange Street

7 are adequately protected by the City’s archeological

8 ordinances, and by the City having an archeologist

9 on staff.

10 (6) Although the city currently operates Orange

11 Street under a right-of-way from the National Park

12 Service, from a management perspective it is appro13 priate for the City of St. Augustine to own Orange

14 Street.

15 SEC. 203. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

16 (a) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—The Secretary of the

17 Interior shall convey, without consideration, to the City

18 of St. Augustine, Florida, all right, title, and interest of

19 the United States in and to the lands known as Orange

20 Street, a portion of the Castillo de San Marcos National

21 Monument (Monument), consisting of approximately 3.1

22 acres, as shown on the map entitled Castillo de San

23 Marcos National Monument Boundary Adjustment and

24 Correction, numbered 343/80060, and dated April 2003.

25 Upon completion of the conveyance, the Secretary shall
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1 revise the boundary of the Monument to exclude the land

2 conveyed.

3 (b) BOUNDARY REVISION.—Effective on the date of

4 the enactment of this Act, the boundary of the Monument

5 is revised to include an area of approximately 0.45 acres,

6 as shown on the map identified in subsection (a). The Sec7 retary shall administer the lands included in the boundary

8 as part of the national monument in accordance with ap9 plicable laws and regulations.

Passed the House of Representatives September 13,

2004.

Attest:

Clerk.