Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act

To amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes, to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act 2. Boundary adjustment to include lighthouse The Act entitled An Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes. 16 U.S.C. 460w et seq. (1) In the first section as follows: (A) In subsection (a)— (i) by striking the area The area (ii) by striking ; and (B) In subsection (b), by striking the final period. (C) By inserting after 1985. (c) Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light (1) The Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light generally depicted on the map titled Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (2) Congress does not intend for the designation of the property under paragraph (1) to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundary of that property. . (2) In section 3, by striking : Provided (3) In section 6 as follows: (A) By striking The lakeshore (a) In general The lakeshore . (B) By inserting this section and the provisions of (C) By adding after subsection (a) the following: (b) Federal use Rights to use a portion of the land and facilities of the lakeshore may be retained by— (1) the Army Corps of Engineers for breakwater maintenance; and (2) the Coast Guard for Federal aids to navigation (as defined in section 308(e)(4) of Public Law 89–665; 16 U.S.C. 470w–7(e)(4) (c) Cooperation The National Park Service, the Coast Guard, and the Army Corps of Engineers shall cooperate in their operations so as to not lower the standards evolved for the operation of units of the National Park System, Federal aids to navigation, and harbor maintenance under Federal law with respect to the lakeshore. (d) Clarification of authority Pursuant to existing authorities, the Secretary may enter into agreements with the City of Ashland, County of Ashland, and County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services within the boundaries of the lakeshore. . 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act 2. Boundary adjustment to include lighthouse Public Law 91–424 ( 16 U.S.C. 460w et seq. (1) In the first section as follows: (A) In the matter preceding subsection (a)— (i) by striking islands and shoreline islands, shoreline, and light stations (ii) by inserting historic, scenic, (B) In subsection (a)— (i) by striking the area The area (ii) by striking ; and (C) In subsection (b), by striking the final period. (D) By inserting after 1985. (c) Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light (1) The Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light generally depicted on the map titled Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (2) Congress does not intend for the designation of the property under paragraph (1) to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundary of that property. . (2) In section 6 as follows: (A) By striking The lakeshore (a) In general The lakeshore . (B) By inserting this section and the provisions of (C) By adding after subsection (a) the following: (b) Federal use Notwithstanding subsection (c) of the first section— (1) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may operate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, repair, and replace any Federal aid to navigation located at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light for as long as such aid is needed for navigational purposes; and (2) in carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1), such Secretary may enter, at any time, the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light or any Federal aid to navigation at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, for as long as such aid is needed for navigational purposes, without notice to the extent that it is not possible to provide advance notice. (c) Clarification of authority Pursuant to existing authorities, the Secretary may enter into agreements with the City of Ashland, County of Ashland, and County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services within the boundaries of the lakeshore. . December 10, 2014 Reported with an amendment

Summary: Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act - Adjusts the boundary of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin to include the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition at the end of the breakwater on Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin. Declares that Congress does not intend for the designation of that property to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around its boundary. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to operate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, repair, and replace any federal aid to navigation located at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light for as long as it is needed for navigational purposes. Permits the Secretary to enter, at any time, the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light or any federal aid to navigation at the Breakwater Light, for as long as such aid is needed for navigational purposes, without notice to the extent that it is not possible to provide advance notice. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with the city of Ashland and the County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services within the boundaries of the Lakeshore.