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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2262

To authorize the conveyance of certain lighthouses in the State of Washington.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 25, 1993

Mrs. UNSOELD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

A BILL

To authorize the conveyance of certain lighthouses in the

State of Washington.

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 LIGHTHOUSES.

4 (a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may convey

6 by any appropriate means to the Washington State

7 Parks and Recreation Commission all right, title,

8 and interest of the United States in and to property

9 comprising 1 or more of the Cape Disappointment

10 Lighthouse, North Head Lighthouse, and Point Wil11 son Lighthouse.
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1 (2) IDENTIFICATION OF PROPERTY.—The Sec2 retary may identify, describe, and determine prop3 erty conveyed pursuant to this section.

4 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance of property

6 pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made—

7 (A) without the payment of consideration;

8 and

9 (B) subject to such terms and conditions

10 as the Secretary may consider appropriate.

11 (2) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—In addition to

12 any term or condition established pursuant to para13 graph (1), any conveyance of property comprising

14 Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, North Head

15 Lighthouse, or Point Wilson Lighthouse pursuant to

16 this section shall be subject to the condition that all

17 right, title, and interest in and to the property so

18 conveyed shall immediately revert to the United

19 States if the property, or any part thereof—

20 (A) ceases to be used as a center for public

21 benefit for the interpretation and preservation

22 of maritime history;

23 (B) ceases to be maintained in a manner

24 that ensures its present or future use as a

25 Coast Guard aid to navigation; or
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1 (C) ceases to be maintained in a manner

2 consistent with the provisions of the National

3 Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.

4 470 et seq.).

5 (3) REQUIRED CONDITIONS.—Any conveyance

6 of property pursuant to this section shall be made

7 subject to such conditions as the Secretary considers

8 to be necessary to assure that—

9 (A) the lights, antennas, and associated

10 equipment located on the property conveyed,

11 which are active aids to navigation, shall con12 tinue to be operated and maintained by the

13 United States;

14 (B) the Washington State Parks and

15 Recreation Commission may not interfere or

16 allow interference in any manner with such aids

17 to navigation without express written permis18 sion from the Secretary of Transportation;

19 (C) there is reserved to the United States

20 the right to relocate, replace, or add any aids

21 to navigation or make any changes on any por22 tion of such property as may be necessary for

23 navigation purposes;

24 (D) the United States shall have the right,

25 at any time, to enter such property without no-
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1 tice for the purpose of maintaining aids to navi2 gation;

3 (E) the United States shall have an ease4 ment of access to such property for the purpose

5 of maintaining the aids to navigation in use on

6 the property; and

7 (F) the property shall be rehabilitated and

8 maintained by the owner in accordance with the

9 provisions of the National Historic Preservation

10 Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).

11 (4) MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT

12 NOT REQUIRED.—The Washington State Parks and

13 Recreation Commission shall not have any obligation

14 to maintain any active aid to navigation equipment

15 on property conveyed pursuant to this section.

16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the

17 term—

18 (1) ‘‘Cape Disappointment Lighthouse’’ means

19 the Coast Guard lighthouse located at Fort Canby

20 State Park, Washington, including—

21 (A) the lighthouse, excluding any lantern

22 or lens that is the personal property of the

23 Coast Guard; and

24 (B) such land as may be necessary to en25 able the Washington State Parks and Recre-
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1 ation Commission to operate at that lighthouse

2 a center for public benefit for the interpretation

3 and preservation of the maritime history;

4 (2) ‘‘North Head Lighthouse’’ means the Coast

5 Guard lighthouse located at Fort Canby State Park,

6 Washington, including—

7 (A) the lighthouse, excluding any lantern

8 or lens that is the personal property of the

9 Coast Guard;

10 (B) ancillary buildings; and

11 (C) such land as may be necessary to en12 able the State of Washington to operate at that

13 lighthouse a center for public benefit for the in14 terpretation and preservation of maritime his15 tory;

16 (3) ‘‘Point Wilson Lighthouse’’ means the

17 Coast Guard lighthouse located at Fort Wooden

18 State Park, Washington, including—

19 (A) the lighthouse, excluding any lantern

20 or lens that is the personal property of the

21 Coast Guard;

22 (B) 2 ancillary buildings; and

23 (C) such land as may be necessary to en24 able the State of Washington to operate at that

25 lighthouse a center for public benefit for the in-
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1 terpretation and preservation of maritime his2 tory; and

3 (4) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the de4 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating.

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