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Union Calendar No. 383
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2457
[Report No. 108–639] 
To authorize funds for an educational center for the Castillo de San Marcos 
National Monument, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2003
Mr. MICA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
SEPTEMBER 7, 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 June 12, 2003] 
A BILL 
To authorize funds for an educational center for the Castillo 
de San Marcos National Monument, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE 
I—CASTILLO 
DE 
SAN 
MARCOS 
NATIONAL 
MONU-
MENT PRESERVATION ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Castillo de San Marcos 
National Monument Preservation and Education Act’’. 
SEC. 102. VISITOR CENTER. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations and the project being prioritized in the Na-
tional Park Services 5-year, line-item construction pro-
gram, the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may design and construct a Visitor 
Center for the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Monument’’). 
(b) PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE.—The Visitor Center 
authorized in subsection (a) shall be located and constructed 
in accordance with the Preferred Alternative identified in 
the Record of Decision for the General Management Plan 
for the Monument, expected to be signed in 2005. 
SEC. 103. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. 
The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements 
with the City of St. Augustine, Florida, the Colonial St. 
Augustine Preservation Foundation, other Federal, State, 
and local departments or agencies, academic institutions,
and non-profit entities for the planning and design, con-
struction, management, and operation of the Visitor Center. 
SEC. 104. BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 
(a) PROPERTY ACQUISITION.—If the Preferred Alter-
native for the Visitor Center authorized by section 102 is 
located outside the boundary of the Monument, the Sec-
retary is authorized to acquire the site for the Visitor Cen-
ter, from willing sellers, by donation, purchase with do-
nated or appropriated funds, or by exchange. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LAND.—
Land added to the Monument pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with 
applicable laws and regulations. 
(c) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary of the 
Monument shall be modified to reflect the acquisition of 
land authorized in subsection (a) after completion of the 
acquisition. 
SEC. 105. PROJECT APPROVAL. 
Prior to initiating any planning, design, or construc-
tion on the Visitor Center authorized by section 102, the 
project must be reviewed and approved by the National 
Park Service consistent with partnership construction 
guidelines established by that agency.
TITLE 
II—CASTILLO 
DE 
SAN 
MARCOS 
NATIONAL 
MONU-
MENT BOUNDARY MODIFICA-
TION 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Castillo de San Marcos 
National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 202. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The early defense lines for Fort Marion, 
Florida, today known as the Castillo de San Marcos 
National Monument, included defenses extending in a 
line due west to the Sebastian River, a distance of 
about one half mile. 
(2) In the 1830’s, during the Seminole Wars in 
Florida, these defensive lines were maintained, but as 
Florida became more settled they fell into disrepair 
and/or became obsolete. 
(3) In 1908 the War Department deeded much of 
the property running west to the Sebastian River to 
the St. Johns County Board of Public Instruction. 
The portion of this property remaining in federal 
ownership today is occupied by Orange Street, a City 
of St. Augustine, Florida street.
(4) For nearly a century, the City of St. Augus-
tine has maintained and managed Orange Street, a 
modern city street, and associated utilities in the Or-
ange Street corridor. 
(5) Any archeological remains that are still 
present on the property overlaid by Orange Street are 
adequately protected by the City’s archeological ordi-
nances, and by the City having an archeologist on 
staff. 
(6) Although the city currently operates Orange 
Street under a right-of-way from the National Park 
Service, from a management perspective it is appro-
priate for the City of St. Augustine to own Orange 
Street. 
SEC. 203. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall convey, without consideration, to the City of St. 
Augustine, Florida, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the lands known as Orange Street, 
a portion of the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument 
(Monument), consisting of approximately 3.1 acres, as 
shown on the map entitled Castillo de San Marcos National 
Monument Boundary Adjustment and Correction, num-
bered 343/80060, and dated April 2003. Upon completion
of the conveyance, the Secretary shall revise the boundary 
of the Monument to exclude the land conveyed. 
(b) BOUNDARY REVISION.—Effective on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the boundary of the Monument is 
revised to include an area of approximately 0.45 acres, as 
shown on the map identified in subsection (a). The Sec-
retary shall administer the lands included in the boundary 
as part of the national monument in accordance with ap-
plicable laws and regulations.
Union Calendar No. 383
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2457
[Report No. 108–639] 
A BILL 
To authorize funds for an educational center for 
the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, 
and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2004
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed