H. R. 2457
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
An Act
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 Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I—CASTILLO DE SAN MARCOS NA-
TIONAL MONUMENT 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 appropria-
tions and the project being prioritized in the National Park Services
5-year, line-item construction program, the Secretary of the Interior
(referred to in this section 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 depart-
ments or agencies, academic institutions, and non-profit entities
for the planning and design, construction, management, and oper-
ation of the Visitor Center.
SEC. 104. BOUNDARY EXPANSION.
(a) PROPERTY ACQUISITION.—If the Preferred Alternative for
the Visitor Center authorized by section 102 is located outside
the boundary of the Monument, the Secretary is authorized to
acquire the site for the Visitor Center, from willing sellers, by
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or by
exchange.
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(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 construction 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 
MONUMENT 
BOUNDARY
MODIFICATION
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 prop-
erty 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. Augustine has
maintained and managed Orange Street, a modern city street,
and associated utilities in the Orange 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 ordinances, 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 appropriate for the City of
St. Augustine to own Orange Street.
SEC. 203. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—The Secretary of the Interior 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 approxi-
mately 3.1 acres, as shown on the map entitled Castillo de San
Marcos National Monument Boundary Adjustment and Correction,
numbered 343/80060, and dated April 2003. Upon completion of
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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 enact-
ment 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 Secretary shall administer
the lands included in the boundary as part of the national monu-
ment in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.