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Calendar No. 640 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1143 

[Report No. 110–288] 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 18, 2007 

Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. MARTINEZ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 

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

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, 


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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 2007’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds that— 

6 (1) the area surrounding the Jupiter Inlet 

7 Lighthouse in the State of Florida— 

8 (A) is at the confluence of the Loxahatchee 

9 River and the Indian River Lagoon; and 

10 (B) supports significant ecological values, 

11 including— 

12 (i) endangered species of flora and 

13 fauna; and 

14 (ii) imperiled natural communities 

15 rapidly vanishing in south Florida; 

16 (2) the area surrounding the Lighthouse was 

17 first used by Native Americans over 4,000 years 

18 ago; 

19 (3) Europeans made contact with the area sur20 rounding the Lighthouse in the 17th century; 

21 (4) the Lighthouse and the associated Oil 

22 House, which was constructed in 1860, are nation23 ally recognized historical structures that should be 

24 preserved for present and future generations of peo25 ple in the United States; 


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1 (5) the Lighthouse tells an important story 

2 about— 

3 (A) the maritime history of southeast Flor4 ida; 

5 (B) the prehistory and history of southeast 

6 Florida; and 

7 (C) the role of southeast Florida in the 

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

9 the National Weather Service; 

10 (6) the Lighthouse is listed on the National 

11 Register of Historic Places; 

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

13 be, a physical manifestation of the commitment of 

14 the Federal Government to maritime safety and se15 curity; 

16 (8) the current operations and activities of the 

17 Coast Guard at Jupiter Inlet perpetuate the commit18 ment described in paragraph (7); 

19 (9) the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding 

20 Natural Area— 

21 (A) would make a significant addition to 

22 the National Landscape Conservation System 

23 administered by the Bureau of Land Manage24 ment; and 


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

2 Landscape Conservation System located east of 

3 the Mississippi River; 

4 (10) statutory protection is needed for the 

5 Lighthouse and the Federal land surrounding the 

6 Lighthouse to ensure that the natural and cultural 

7 resources continue to be— 

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

9 natural heritage of the United States; and 

10 (B) a source of inspiration for the people 

11 of the United States; 

12 (11) the actions of the Federal Government to 

13 protect and conserve the land and historic structures 

14 associated with the Outstanding Natural Area 

15 should not be construed, interpreted, or allowed to 

16 diminish or control ongoing or future Coast Guard 

17 operations or activities; and 

18 (12) the Lighthouse and the Federal land sur19 rounding the Lighthouse represent a true partner20 ship of the highest order in which collaboration is, 

21 and would continue to be, an everyday reality lead22 ing to successful management and land stewardship 

23 by the Bureau of Land Management, Palm Beach 

24 County, Florida, the Town of Jupiter, Florida, the 

25 Village of Tequesta, Florida, the Loxahatchee River 


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1 Historical Society, and the Coast Guard (collectively 

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

3 partners. 

4 SEC. 3. 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 5(a). 

21 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en22 titled ‘‘Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse: Outstanding Nat23 ural Area’’ and dated February 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 4(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. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JUPITER INLET LIGHT 

12 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 7, 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. 5. 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 6(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. 6. 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 7, 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 

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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 4(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 

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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. 7. 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. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

9 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

10 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

11 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse 

12 Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2008’’. 

13 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

14 In this Act: 

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

16 means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. 

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

18 means the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse located in Palm 

19 Beach County, Florida. 

20 (3) LOCAL PARTNERS.—The term ‘‘Local Part21 ners’’ includes— 

22 (A) Palm Beach County, Florida; 

23 (B) the Town of Jupiter, Florida; 

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


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1 (D) the Loxahatchee River Historical Soci2 ety. 

3 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage4 ment plan’’ means the management plan developed 

5 under section 4(a). 

6 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti7 tled ‘‘Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural 

8 Area’’ and dated October 29, 2007. 

9 (6) OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA.—The term 

10 ‘‘Outstanding Natural Area’’ means the Jupiter Inlet 

11 Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area established by 

12 section 3(a). 

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

14 the meaning given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in section 

15 103(e) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

16 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)). 

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

18 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

20 of Florida. 

21 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JUPITER INLET LIGHT22 HOUSE OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA. 

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

24 there is established for the purposes described in subsection 


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1 (b) the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area, 

2 the boundaries of which are depicted on the map. 

3 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Outstanding Nat4 ural Area are to protect, conserve, and enhance the unique 

5 and nationally important historic, natural, cultural, sci6 entific, educational, scenic, and recreational values of the 

7 Federal land surrounding the Lighthouse for the benefit of 

8 present generations and future generations of people in the 

9 United States, while— 

10 (1) allowing certain recreational and research 

11 activities to continue in the Outstanding Natural 

12 Area; and 

13 (2) ensuring that Coast Guard operations and 

14 activities are unimpeded within the boundaries of the 

15 Outstanding Natural Area. 

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

17 and available for public inspection in appropriate offices 

18 of the Bureau of Land Management. 

19 (d) WITHDRAWAL.— 

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

21 rights, section 6, and any existing withdrawals under 

22 the Executive orders and public land order described 

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

24 in the Federal land included in the Outstanding Nat25 ural Area are withdrawn from— 


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

2 disposal under the public land laws; 

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

4 mining laws; and 

5 (C) operation of the mineral leasing and 

6 geothermal leasing laws and the mineral mate7 rials laws. 

8 (2) DESCRIPTION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS.—The 

9 Executive orders and public land order described in 

10 paragraph (1) are— 

11 (A) the Executive Order dated October 22, 

12 1854; 

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

14 1925); and 

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

16 Reg. 29758). 

17 SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

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

19 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation 

20 with the Commandant, shall develop a comprehensive man21 agement plan in accordance with section 202 of the Federal 

22 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) 

23 to— 

24 (1) provide long-term management guidance for 

25 the public land in the Outstanding Natural Area; and 


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1 (2) ensure that the Outstanding Natural Area 

2 fulfills the purposes for which the Outstanding Nat3 ural Area is established. 

4 (b) CONSULTATION; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—The 

5 management plan shall be developed— 

6 (1) in consultation with appropriate Federal, 

7 State, county, and local government agencies, the 

8 Commandant, the Local Partners, and other partners; 

9 and 

10 (2) in a manner that ensures full public partici11 pation. 

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

13 the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with existing 

14 resource plans, policies, and programs. 

15 (d) INCLUSIONS.—The management plan shall in16 clude— 

17 (1) objectives and provisions to ensure— 

18 (A) the protection and conservation of the 

19 resource values of the Outstanding Natural Area; 

20 and 

21 (B) the restoration of native plant commu22 nities and estuaries in the Outstanding Natural 

23 Area, with an emphasis on the conservation and 

24 enhancement of healthy, functioning ecological 

25 systems in perpetuity; 


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1 (2) objectives and provisions to maintain or 

2 recreate historic structures; 

3 (3) an implementation plan for a program of in4 terpretation and public education about the natural 

5 and cultural resources of the Lighthouse, the public 

6 land surrounding the Lighthouse, and associated 

7 structures; 

8 (4) a proposal for administrative and public fa9 cilities to be developed or improved that— 

10 (A) are compatible with achieving the re11 source objectives for the Outstanding Natural 

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

13 (B) would accommodate visitors to the Out14 standing Natural Area; 

15 (5) natural and cultural resource management 

16 strategies for the Outstanding Natural Area, to be de17 veloped in consultation with appropriate departments 

18 of the State, the Local Partners, and the Com19 mandant, with an emphasis on resource conservation 

20 in the Outstanding Natural Area and the interpre21 tive, educational, and long-term scientific uses of the 

22 resources; and 

23 (6) recreational use strategies for the Out24 standing Natural Area, to be prepared in consultation 

25 with the Local Partners, appropriate departments of 


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1 the State, and the Coast Guard, with an emphasis on 

2 passive recreation. 

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

4 adopted for the Outstanding Natural Area, the Jupiter Inlet 

5 Coordinated Resource Management Plan (including any 

6 updates or amendments to the Jupiter Inlet Coordinated 

7 Resource Management Plan) shall be in effect. 

8 SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT OF THE JUPITER INLET LIGHTHOUSE 

9 OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA. 

10 (a) MANAGEMENT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

12 with the Local Partners and the Commandant, shall 

13 manage the Outstanding Natural Area— 

14 (A) as part of the National Landscape Con15 servation System; and 

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

17 and enhances the unique and nationally impor18 tant historical, natural, cultural, scientific, edu19 cational, scenic, and recreational values of the 

20 Outstanding Natural Area, including an empha21 sis on the restoration of native ecological sys22 tems. 

23 (2) LIMITATION.—In managing the Outstanding 

24 Natural Area, the Secretary shall not take any action 

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1 duct of ongoing or future Coast Guard operations or 

2 activities on lots 16 and 18, as depicted on the map. 

3 (b) USES.—Subject to valid existing rights and section 

4 6, the Secretary shall only allow uses of the Outstanding 

5 Natural Area that the Secretary, in consultation with the 

6 Commandant and Local Partners, determines would likely 

7 further— 

8 (1) the purposes for which the Outstanding Nat9 ural 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 imple14 mentation of the management plan and to continue the suc15 cessful partnerships with local communities and other part16 ners, the Secretary may, in accordance with section 307(b) 

17 of the Federal Land Management Policy and Management 

18 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(b)), enter into cooperative 

19 agreements with the appropriate Federal, State, county, 

20 other local government agencies, and other partners (includ21 ing the Loxahatchee River Historical Society) for the long22 term management of the Outstanding Natural Area 

23 (d) RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—To continue successful 

24 research partnerships, pursue future research partnerships, 

25 and assist in the development and implementation of the 


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1 management plan, the Secretary may, in accordance with 

2 section 307(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

3 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(a)), authorize the conduct of 

4 appropriate research activities in the Outstanding Natural 

5 Area for the purposes described in section 3(b). 

6 (e) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

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

8 Secretary may acquire for inclusion in the Out9 standing Natural Area any State or private land or 

10 any interest in State or private land that is— 

11 (A) adjacent to the Outstanding Natural 

12 Area; and 

13 (B) identified in the management plan as 

14 appropriate for acquisition. 

15 (2) MEANS OF ACQUISITION.—Land or an inter16 est in land may be acquired under paragraph (1) 

17 only by donation, exchange, or purchase from a will18 ing seller with donated or appropriated funds. 

19 (3) ADDITIONS TO THE OUTSTANDING NATURAL

20 AREA.—Any land or interest in land adjacent to the 

21 Outstanding Natural Area acquired by the United 

22 States after the date of enactment of this Act under 

23 paragraph (1) shall be added to, and administered as 

24 part of, the Outstanding Natural Area. 


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1 (f) LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this 

2 Act, the management plan, or the Jupiter Inlet Coordinated 

3 Resource Management Plan (including any updates or 

4 amendments to the Jupiter Inlet Coordinated Resource 

5 Management Plan) precludes, prohibits, or otherwise af6 fects— 

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 enforce11 ment activity by the Department of Homeland Secu12 rity or the Department of Justice; or 

13 (3) any law enforcement activity of any Federal, 

14 State, or local law enforcement agency in the Out15 standing Natural Area. 

16 (g) FUTURE DISPOSITION OF COAST GUARD FACILI17 TIES.—If the Commandant determines, after the date of en18 actment of this Act, that Coast Guard facilities within the 

19 Outstanding Natural Area exceed the needs of the Coast 

20 Guard, the Commandant may relinquish the facilities to 

21 the Secretary without removal, subject only to any environ22 mental remediation that may be required by law. 


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1 SEC. 6. 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 Coordi6 nated Resource Management Plan) precludes, prohibits, or 

7 otherwise affects ongoing or future Coast Guard operations 

8 or activities in the Outstanding Natural Area, including— 

9 (1) the continued and future operation of, access 

10 to, maintenance of, and, as may be necessitated for 

11 Coast Guard missions, the expansion, enhancement, 

12 or replacement of, the Coast Guard High Frequency 

13 antenna site on lot 16; 

14 (2) the continued and future operation of, access 

15 to, maintenance of, and, as may be necessitated for 

16 Coast Guard missions, the expansion, enhancement, 

17 or replacement of, the military family housing area 

18 on lot 18; 

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

20 maintenance of, and, as may be necessitated for Coast 

21 Guard missions, the expansion, enhancement, or re22 placement of, the pier on lot 18; 

23 (4) the existing lease of the Jupiter Inlet Light24 house on lot 18 from the Coast Guard to the 

25 Loxahatchee River Historical Society; or 


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1 (5) any easements or other less-than-fee interests 

2 in property appurtenant to existing Coast Guard fa3 cilities on lots 16 and 18. 

4 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

6 are necessary to carry out this Act. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘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 Conservation System, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Calendar No. 640 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1143 

[Report No. 110

–288] 

A BILL 

To designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the 

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

APRIL 10, 2008 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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