110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1922 

AN ACT 

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. 

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 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jupiter Inlet Light3 house Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2008’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘‘Commandant’’ 

7 means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. 

8 (2) LIGHTHOUSE.—The term ‘‘Lighthouse’’ 

9 means the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse located in Palm 

10 Beach County, Florida. 

11 (3) LOCAL PARTNERS.—The term ‘‘Local Part12 ners’’ includes— 

13 (A) Palm Beach County, Florida; 

14 (B) the Town of Jupiter, Florida; 

15 (C) the Village of Tequesta, Florida; and 

16 (D) the Loxahatchee River Historical Soci17 ety. 

18 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage19 ment plan’’ means the management plan developed 

20 under section 4(a). 

21 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en22 titled ‘‘Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse: Outstanding Nat23 ural Area’’ and dated October 29, 2007. 

24 (6) OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA.—The term 

25 ‘‘Outstanding Natural Area’’ means the Jupiter 
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1 Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area estab2 lished by section 3(a). 

3 (7) PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 

4 has the meaning given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in 

5 section 103(e) of the Federal Land Policy and Man6 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)). 

7 (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

8 the Secretary of the Interior. 

9 (9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

10 of Florida. 

11 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JUPITER INLET LIGHT12 HOUSE OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

14 rights, there is established for the purposes described in 

15 subsection (b) the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding 

16 Natural Area, the boundaries of which are depicted on the 

17 map. 

18 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Outstanding 

19 Natural Area are to protect, conserve, and enhance the 

20 unique and nationally important historic, natural, cul21 tural, scientific, educational, scenic, and recreational val22 ues of the Federal land surrounding the Lighthouse for 

23 the benefit of present generations and future generations 

24 of people in the United States, while— 
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1 (1) allowing certain recreational and research 

2 activities to continue in the Outstanding Natural 

3 Area; and 

4 (2) ensuring that Coast Guard operations and 

5 activities are unimpeded within the boundaries of 

6 the Outstanding Natural Area. 

7 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

8 and available for public inspection in— 

9 (1) the Office of the Director of the Bureau of 

10 Land Management; and 

11 (2) the Eastern States Office of the Bureau of 

12 Land Management in the State of Virginia. 

13 (d) WITHDRAWAL.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

15 rights, section 6, and any existing withdrawals under 

16 the Executive orders and public land order described 

17 in paragraph (2), the Federal land and any interests 

18 in the Federal land included in the Outstanding 

19 Natural Area are withdrawn from— 

20 (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 

21 disposal under the public land laws; 

22 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

23 public land mining laws; and 
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1 (C) operation of the mineral leasing and 

2 geothermal leasing laws and the mineral mate3 rials laws. 

4 (2) DESCRIPTION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS.— 

5 The Executive orders and public land order de6 scribed in paragraph (1) are— 

7 (A) the Executive order dated October 22, 

8 1854; 

9 (B) Executive Order No. 4254 (June 12, 

10 1925); and 

11 (C) Public Land Order No. 7202 (61 Fed. 

12 Reg. 29758). 

13 SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consulta16 tion with the Commandant, shall develop a comprehensive 

17 management plan in accordance with section 202 of the 

18 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

19 U.S.C. 1712) to— 

20 (1) provide long-term management guidance for 

21 the public land in the Outstanding Natural Area; 

22 and 

23 (2) ensure that the Outstanding Natural Area 

24 fulfills the purposes for which the Outstanding Nat25 ural Area is established. 
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1 (b) CONSULTATION; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—The 

2 management plan shall be developed— 

3 (1) in consultation with appropriate Federal, 

4 State, county, and local government agencies, the 

5 Commandant, the Local Partners, the Loxahatchee 

6 River Historical Society, and other partners; and 

7 (2) in a manner that ensures full public partici8 pation. 

9 (c) EXISTING PLANS.—The management plan shall, 

10 to the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with ex11 isting resource plans, policies, and programs. 

12 (d) INCLUSIONS.—The management plan shall in13 clude— 

14 (1) objectives and provisions to ensure— 

15 (A) the protection and conservation of the 

16 resource values of the Outstanding Natural 

17 Area; and 

18 (B) the restoration of native plant commu19 nities and estuaries in the Outstanding Natural 

20 Area, with an emphasis on the conservation and 

21 enhancement of healthy, functioning ecological 

22 systems in perpetuity; 

23 (2) objectives and provisions to maintain or 

24 recreate historic structures; 
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1 (3) an implementation plan for a program of in2 terpretation and public education about the natural 

3 and cultural resources of the Lighthouse, the public 

4 land surrounding the Lighthouse, and associated 

5 structures; 

6 (4) a proposal for administrative and public fa7 cilities to be developed or improved that— 

8 (A) are compatible with achieving the re9 source objectives for the Outstanding Natural 

10 Area described in section 5(a)(1)(B); and 

11 (B) would accommodate visitors to the 

12 Outstanding Natural Area; 

13 (5) natural and cultural resource management 

14 strategies for the Outstanding Natural Area, to be 

15 developed in consultation with appropriate depart16 ments of the State, the Local Partners, and the 

17 Commandant, with an emphasis on resource con18 servation in the Outstanding Natural Area and the 

19 interpretive, educational, and long-term scientific 

20 uses of the resources; and 

21 (6) recreational use strategies for the Out22 standing Natural Area, to be prepared in consulta23 tion with the Local Partners, appropriate depart24 ments of the State, and the Coast Guard, with an 

25 emphasis on passive recreation. 
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1 (e) INTERIM PLAN.—Until a management plan is 

2 adopted for the Outstanding Natural Area, the Jupiter 

3 Inlet Coordinated Resource Management Plan (including 

4 any updates or amendments to the Jupiter Inlet Coordi5 nated Resource Management Plan) shall be in effect. 

6 SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT OF THE JUPITER INLET LIGHT7 HOUSE OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA. 

8 (a) MANAGEMENT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta10 tion with the Local Partners and the Commandant, 

11 shall manage the Outstanding Natural Area— 

12 (A) as part of the National Landscape 

13 Conservation System; and 

14 (B) in a manner that conserves, protects, 

15 and enhances the unique and nationally impor16 tant historical, natural, cultural, scientific, edu17 cational, scenic, and recreational values of the 

18 Outstanding Natural Area, including an empha19 sis on the restoration of native ecological sys20 tems. 

21 (2) LIMITATION.—In managing the Out22 standing Natural Area, the Secretary shall not take 

23 any action that precludes, prohibits, or otherwise af24 fects the conduct of ongoing or future Coast Guard 
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1 operations or activities on lots 16 and 18, as de2 picted on the map. 

3 (b) USES.—Subject to valid existing rights and sec4 tion 6, the Secretary shall only allow uses of the Out5 standing Natural Area that the Secretary, in consultation 

6 with the Commandant and Local Partners, determines 

7 would likely further— 

8 (1) the purposes for which the Outstanding 

9 Natural Area is established; 

10 (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

11 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

12 (3) other applicable laws. 

13 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—To facilitate im14 plementation of the management plan and to continue the 

15 successful partnerships with local communities and other 

16 partners, the Secretary shall, in accordance with section 

17 307(b) of the Federal Land Management Policy and Man18 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(b)), enter into co19 operative agreements with the appropriate Federal, State, 

20 county, other local government agencies, and other part21 ners (including the Loxahatchee River Historical Society) 

22 for the long-term management of the Outstanding Natural 

23 Area. 

24 (d) RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—To continue successful 

25 research partnerships, pursue future research partner-
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1 ships, and assist in the development and implementation 

2 of the management plan, the Secretary may, in accordance 

3 with section 307(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Man4 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(a)), authorize the 

5 conduct of appropriate research activities in the Out6 standing Natural Area for the purposes described in sec7 tion 3(b). 

8 (e) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

10 the Secretary may acquire for inclusion in the Out11 standing Natural Area any State or private land or 

12 any interest in State or private land that is— 

13 (A) adjacent to the Outstanding Natural 

14 Area; and 

15 (B) identified in the management plan as 

16 appropriate for acquisition. 

17 (2) MEANS OF ACQUISITION.—Land or an in18 terest in land may be acquired under paragraph (1) 

19 only by— 

20 (A) donation; 

21 (B) exchange with a willing party; or 

22 (C) purchase from a willing seller. 

23 (3) ADDITIONS TO THE OUTSTANDING NAT24 URAL AREA.—Any land or interest in land adjacent 

25 to the Outstanding Natural Area acquired by the 
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1 United States after the date of enactment of this 

2 Act under paragraph (1) shall be added to, and ad3 ministered as part of, the Outstanding Natural 

4 Area. 

5 (f) LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in 

6 this Act, the management plan, or the Jupiter Inlet Co7 ordinated Resource Management Plan (including any up8 dates or amendments to the Jupiter Inlet Coordinated Re9 source Management Plan) precludes, prohibits, or other10 wise affects— 

11 (1) any maritime security, maritime safety, or 

12 environmental protection mission or activity of the 

13 Coast Guard; 

14 (2) any border security operation or law en15 forcement activity by the Department of Homeland 

16 Security or the Department of Justice; or 

17 (3) any law enforcement activity of any Fed18 eral, State, or local law enforcement agency in the 

19 Outstanding Natural Area. 

20 (g) FUTURE DISPOSITION OF COAST GUARD FACILI21 TIES.—If the Commandant determines, after the date of 

22 enactment of this Act, that Coast Guard facilities within 

23 the Outstanding Natural Area exceed the needs of the 

24 Coast Guard, the Commandant may relinquish the facili-
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1 ties to the Secretary without removal, subject only to any 

2 environmental remediation that may be required by law. 

3 SEC. 6. EFFECT ON ONGOING AND FUTURE COAST GUARD 

4 OPERATIONS. 

5 Nothing in this Act, the management plan, or the Ju6 piter Inlet Coordinated Resource Management Plan (in7 cluding updates or amendments to the Jupiter Inlet Co8 ordinated Resource Management Plan) precludes, pro9 hibits, or otherwise affects ongoing or future Coast Guard 

10 operations or activities in the Outstanding Natural Area, 

11 including— 

12 (1) the continued and future operation of, ac13 cess to, maintenance of, and, as may be necessitated 

14 for Coast Guard missions, the expansion, enhance15 ment, or replacement of, the Coast Guard High Fre16 quency antenna site on lot 16; 

17 (2) the continued and future operation of, ac18 cess to, maintenance of, and, as may be necessitated 

19 for Coast Guard missions, the expansion, enhance20 ment, or replacement of, the military family housing 

21 area on lot 18; 

22 (3) the continued and future use of, access to, 

23 maintenance of, and, as may be necessitated for 

24 Coast Guard missions, the expansion, enhancement, 

25 or replacement of, the pier on lot 18; 
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1 (4) the existing lease of the Jupiter Inlet Light2 house on lot 18 from the Coast Guard to the 

3 Loxahatchee River Historical Society; or 

4 (5) any easements or other less-than-fee inter5 ests in property appurtenant to existing Coast 

6 Guard facilities on lots 16 and 18. 

7 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

9 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 4, 

2008. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1922 

AN ACT 

To designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the 

and for other purposes. of the National Landscape Conservation System, as an Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida