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Union Calendar No. 456

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4887

[Report No. 108–738] 

To adjust the boundary of the Cumberland Island Wilderness, to authorize 

tours of the Cumberland Island National Seashore, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 21, 2004

Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. BASS) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

OCTOBER 6, 2004

Additional sponsors: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CLYBURN, and Mr. 

CHANDLER

OCTOBER 6, 2004

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 21, 2004] 

A BILL

To adjust the boundary of the Cumberland Island Wilderness, to authorize tours of the Cumberland Island National Seashore, 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 ‘‘Cumberland Island Wil3 derness Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CUMBERLAND ISLAND WILDERNESS BOUNDARY AD5 JUSTMENT. 

6 Public Law 97–250 (96 Stat. 709) is amended by 

7 striking section 2 and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 2. CUMBERLAND ISLAND WILDERNESS. 

9 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 ‘‘(1) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means the map enti11 tled ‘Cumberland Island Wilderness’, numbered 640/

12 20,038I, and dated September 2004. 

13 ‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 

14 the Secretary of the Interior. 

15 ‘‘(3) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘Wilderness’ 

16 means the Cumberland Island Wilderness established 

17 by subsection (b). 

18 ‘‘(4) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.—The term ‘Po19 tential Wilderness’ means the 10,500 acres of poten20 tial wilderness described in subsection (c)(2), but does 

21 not include the area at the north end of Cumberland 

22 Island known as the ‘High Point Half-Moon Bluff 

23 Historic District’. 

24 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—

25 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Approximately 9,886 acres 

26 of land in the Cumberland Island National Seashore 
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1 depicted on the map as ‘Wilderness’ is designated as 

2 a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 

3 System and shall be known as the ‘Cumberland Is4 land Wilderness’. 

5 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The 25-foot wide roadways 

6 depicted on the map as the ‘Main Road’, ‘Plum Or7 chard’, and the ‘North Cut Road’ shall not be in8 cluded in the Wilderness and shall be maintained by 

9 the Secretary for continued vehicle use. 

10 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL LAND.—In addition to the land des11 ignated under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—

12 ‘‘(1) on acquisition of the approximately 231 

13 acres of land identified on the map as ‘Areas Become 

14 Designated Wilderness upon Acquisition by the NPS’; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(2) on publication in the Federal Register of a 

17 notice that all uses of the approximately 10,500 acres 

18 of land depicted on the map as ‘Potential Wilderness’ 

19 that are prohibited under the Wilderness Act (16 

20 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have ceased, adjust the boundary 

21 of the Wilderness to include the land. 

22 ‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

23 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of24 fices of the National Park Service. 
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1 ‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the Sec3 retary, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the 

4 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) governing areas des5 ignated by that Act as wilderness areas, except that—

6 ‘‘(1) any reference in such provisions to the effec7 tive date of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference 

8 to the effective date of this Act; and 

9 ‘‘(2) where appropriate, any reference in that 

10 Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be deemed to 

11 be a reference to the Secretary. 

12 ‘‘(f) EFFECT.—Any person with a right to utility serv13 ice on Cumberland Island on the date of enactment of this 

14 subsection shall continue to have the right to utility service 

15 in the Wilderness after the date of enactment of this sub16 section. 

17 ‘‘(g) MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ACCESS TO MAIN ROAD

18 AND NORTH CUT ROAD.—Not later than one year after the 

19 date of the enactment of the Cumberland Island Wilderness 

20 Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004, the Secretary shall com21 plete a management plan to ensure that not more than 8 

22 and not less than 5 round trips are made available daily 

23 on the Main Road north of the Plum Orchard Spur and 

24 the North Cut Road by the National Park Service or a con-
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1 cessionaire for the purpose of transporting visitors to and 

2 from the historic sites located adjacent to Wilderness.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. TOURS OF CUMBERLAND ISLAND NATIONAL SEA4 SHORE. 

5 Section 6 of Public Law 92–536 (86 Stat. 1066) is 

6 amended—

7 (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, except as 

8 provided in subsection (c),’’ before ‘‘no development of 

9 the project’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(c) TOURS OF THE SEASHORE.—Notwithstanding 

12 subsection (b), the Secretary may enter into not more than 

13 3 concession contracts, as the Secretary determines appro14 priate, for the provision of tours for visitors to the seashore 

15 that are consistent with—

16 ‘‘(1) this Act; 

17 ‘‘(2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(3) Public Law 97–250 (96 Stat. 709).’’. 
Union Calendar No. 456

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4887

[Report No. 108–738] 

A BILL

To adjust the boundary of the Cumberland Island 

poses. Island National Seashore, and for other purWilderness, to authorize tours of the Cumberland 

OCTOBER 6, 2004

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,