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Calendar No. 637 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2031 

[Report No. 113–297] 

To amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands 

National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes, 

to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2014 

Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 10, 2014 

Reported by Ms. LANDRIEU, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the 

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes, to adjust the boundary 

of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse 

known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for 

other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Ashland Breakwater 

5 Light Transfer Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT TO INCLUDE LIGHT7 HOUSE. 

8 The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the establish9 ment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the 

10 State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes.’’, approved 

11 September 26, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.), is amended 

12 as follows: 

13 (1) In the first section as follows: 

14 (A) In subsection (a)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘the area’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘The area’’; and 

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

18 a period. 

19 (B) In subsection (b), by striking the final 

20 period. 

21 (C) By inserting after ‘‘1985.’’ the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(c) ASHLAND HARBOR BREAKWATER LIGHT.— 

24 ‘‘(1) The Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light 

25 generally depicted on the map titled ‘Ashland HarVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:38 Dec 11, 2014 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S2031.RS S2031

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1 bor Breakwater Light Addition to Apostle Islands 

2 National Lakeshore’ and dated February 11, 2014, 

3 located at the end of the breakwater on 

4 Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin. 

5 ‘‘(2) Congress does not intend for the designa6 tion of the property under paragraph (1) to create 

7 a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

8 boundary of that property.’’. 

9 (2) In section 3, by striking ‘‘: Provided’’ and 

10 all that follows through the period. 

11 (3) In section 6 as follows: 

12 (A) By striking ‘‘The lakeshore’’ and in13 serting: 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The lakeshore’’. 

15 (B) By inserting ‘‘this section and’’ before 

16 ‘‘the provisions of’’. 

17 (C) By adding after subsection (a) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(b) FEDERAL USE.—Rights to use a portion of the 

20 land and facilities of the lakeshore may be retained by— 

21 ‘‘(1) the Army Corps of Engineers for break22 water maintenance; and 

23 ‘‘(2) the Coast Guard for Federal aids to navi24 gation (as defined in section 308(e)(4) of Public 

25 Law 89–665; 16 U.S.C. 470w–7(e)(4)). 


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1 ‘‘(c) COOPERATION.—The National Park Service, the 

2 Coast Guard, and the Army Corps of Engineers shall co3 operate in their operations so as to not lower the stand4 ards evolved for the operation of units of the National 

5 Park System, Federal aids to navigation, and harbor 

6 maintenance under Federal law with respect to the lake7 shore. 

8 ‘‘(d) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.—Pursuant to 

9 existing authorities, the Secretary may enter into agree10 ments with the City of Ashland, County of Ashland, and 

11 County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of coopera12 tive law enforcement and emergency services within the 

13 boundaries of the lakeshore.’’. 

14 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

15 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ashland Breakwater 

16 Light Transfer Act’’. 

17 SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT TO INCLUDE LIGHT18 HOUSE. 

19 Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.) is amend20 ed as follows: 

21 (1) In the first section as follows: 

22 (A) In the matter preceding subsection 

23 (a)— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘islands and shoreline’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘islands, shoreline, and light 

3 stations’’; and 

4 (ii) by inserting ‘‘historic,’’ after ‘‘sce5 nic,’’. 

6 (B) In subsection (a)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘the area’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘The area’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

10 a period. 

11 (C) In subsection (b), by striking the final 

12 period. 

13 (D) By inserting after ‘‘1985.’’ the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(c) ASHLAND HARBOR BREAKWATER LIGHT.— 

16 ‘‘(1) The Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light gen17 erally depicted on the map titled ‘Ashland Harbor 

18 Breakwater Light Addition to Apostle Islands Na19 tional Lakeshore’ and dated February 11, 2014, lo20 cated at the end of the breakwater on Chequamegon 

21 Bay, Wisconsin. 

22 ‘‘(2) Congress does not intend for the designation 

23 of the property under paragraph (1) to create a pro24 tective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundary 

25 of that property.’’. 


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1 (2) In section 6 as follows: 

2 (A) By striking ‘‘The lakeshore’’ and insert3 ing: 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The lakeshore’’. 

5 (B) By inserting ‘‘this section and’’ before 

6 ‘‘the provisions of’’. 

7 (C) By adding after subsection (a) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(b) FEDERAL USE.—Notwithstanding subsection (c) 

10 of the first section— 

11 ‘‘(1) the Secretary of the department in which 

12 the Coast Guard is operating may operate, maintain, 

13 keep, locate, inspect, repair, and replace any Federal 

14 aid to navigation located at the Ashland Harbor 

15 Breakwater Light for as long as such aid is needed 

16 for navigational purposes; and 

17 ‘‘(2) in carrying out the activities described in 

18 paragraph (1), such Secretary may enter, at any 

19 time, the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light or any 

20 Federal aid to navigation at the Ashland Harbor 

21 Breakwater Light, for as long as such aid is needed 

22 for navigational purposes, without notice to the extent 

23 that it is not possible to provide advance notice. 

24 ‘‘(c) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.—Pursuant to ex25 isting authorities, the Secretary may enter into agreements 


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1 with the City of Ashland, County of Ashland, and County 

2 of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of cooperative law 

3 enforcement and emergency services within the boundaries 

4 of the lakeshore.’’. 


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Calendar No. 637 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2031 

[Report No. 113–297] 

A BILL 

To amend the Act to provide for the establishment 

bor Breakwater Light, and for other purposes. to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Haradjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes, to of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the 

DECEMBER 10, 2014 

Reported with an amendment 


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