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Union Calendar No. 383

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2457

[Report No. 108–639] 

To authorize funds for an educational center for the Castillo de San Marcos 

National Monument, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2003

Mr. MICA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Resources 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2004

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 12, 2003] 

A BILL

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 Visitor 

13 Center for the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument 

14 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Monument’’). 

15 (b) PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE.—The Visitor Center 

16 authorized in subsection (a) shall be located and constructed 

17 in accordance with the Preferred Alternative identified in 

18 the Record of Decision for the General Management Plan 

19 for the Monument, expected to be signed in 2005. 

20 SEC. 103. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. 

21 The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements 

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

23 Augustine Preservation Foundation, other Federal, State, 

24 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 Center. 

3 SEC. 104. BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 

4 (a) PROPERTY ACQUISITION.—If the Preferred Alter5 native for the Visitor Center authorized by section 102 is 

6 located outside the boundary of the Monument, the Sec7 retary is authorized to acquire the site for the Visitor Cen8 ter, from willing sellers, by donation, purchase with do9 nated or appropriated funds, or by exchange. 

10 (b) ADMINISTRATION OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LAND.—

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

12 shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with 

13 applicable laws and regulations. 

14 (c) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary of the 

15 Monument shall be modified to reflect the acquisition of 

16 land authorized in subsection (a) after completion of the 

17 acquisition. 

18 SEC. 105. PROJECT APPROVAL. 

19 Prior to initiating any planning, design, or construc20 tion on the Visitor Center authorized by section 102, the 

21 project must be reviewed and approved by the National 

22 Park Service consistent with partnership construction 

23 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 a 

13 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 as 

17 Florida became more settled they fell into disrepair 

18 and/or became obsolete. 

19 (3) In 1908 the War Department deeded much of 

20 the property running west to the Sebastian River to 

21 the St. Johns County Board of Public Instruction. 

22 The portion of this property remaining in federal 

23 ownership today is occupied by Orange Street, a City 

24 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 are 

7 adequately protected by the City’s archeological ordi8 nances, and by the City having an archeologist on 

9 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 Inte17 rior shall convey, without consideration, to the City of St. 

18 Augustine, Florida, all right, title, and interest of the 

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

20 a portion of the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument 

21 (Monument), consisting of approximately 3.1 acres, as 

22 shown on the map entitled Castillo de San Marcos National 

23 Monument Boundary Adjustment and Correction, num24 bered 343/80060, and dated April 2003. Upon completion 
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1 of the conveyance, the Secretary shall revise the boundary 

2 of the Monument to exclude the land conveyed. 

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

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

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

6 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. 

Union Calendar No. 383

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2457

[Report No. 108–639] 

A BILL

To authorize funds for an educational center for 

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

SEPTEMBER 7, 2004

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,