(B) the Montauk Historical Association
may not interfere or allow interference in any
manner with such aids to navigation without ex-
press written permission from the United States;
(C) there is reserved to the United States
the right to replace, or add any aids to naviga-
tion, or make any changes to the Montauk Light-
house as may be necessary for navigation pur-
poses;
(D) the United States shall have the right,
at any time, to enter the property conveyed with-
out notice for the purpose of maintaining navi-
gation aids;
(E) the United States shall have an ease-
ment of access to such property for the purpose
of maintaining the navigational aids in use on
the property; and
(F) the Montauk Light Station shall revert
to the United States at the end of the 30-day pe-
riod beginning on any date on which the Sec-
retary of Transportation provides written notice
to the Montauk Historical Association that the
Montauk Light Station is needed for national se-
curity purposes.
(4) MAINTENANCE
OF
LIGHT
STATION.—Any
conveyance of property under this section shall be
subject to the condition that the Montauk Historical
Association shall maintain the Montauk Light Sta-
tion in accordance with the provisions of the National
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) and
other applicable laws.
(5) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS OF MONTAUK
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.—The Montauk Historical
Association shall not have any obligation to maintain
any active aid to navigation equipment on property
conveyed pursuant to this section.
(c) For purposes of this section—
(1) The term ‘‘Montauk Light Station’’ means
the Coast Guard light station known as Light Station
Montauk Point, located at Montauk, New York, in-
cluding the keeper’s dwellings, adjacent Coast Guard
rights of way, the World War II submarine spotting
tower, the lighthouse tower, and the paint locker; and
(2) the term ‘‘Montauk Lighthouse’’ means the
Coast Guard lighthouse located at the Montauk Light
Station.
SEC. 415. CAPE ANN LIGHTHOUSE.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall convey to the town of Rockport, Massa-
chusetts, by an appropriate means of conveyance, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to the property comprising the Cape Ann Lighthouse,
located on Thachers Island, Massachusetts.
(2) IDENTIFICATION
OF
PROPERTY.—The Sec-
retary may identify, describe, and determine the
property to be conveyed pursuant to this subsection.
(b) TERMS OF CONVEYANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance of property
pursuant to this section shall be made—
(A) without payment of consideration; and
(B) subject to the conditions required by
paragraphs (3) and (4) and other terms and
conditions the Secretary may consider appro-
priate.
(2) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—In addition to
any term or condition established pursuant to para-
graph (1), the conveyance of property pursuant to
this section shall be subject to the condition that all
right, title, and interest in the Cape Ann Lighthouse
shall immediately revert to the United States if the
Cape Ann Lighthouse, or any part of the property—
(A) ceases to be used as a nonprofit center
for the interpretation and preservation of mari-
time history;
(B) ceases to be maintained in a manner
that ensures its present or future use as a Coast
Guard aid to navigation; or
(C) ceases to be maintained in a manner
consistent with the provisions of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
470 et seq.).
(3) 
MAINTENANCE
AND
NAVIGATION
FUNC-
TIONS.—The conveyance of property pursuant to this
section shall be made subject to the conditions that the
Secretary considers to be necessary to assure that—
(A) the lights, antennas, and associated
equipment located on the property conveyed,
which are active aids to navigation, shall con-
tinue to be operated and maintained by the
United States;
(B) the town of Rockport may not interfere
or allow interference in any manner with aids to
navigation without express written permission
from the Secretary of Transportation;
(C) there is reserved to the United States
the right to relocate, replace, or add any aid to
navigation or make any changes to the Cape
Ann Lighthouse as may be necessary for naviga-
tional purposes;
(D) the United States shall have the right,
at any time, to enter the property without notice
for the purpose of maintaining aids to naviga-
tion; and
(E) the United States shall have an ease-
ment of access to the property for the purpose of
maintaining the aids to navigation in use on the
property.
(4) OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—The town of Rock-
port is not required to maintain any active aid to
navigation equipment on property conveyed pursuant
to this section.
(5) PROPERTY TO BE MAINTAINED IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH CERTAIN LAWS.—The town of Rockport
shall maintain the Cape Ann Lighthouse in accord-
ance with the National Historic Preservation Act of
1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and other applicable
laws.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘Cape Ann Lighthouse’’ means the Coast Guard prop-
erty located on Thachers Island, Massachusetts, except any
historical artifact, including any lens or lantern, located
on the property at or before the time of the conveyance.
SEC. 416. TRANSFER OF OCRACOKE LIGHT STATION TO SEC-
RETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
The Secretary of Transportation shall transfer admin-
istrative jurisdiction over the Federal property, consisting
of approximately 2 acres, known as the Ocracoke Light Sta-
tion, to the Secretary of the Interior, subject to such reserva-
tions, terms, and conditions as may be necessary for Coast
Guard purposes. All property so transferred shall be in-
cluded in and administered as part of the Cape Hatteras
National Seashore.
SEC. 417. PROHIBITION ON OVERHAUL, REPAIR, AND MAIN-
TENANCE OF COAST GUARD VESSELS IN FOR-
EIGN SHIPYARDS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 96. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and mainte-
nance of Coast Guard vessels in foreign
shipyards
‘‘A Coast Guard vessel may not be overhauled, re-
paired, or maintained in any shipyard located outside the
United States, except that this section does not apply to
emergency repairs.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Title 14, United States
Code, is amended in the analysis at the beginning of chap-
ter 5 by adding at the end the following:
‘‘96. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in
foreign shipyards.’’.
SEC. 418. STUDY OF IMPLICATIONS FOR VESSEL SAFETY IN
NAVIGABLE WATERS NEAR HOUSTON, TEXAS,
OF TRADE AGREEMENTS.
(a) STUDY.—Not later than July 1, 1996, the Sec-
retary of Transportation, acting through the Coast Guard
office in Houston, Texas, and subject to the availability of
appropriations, shall conduct a study of the implications
for vessel safety in the navigable waters near Houston,
Texas, of increased shipping traffic resulting from—
(1) the North American Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act; and
(2) legislation necessary to implement the Uru-
guay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade.
(b) CONTENT.—The study under subsection (a) shall
include—
(1) examination of implications for vessel safety
in the Port of Houston and the Houston ship channel;
and
(2) development of recommendations for—
(A) responding to vessel accidents in those
waterways,
(B) removal of vessels damaged in those ac-
cidents, and
(C) ways to improve the overall safety of the
Port of Houston and the Houston ship channel,
including recommendations of restrictions on
vessel movements within that Port or channel if
necessary to ensure safety.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 1996, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall submit to the Congress a re-
port on the findings and recommendations developed by the
study under subsection (a).
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For car-
rying out the study and preparing the report required by
this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Transportation $300,000 for fiscal year 1995
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1996.
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