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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3532
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of maritime 
sites in the State of Michigan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2005
Mr. CAMP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
of maritime sites in the State of Michigan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Michigan Lighthouse 
and Maritime Heritage Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that—
(1) surrounded by the Great Lakes, the State 
of Michigan gives the Midwest region a unique mari-
time character;
(2) the access of the Great Lakes to the Atlan-
tic Ocean has—
(A) given the shipping industry in the 
State of Michigan an international role in 
trade; and 
(B) contributed to industrial and natural 
resource development in the State; 
(3) the State of Michigan offers unequaled op-
portunities for maritime heritage preservation and 
interpretation, based on the fact that the State 
has—
(A) more deepwater shoreline than any 
other State in the continental United States; 
(B) more lighthouses than any other State; 
and 
(C) the only freshwater national marine 
sanctuary in the United States; 
(4) the maritime history of the State of Michi-
gan includes the history of—
(A) the routes and gathering places of the 
fur traders and missionaries who opened North 
America to European settlement; and 
(B) the summer communities of people 
who mined copper, hunted and fished, and cre-
ated the first agricultural settlements in the 
State; 
(5) in the 19th century, the natural resources 
and maritime access of the State made the State the 
leading producer of iron, copper, and lumber in the 
United States; and 
(6) the maritime heritage of Michigan is evident 
in—
(A) the more than 120 lighthouses in the 
State; 
(B) the lifesaving stations, dry docks, 
lightships, submarine, ore docks, piers, break-
waters, sailing clubs, and communities and in-
dustries that were built on the lakes in the 
State; 
(C) the hotels and resort communities in 
the State; 
(D) the more than 12 maritime-related na-
tional landmarks in the State; 
(E) the 2 national lakeshores in the State; 
(F) the 2 units of the National Park Sys-
tem in the State; 
(G) the various State parks and sites listed 
on the National Register of Historic Places in 
the State;
(H) the database information in the State 
on—
(i) 1,500 shipwrecks; 
(ii) 11 underwater preserves; and 
(iii) the freshwater national marine 
sanctuary; and 
(I) the Great Lakes, which have played an 
important role—
(i) for Native Americans, fur traders, 
missionaries, settlers, and travelers; 
(ii) in the distribution of wheat, iron, 
copper, and lumber; 
(iii) providing recreational opportuni-
ties; and 
(iv) stories of shipwrecks and rescues. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MARITIME
HERITAGE
RESOURCE.—The 
term ‘‘maritime heritage resource’’ includes light-
houses, lifesaving and Coast Guard stations, mari-
time museums, historic ships and boats, marine 
sanctuaries and preserves, fisheries and hatcheries, 
locks and ports, ore docks, piers and breakwaters, 
marinas, resort communities (such as Bay View and 
Epworth Heights), cruises, performing artists that
specialize in maritime culture, interpretive and edu-
cational programs and events, museums with signifi-
cant maritime collections, maritime art galleries, 
maritime communities, and maritime festivals. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Na-
tional Park Service Midwest Regional Office. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Michigan. 
(4) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means the State of Michigan. 
SEC. 4. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the State, the State historic preservation officer, local 
historical societies, State and local economic development, 
tourism, and parks and recreation offices, and other ap-
propriate agencies and organizations, shall conduct a spe-
cial resource study of the study area to determine—
(1) the potential economic and tourism benefits 
of preserving State maritime heritage resources; 
(2) suitable and feasible options for long-term 
protection of significant State maritime heritage re-
sources; and
(3) the manner in which the public can best 
learn about and experience State maritime heritage 
resources. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1) review Federal, State, and local maritime 
resource inventories and studies to establish the con-
text, breadth, and potential for interpretation and 
preservation of State maritime heritage resources; 
(2) examine the potential economic and tourism 
impacts of protecting State maritime heritage re-
sources; 
(3) recommend management alternatives that 
would be most effective for long-term resource pro-
tection and providing for public enjoyment of State 
maritime heritage resources; 
(4) address how to assist regional, State, and 
local partners in efforts to increase public awareness 
of and access to the State maritime heritage re-
sources; 
(5) identify sources of financial and technical 
assistance available to communities for the conserva-
tion and interpretation of State maritime heritage 
resources; and
(6) address ways in which to link appropriate 
national parks, State parks, waterways, monuments, 
parkways, communities, national and State historic 
sites, and regional or local heritage areas and sites 
into a Michigan Maritime Heritage Destination Net-
work. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date on which funds are made available to carry out the 
study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Resources of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate a report that describes—
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) any findings and recommendations of the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $500,000.
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