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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1387 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2007 

Mr. MELANCON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jean Lafitte National 

5 Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act 

6 of 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND 

2 PRESERVE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

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

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

5 in the second sentence by striking ‘‘of approximately twen6 ty thousand acres generally depicted on the map entitled 

7 ‘Barataria Marsh Unit-Jean Lafitte National Historical 

8 Park and Preserve’ numbered 90,000B and dated April 

9 1978,’’ and inserting ‘‘generally depicted on the map enti10 tled ‘Boundary Map, Barataria Preserve Unit, Jean La11 fitte National Historical Park and Preserve’, numbered 

12 lllll, and dated llllllll,’’. 

13 (b) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—Section 902 of the Na14 tional Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230a) 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

18 that follows through the first sentence and in19 serting the following: 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

21 ‘‘(1) BARATARIA PRESERVE UNIT.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

23 acquire any land, water, and interests in land 

24 and water within the area, as depicted on the 

25 map described in section 901, by donation, pur26 chase with donated or appropriated funds, 


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1 transfer from any other Federal agency, or ex2 change. 

3 ‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any private land 

5 located in the area, as depicted on the map 

6 described in section 901, may be acquired 

7 by the Secretary only with the consent of 

8 the owner of the land. 

9 ‘‘(ii) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On 

10 the date on which the Secretary, under 

11 subparagraph (A), completes the acquisi12 tion of a parcel of private land located in 

13 the area, as depicted on the map described 

14 in section 901, the boundary of the histor15 ical park and preserve shall be adjusted to 

16 reflect the acquisition. 

17 ‘‘(iii) JURISDICTION OF NATIONAL

18 PARK SERVICE.—Any Federal land ac19 quired in the areas shall be transferred 

20 without consideration to the administrative 

21 jurisdiction of the National Park Service. 

22 ‘‘(iv) EASEMENTS.—To ensure ade23 quate hurricane protection of communities 

24 located in the area, any land in the area 

25 identified on the map that is acquired or 


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1 transferred shall be subject to any ease2 ments that have been agreed to by the Sec3 retary and the Secretary of the Army.’’; 

4 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

5 ‘‘The Secretary may also’’ and inserting the fol6 lowing: 

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

8 (C) in the third sentence, by striking 

9 ‘‘Lands, waters, and interests therein’’ and in10 serting the following: 

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

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

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

14 acquiring’’ and inserting the following: 

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

16 In acquiring’’; 

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

18 inserting the following: 

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

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

21 Barataria Preserve Unit, the Secretary shall preserve and 

22 protect— 

23 ‘‘(1) fresh water drainage patterns; 

24 ‘‘(2) vegetative cover; 


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

2 systems; and 

3 ‘‘(4) water and air quality.’’; and 

4 (3) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub5 section (c). 

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

7 905 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 

8 (16 U.S.C. 230d) is amended in the first sentence by 

9 striking ‘‘, except that within the core area and on those 

10 lands acquired by the Secretary pursuant to section 902(c) 

11 of this title, he’’ and inserting ‘‘on land, and interests in 

12 land and water managed by the Secretary, except that the 

13 Secretary’’. 

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

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

16 amended— 

17 (1) by striking the first sentence; and 

18 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Pend19 ing such establishment and thereafter the’’ and in20 serting ‘‘The’’. 

21 SEC. 3. REFERENCES IN LAW. 

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

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

24 United States— 


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1 (1) to the Barataria Marsh Unit shall be con2 sidered to be a reference to the Barataria Preserve 

3 Unit; or 

4 (2) to the Jean Lafitte National Historical 

5 Park shall be considered to be a reference to the 

6 Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. 

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

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

9 230 et seq.) is amended— 

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

11 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Barataria Preserve 

12 Unit’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘Jean Lafitte National Histor14 ical Park’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Jean 

15 Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve’’. 

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