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Calendar No. 681 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2287 

[Report No. 108–325] 

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 

APRIL 6, 2004 

Ms. LANDRIEU introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

AUGUST 25, 2004 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of July 22, 2004, by Mr. 

DOMENICI, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

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 2004’’. 

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 81000 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.—With respect to the 

9 areas on the map identified as ‘Bayou aux 

10 Carpes Addition’ and ‘CIT Tract Addition’— 

11 ‘‘(i) any Federal land acquired in the 

12 areas shall be transferred to the adminis13 trative jurisdiction of the National Park 

14 Service; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) any private land in the areas 

16 may be acquired by the Secretary only with 

17 the consent of the owner of the land.’’; 

18 ‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the 

20 areas on the map identified as ‘Bayou aux 

21 Carpes Addition’ and ‘CIT Tract Addi22 tion’— 

23 ‘‘(I) any Federal land acquired in 

24 the areas shall be transferred without 

25 consideration to the administrative ju-
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1 risdiction of the National Park Service; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(II) any private land in the 

4 areas may be acquired by the Sec5 retary only with the consent of the 

6 owner of the land. 

7 ‘‘(ii) EASEMENTS.—Any Federal land 

8 in the area identified on the map as ‘CIT 

9 Tract Addition’ that is transferred under 

10 clause (i)(I) shall be subject to any ease11 ments that have been agreed to by the Sec12 retary and the Secretary of the Army.’’; 

13 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

14 ‘‘The Secretary may also’’ and inserting the fol15 lowing: 

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

17 (C) in the third sentence, by striking 

18 ‘‘Lands, waters, and interests therein’’ and in19 serting the following: 

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

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

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

23 acquiring’’ and inserting the following: 

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

25 In acquiring’’; 
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1 (2) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and 

2 inserting the following: 

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

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

5 Barataria Preserve Unit, the Secretary shall preserve and 

6 protect— 

7 ‘‘(1) fresh water drainage patterns; 

8 ‘‘(2) vegetative cover; 

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

10 systems; and 

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

12 (3) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub13 section (c). 

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

15 905 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 

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

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

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

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

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

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

22 amended— 

23 (1) by striking the first sentence; and 
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1 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Pend2 ing such establishment and thereafter the’’ and in3 serting ‘‘The’’. 

4 SEC. 3. REFERENCES IN LAW. 

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

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

7 United States— 

8 (1) to the Barataria Marsh Unit shall be con9 sidered to be a reference to the Barataria Preserve 

10 Unit; or 

11 (2) to the Jean Lafitte National Historical 

12 Park shall be considered to be a reference to the 

13 Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. 

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

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

16 230 et seq.) is amended— 

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

18 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Barataria Preserve 

19 Unit’’; and 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘Jean Lafitte National Histor21 ical Park’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Jean 

22 Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve’’. 

Calendar No. 681 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2287 

[Report No. 108–325] 

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 

AUGUST 25, 2004 

Reported with amendments