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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1922 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 18, 2007 

Mr. MAHONEY of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

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 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jupiter Inlet Light5 house Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) the area surrounding the Jupiter Inlet 

2 Lighthouse in the State of Florida— 

3 (A) is at the confluence of the Loxahatchee 

4 River and the Indian River Lagoon; and 

5 (B) supports significant ecological values, 

6 including— 

7 (i) endangered species of flora and 

8 fauna; and 

9 (ii) imperiled natural communities 

10 rapidly vanishing in south Florida; 

11 (2) the area surrounding the Lighthouse was 

12 first used by Native Americans over 4,000 years 

13 ago; 

14 (3) Europeans made contact with the area sur15 rounding the Lighthouse in the 17th century; 

16 (4) the Lighthouse and the associated Oil 

17 House, which was constructed in 1860, are nation18 ally recognized historical structures that should be 

19 preserved for present and future generations of peo20 ple in the United States; 

21 (5) the Lighthouse tells an important story 

22 about— 

23 (A) the maritime history of southeast Flor24 ida; 


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1 (B) the prehistory and history of southeast 

2 Florida; and 

3 (C) the role of southeast Florida in the 

4 Civil War, World War II, and the creation of 

5 the National Weather Service; 

6 (6) the Lighthouse is listed on the National 

7 Register of Historic Places; 

8 (7) the Lighthouse has been, and continues to 

9 be, a physical manifestation of the commitment of 

10 the Federal Government to maritime safety and se11 curity; 

12 (8) the current operations and activities of the 

13 Coast Guard at Jupiter Inlet perpetuate the commit14 ment described in paragraph (7); 

15 (9) the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding 

16 Natural Area— 

17 (A) would make a significant addition to 

18 the National Landscape Conservation System 

19 administered by the Bureau of Land Manage20 ment; and 

21 (B) would be the only unit of the National 

22 Landscape Conservation System located east of 

23 the Mississippi River; 

24 (10) statutory protection is needed for the 

25 Lighthouse and the Federal land surrounding the 


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1 Lighthouse to ensure that the natural and cultural 

2 resources continue to be— 

3 (A) a part of the historic, cultural, and 

4 natural heritage of the United States; and 

5 (B) a source of inspiration for the people 

6 of the United States; 

7 (11) the actions of the Federal Government to 

8 protect and conserve the land and historic structures 

9 associated with the Outstanding Natural Area 

10 should not be construed, interpreted, or allowed to 

11 diminish or control ongoing or future Coast Guard 

12 operations or activities; and 

13 (12) the Lighthouse and the Federal land sur14 rounding the Lighthouse represent a true partner15 ship of the highest order in which collaboration is, 

16 and would continue to be, an everyday reality lead17 ing to successful management and land stewardship 

18 by the Bureau of Land Management, Palm Beach 

19 County, Florida, the Town of Jupiter, Florida, the 

20 Village of Tequesta, Florida, the Loxahatchee River 

21 Historical Society, and the Coast Guard (collectively 

22 known as the ‘‘Jupiter Working Group’’) and other 

23 partners. 

24 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

25 In this Act: 


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

2 means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. 

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

4 means the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse located in Palm 

5 Beach County, Florida. 

6 (3) LOCAL PARTNERS.—The term ‘‘Local Part7 ners’’ includes— 

8 (A) Palm Beach County, Florida; 

9 (B) the Town of Jupiter, Florida; 

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

11 (D) the Loxahatchee River Historical Soci12 ety. 

13 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage14 ment plan’’ means the management plan developed 

15 under section 5(a). 

16 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en17 titled ‘‘Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse: Outstanding Nat18 ural Area’’ and dated February 2007. 

19 (6) OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA.—The term 

20 ‘‘Outstanding Natural Area’’ means the Jupiter 

21 Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area estab22 lished by section 4(a). 

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

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


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1 section 103(e) of the Federal Land Policy and Man2 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)). 

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

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

6 of Florida. 

7 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JUPITER INLET LIGHT 

8 HOUSE OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

10 rights, there is established for the purposes described in 

11 subsection (b) the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding 

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

13 map. 

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

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

16 unique and nationally important historic, natural, cul17 tural, scientific, educational, scenic, and recreational val18 ues of the Federal land surrounding the Lighthouse for 

19 the benefit of present generations and future generations 

20 of people in the United States, while— 

21 (1) allowing certain recreational and research 

22 activities to continue in the Outstanding Natural 

23 Area; and 


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1 (2) ensuring that Coast Guard operations and 

2 activities are unimpeded within the boundaries of 

3 the Outstanding Natural Area. 

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

5 and available for public inspection in— 

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

7 Land Management; and 

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

9 Land Management in the State of Virginia. 

10 (d) WITHDRAWAL.— 

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

12 rights, section 7, and any existing withdrawals under 

13 the Executive orders and public land order described 

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

15 in the Federal land included in the Outstanding 

16 Natural Area are withdrawn from— 

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

18 disposal under the public land laws; 

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

20 public land mining laws; and 

21 (C) operation of the mineral leasing and 

22 geothermal leasing laws and the mineral mate23 rials laws. 


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1 (2) DESCRIPTION OFEXECUTIVE ORDERS.— 

2 The Executive orders and public land order de3 scribed in paragraph (1) are— 

4 (A) the Executive Order dated October 22, 

5 1854; 

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

7 1925); and 

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

9 Reg. 29758). 

10 SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

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

12 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consulta13 tion with the Commandant, shall develop a comprehensive 

14 management plan in accordance with section 202 of the 

15 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

16 U.S.C. 1712) to— 

17 (1) provide long-term management guidance for 

18 the public land in the Outstanding Natural Area; 

19 and 

20 (2) ensure that the Outstanding Natural Area 

21 fulfills the purposes for which the Outstanding Nat22 ural Area is established. 

23 (b) CONSULTATION; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—The 

24 management plan shall be developed— 


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1 (1) in consultation with appropriate Federal, 

2 State, county, and local government agencies, the 

3 Commandant, the Local Partners, the Loxahatchee 

4 River Historical Society, and other partners; and 

5 (2) in a manner that ensures full public partici6 pation. 

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

8 to the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with ex9 isting resource plans, policies, and programs. 

10 (d) INCLUSIONS.—The management plan shall in11 clude— 

12 (1) objectives and provisions to ensure— 

13 (A) the protection and conservation of the 

14 resource values of the Outstanding Natural 

15 Area; and 

16 (B) the restoration of native plant commu17 nities and estuaries in the Outstanding Natural 

18 Area, with an emphasis on the conservation and 

19 enhancement of healthy, functioning ecological 

20 systems in perpetuity; 

21 (2) objectives and provisions to maintain or 

22 recreate historic structures; 

23 (3) an implementation plan for a program of in24 terpretation and public education about the natural 

25 and cultural resources of the Lighthouse, the public 


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1 land surrounding the Lighthouse, and associated 

2 structures; 

3 (4) a proposal for administrative and public fa4 cilities to be developed or improved that— 

5 (A) are compatible with achieving the re6 source objectives for the Outstanding Natural 

7 Area described in section 6(a)(1)(B); and 

8 (B) would accommodate visitors to the 

9 Outstanding Natural Area; 

10 (5) natural and cultural resource management 

11 strategies for the Outstanding Natural Area, to be 

12 developed in consultation with appropriate depart13 ments of the State, the Local Partners, and the 

14 Commandant, with an emphasis on resource con15 servation in the Outstanding Natural Area and the 

16 interpretive, educational, and long-term scientific 

17 uses of the resources; and 

18 (6) recreational use strategies for the Out19 standing Natural Area, to be prepared in consulta20 tion with the Local Partners, appropriate depart21 ments of the State, and the Coast Guard, with an 

22 emphasis on passive recreation. 

23 (e) INTERIM PLAN.—Until a management plan is 

24 adopted for the Outstanding Natural Area, the Jupiter 

25 Inlet Coordinated Resource Management Plan (including 


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1 any updates or amendments to the Jupiter Inlet Coordi2 nated Resource Management Plan) shall be in effect. 

3 SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT OF THE JUPITER INLET LIGHT4 HOUSE OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA. 

5 (a) MANAGEMENT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta7 tion with the Local Partners and the Commandant, 

8 shall manage the Outstanding Natural Area— 

9 (A) as part of the National Landscape 

10 Conservation System; and 

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

12 and enhances the unique and nationally impor13 tant historical, natural, cultural, scientific, edu14 cational, scenic, and recreational values of the 

15 Outstanding Natural Area, including an empha16 sis on the restoration of native ecological sys17 tems. 

18 (2) LIMITATION.—In managing the Out19 standing Natural Area, the Secretary shall not take 

20 any action that precludes, prohibits, or otherwise af21 fects the conduct of ongoing or future Coast Guard 

22 operations or activities on lots 16 and 18, as de23 picted on the map. 

24 (b) USES.—Subject to valid existing rights and sec25 tion 7, the Secretary shall only allow uses of the OutVerDate Aug 31 2005 18:52 Apr 20, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1922.IH H1922

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1 standing Natural Area that the Secretary, in consultation 

2 with the Commandant and Local Partners, determines 

3 would likely further— 

4 (1) the purposes for which the Outstanding 

5 Natural Area is established; 

6 (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

8 (3) other applicable laws. 

9 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—To facilitate im10 plementation of the management plan and to continue the 

11 successful partnerships with local communities and other 

12 partners, the Secretary shall, in accordance with section 

13 307(b) of the Federal Land Management Policy and Man14 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(b)), enter into co15 operative agreements with the appropriate Federal, State, 

16 county, other local government agencies, and other part17 ners (including the Loxahatchee River Historical Society) 

18 for the long-term management of the Outstanding Natural 

19 Area 

20 (d) RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—To continue successful 

21 research partnerships, pursue future research partner22 ships, and assist in the development and implementation 

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

24 with section 307(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Man25 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(a)), authorize the 


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1 conduct of appropriate research activities in the Out2 standing Natural Area for the purposes described in sec3 tion 4(b). 

4 (e) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

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

6 the Secretary may acquire for inclusion in the Out7 standing Natural Area any State or private land or 

8 any interest in State or private land that is— 

9 (A) adjacent to the Outstanding Natural 

10 Area; and 

11 (B) identified in the management plan as 

12 appropriate for acquisition. 

13 (2) MEANS OFACQUISITION.—Land or an in14 terest in land may be acquired under paragraph (1) 

15 only by— 

16 (A) donation; 

17 (B) exchange with a willing party; or 

18 (C) purchase from a willing seller. 

19 (3) ADDITIONS TO THE OUTSTANDING NAT20 URAL AREA.—Any land or interest in land adjacent 

21 to the Outstanding Natural Area acquired by the 

22 United States after the date of enactment of this 

23 Act under paragraph (1) shall be added to, and ad24 ministered as part of, the Outstanding Natural 

25 Area. 


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1 (f) LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in 

2 this Act, the management plan, or the Jupiter Inlet Co3 ordinated Resource Management Plan (including any up4 dates or amendments to the Jupiter Inlet Coordinated Re5 source Management Plan) precludes, prohibits, or other6 wise affects— 

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

8 environmental protection mission or activity of the 

9 Coast Guard; 

10 (2) any border security operation or law en11 forcement activity by the Department of Homeland 

12 Security or the Department of Justice; or 

13 (3) any law enforcement activity of any Fed14 eral, State, or local law enforcement agency in the 

15 Outstanding Natural Area. 

16 (g) FUTURE DISPOSITION OF COAST GUARD FACILI17 TIES.—If the Commandant determines, after the date of 

18 enactment of this Act, that Coast Guard facilities within 

19 the Outstanding Natural Area exceed the needs of the 

20 Coast Guard, the Commandant may relinquish the facili21 ties to the Secretary without removal, subject only to any 

22 environmental remediation that may be required by law. 


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1 SEC. 7. EFFECT ON ONGOING AND FUTURE COAST GUARD 

2 OPERATIONS. 

3 Nothing in this Act, the management plan, or the Ju4 piter Inlet Coordinated Resource Management Plan (in5 cluding updates or amendments to the Jupiter Inlet Co6 ordinated Resource Management Plan) precludes, pro7 hibits, or otherwise affects ongoing or future Coast Guard 

8 operations or activities in the Outstanding Natural Area, 

9 including— 

10 (1) the continued and future operation of, ac11 cess to, maintenance of, and, as may be necessitated 

12 for Coast Guard missions, the expansion, enhance13 ment, or replacement of, the Coast Guard High Fre14 quency antenna site on lot 16; 

15 (2) the continued and future operation of, ac16 cess to, maintenance of, and, as may be necessitated 

17 for Coast Guard missions, the expansion, enhance18 ment, or replacement of, the military family housing 

19 area on lot 18; 

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

21 maintenance of, and, as may be necessitated for 

22 Coast Guard missions, the expansion, enhancement, 

23 or replacement of, the pier on lot 18; 

24 (4) the existing lease of the Jupiter Inlet Light25 house on lot 18 from the Coast Guard to the 

26 Loxahatchee River Historical Society; or 


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1 (5) any easements or other less-than-fee inter2 ests in property appurtenant to existing Coast 

3 Guard facilities on lots 16 and 18. 

4 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

6 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

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