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Calendar No. 37 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 207 

[Report No. 109–25] 

To adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean Lafitte 

National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of Louisiana, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 31, 2005 

Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. VITTER) introduced the following bill; 

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

MARCH 9, 2005 

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, without amendment 

A BILL

To adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of 

the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve 

in the State of Louisiana, 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 ‘‘Jean Lafitte National 

3 Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act 

4 of 2005’’. 

5 SEC. 2. JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND 

6 PRESERVE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 901 of the National Parks 

8 and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230) is amended 

9 in the second sentence by striking ‘‘twenty thousand acres 

10 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Barataria Marsh 

11 Unit-Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve’ 

12 numbered 90,000B and dated April 1978,’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘23,000 acres generally depicted on the map entitled 

14 ‘Boundary Map, Barataria Preserve Unit, Jean Lafitte 

15 National Historical Park and Preserve’, numbered 467/

16 80100, and dated August 2002,’’. 

17 (b) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—Section 902 of the Na18 tional Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230a) 

19 is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘(a) Within the’’ and all 

22 that follows through the first sentence and in23 serting the following: 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

25 ‘‘(1) BARATARIA PRESERVE UNIT.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

2 acquire any land, water, and interests in land 

3 and water within the boundary of the Barataria 

4 Preserve Unit, as depicted on the map de5 scribed in section 901, by donation, purchase 

6 with donated or appropriated funds, transfer 

7 from any other Federal agency, or exchange. 

8 ‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to 

10 the areas on the map identified as ‘Bayou 

11 aux Carpes Addition’ and ‘CIT Tract Ad12 dition’— 

13 ‘‘(I) any Federal land acquired in 

14 the areas shall be transferred without 

15 consideration to the administrative ju16 risdiction of the National Park Serv17 ice; and 

18 ‘‘(II) any private land in the 

19 areas may be acquired by the Sec20 retary only with the consent of the 

21 owner of the land. 

22 ‘‘(ii) EASEMENTS.—Any Federal land 

23 in the area identified on the map as ‘CIT 

24 Tract Addition’ that is transferred under 

25 clause (i)(I) shall be subject to any ease-
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1 ments that have been agreed to by the Sec2 retary and the Secretary of the Army.’’; 

3 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

4 ‘‘The Secretary may also’’ and inserting the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(2) FRENCH QUARTER.—The Secretary may’’; 

7 (C) in the third sentence, by striking 

8 ‘‘Lands, waters, and interests therein’’ and in9 serting the following: 

10 ‘‘(3) ACQUISITION OF STATE LAND.—Land, 

11 water, and interests in land and water’’; and 

12 (D) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘In 

13 acquiring’’ and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(4) ACQUISITION OF OIL AND GAS RIGHTS.—

15 In acquiring’’; 

16 (2) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and 

17 inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(b) RESOURCE PROTECTION.—With respect to the 

19 land, water, and interests in land and water of the 

20 Barataria Preserve Unit, the Secretary shall preserve and 

21 protect— 

22 ‘‘(1) fresh water drainage patterns; 

23 ‘‘(2) vegetative cover; 

24 ‘‘(3) the integrity of ecological and biological 

25 systems; and 
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1 ‘‘(4) water and air quality.’’; and 

2 (3) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub3 section (c). 

4 (c) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—Section 

5 905 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 

6 (16 U.S.C. 230d) is amended in the first sentence by 

7 striking ‘‘within the core area and on those lands acquired 

8 by the Secretary pursuant to section 902(c) of this title, 

9 he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’. 

10 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 906 of the National 

11 Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230e) is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) by striking the first sentence; and 

14 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Pend15 ing such establishment and thereafter the’’ and in16 serting ‘‘The’’. 

17 SEC. 3. REFERENCES IN LAW. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Any reference in a law (including 

19 regulations), map, document, paper, or other record of the 

20 United States— 

21 (1) to the Barataria Marsh Unit shall be con22 sidered to be a reference to the Barataria Preserve 

23 Unit; or 
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1 (2) to the Jean Lafitte National Historical 

2 Park shall be considered to be a reference to the 

3 Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title IX of the 

5 National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

6 230 et seq.) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘Barataria Marsh Unit’’ each 

8 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Barataria Preserve 

9 Unit’’; and 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘Jean Lafitte National Histor11 ical Park’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Jean 

12 Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve’’. 

Calendar No. 37 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 207 

[Report No. 109–25] 

A BILL

To adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve 

for other purposes. Park and Preserve in the State of Louisiana, and Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical 

MARCH 9, 2005 

Reported without amendment