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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1002

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make certain adjustments to

the boundaries of Biscayne National Park in the State of Florida, and

for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 13, 2001

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HASTINGS

of Florida, Mr. SHAW, and Mr. DIAZ-BALART) introduced the following

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make certain adjustments to the boundaries of Biscayne National Park

in the State of Florida, 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. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.

4 (a) PROPERTY TRANSFER.—If the State of Florida

5 transfers all right, title, and interest of that State in and

6 to the property described in subsection (b)(1), the Sec7 retary of the Interior shall immediately thereafter transfer

8 to the State of Florida all right, title, and interest of the
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1 United States in and to the property described in sub2 section (b)(2).

3 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS.—

4 (1) FLORIDA STATE PROPERTY.—The property

5 which the Secretary is authorized to accept from the

6 State of Florida pursuant to subsection (a) is de7 scribed as follows:

8 Commencing at the Northwest corner of Section 35,

9 Township 55 South, Range 40 East, Tallahassee Merid10 ian; thence Easterly 1,978.35 feet, more or less, along the

11 North line of said Section 35 to a point on the center line

12 of Old Cutler Road, as shown on Sheet 11, of 14 sheets

13 of Part three of the drawings titled, Metropolitan Dade

14 County, Florida, Bulkhead Line, and recorded in Plat

15 Book No. 74, page 3 of the Public Records of Dade Coun16 ty, Florida, dated February 23, 1962; thence Southwest17 erly along the center line of said Old Cutler Road 2,700

18 feet, more or less, to the point of intersection with the

19 center line of S.W. 176 Street; thence Easterly along the

20 extension of the center line of S.W. 176 Street bearing

21 North 87°39′08′′ East, 900 feet, more or less, to the Mean

22 High Water Line of Biscayne Bay; thence continuing

North 87°38′08′′ East to the East Line of the S.W. 1 23 ⁄4

24 of said Section 35; thence South 80°53′53′′ East 30,000

25 feet, more or less, to a point on the East line of the Intra-
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1 coastal Waterway; thence Northeasterly along the Intra2 coastal Waterway 28,950 feet, more or less, to a point of

3 intersection of Latitude 25°40′16′′ North and the point

4 of beginning; thence Northeasterly along the Intracoastal

5 Waterway 206 feet, more or less, to the intersection of

6 Latitude 25°40′18′′ North; thence East along said Lati7 tude 25°40′18′′ North 6,455 feet, more or less, to a point

8 on the Southwest side of a cable area lying generally South

9 of Cape Florida (said cable area shown on the National

10 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Nautical Chart

11 11,451); thence Southeasterly along the Southwest side of

12 the cable area 225 feet, more or less, to the intersection

13 of Latitude 25°40′16′′ North; thence West along said

14 Latitude 25°40′16′′ North 6,600 feet, more or less, to the

15 point of beginning.

16 (2) FEDERAL PROPERTY.—The property which

17 the Secretary is authorized to transfer to the State

18 of Florida pursuant to subsection (a) is described as

19 follows:

20 #1 The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre,

21 parcel of sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius

22 of 83.25 feet. The center of said parcel is located by the

23 following bearings:

24 Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 41°57′

25 East;
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1 Fowey Rocks Light bears South 56°58′ East;

2 Center of Soldier Key bears South 19°46′ East.

3 #2 The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre,

4 parcel of sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius

5 of 83.25 feet. The center of said parcel is located by the

6 following bearings:

7 Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 55°27′

8 East;

9 Fowey Rocks Light bears South 52°29′ East;

10 Center of Soldier Key bears South 17°12′ East.

11 #3 The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre,

12 parcel of sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius

13 of 83.25 feet. The center of said parcel is located by the

14 following bearings:

15 Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 55°27′

16 East;

17 Fowey Rocks Light bears South 52°29′ East;

18 Center of Soldier Key bears South 17°12′ East.

19 #4 The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre,

20 parcel of sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius

21 of 83.25 feet. The center of said parcel is located by the

22 following bearings:

23 Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 41°47′

24 East;

25 Fowey Rocks Light bears South 47°55′ East;
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1 Center of Soldier Key bears South 7°53′ East.

2 #5 The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre,

3 parcel of sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius

4 of 83.25 feet. The center of said parcel is located by the

5 following bearings:

6 Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 42°20′

7 East;

8 Fowey Rocks Light bears South 51°41′ East;

9 Center of Soldier Key bears South 10°01′ East.

10 #6 The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre,

11 parcel of sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius

12 of 83.25 feet. The center of said parcel is located by the

13 following bearings:

14 Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 38°12′

15 East;

16 Fowey Rocks Light bears South 47°09′ East;

17 Center of Soldier Key bears South 6°26′ East.

18 #7 The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre,

19 parcel of sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius

20 of 83.25 feet. The center of said parcel is located by the

21 following bearings:

22 Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 45°06′

23 East;

24 Fowey Rocks Light bears South 45°48′ East;

25 Center of Soldier Key bears South 5°58′ East.
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1 #8 The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre,

2 parcel of sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius

3 of 83.25 feet. The center of said parcel is located by the

4 following bearings:

5 Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 35°44′

6 East;

7 Fowey Rocks Light bears South 51°07′ East;

8 Center of Soldier Key bears South 10°03′ East.

9 #9 The site is a circular, approximate one-half acre,

10 parcel of sovereignty land in Biscayne Bay with a radius

11 of 83.25 feet. The center of said parcel is located by the

12 following bearings:

13 Cape Florida Lighthouse bears North 53°47′

14 East;

15 Fowey Rocks Light bears South 48°15′ East;

16 Center of Soldier Key bears South 10°50′ East.

17 SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF PARK BOUNDARIES.

18 Property transferred to the United States pursuant

19 to section 1 shall become, and be administered as, part

20 of Biscayne National Park. As soon as practicable after

21 such property is transferred to the Secretary, the Sec22 retary shall adjust the boundaries of the Park to include

23 such property.

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