I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5199
To provide for conveyance of a lighthouse to the City of Kingston, New
York.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 18, 2000
Mr. HINCHEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To provide for conveyance of a lighthouse to the City of
Kingston, New York.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF KINGSTON LIGHTHOUSE,
NEW YORK.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
law, the conveying authority shall convey to the city
of Kingston, New York, without monetary consider-
ation, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the Kingston Lighthouse known as
Roundout Creek Light 2, Roundout Creek, Ulster
County, Kingston, New York, together with any im-
provements thereon in their then current condition.
(2) IDENTIFICATION OF PROPERTY.—The con-
veying authority shall identify, describe, and deter-
mine the property to be conveyed under this section.
The conveying authority may retain all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to any his-
torical artifact, including any lens or lantern, that is
associated with and located at a property conveyed
under this section at the time of conveyance. No
submerged lands shall be conveyed under this sec-
tion.
(3) ADMINISTRATION
OF
RETAINED
ARTI-
FACTS.—Artifacts associated with, but not located at
property conveyed under this section at the time of
conveyance, shall remain the personal property of
the United States under the administrative control
of the Commandant.
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance of property
under this section shall be made subject to any
terms and conditions the conveying authority con-
siders necessary, including the reservation of ease-
ments and other rights on behalf of the United
States, to ensure that—
(A) the aids to navigation located at prop-
erty conveyed under this section shall remain
the personal property of the United States and
continue to be operated and maintained by the
United States for as long as needed for naviga-
tional purposes;
(B) there is reserved to the United States
the right to remove, relocate, or replace any aid
to navigation located upon, or install or con-
struct any aid to navigation upon, property con-
veyed under this section as may be necessary
for navigational purposes;
(C) the United States shall have the right
to enter property conveyed under this section at
any time, without notice, for purposes of oper-
ating, maintaining, and inspecting any aid to
navigation and for the purposes of exercising
any of the rights set forth in subparagraph (B);
and
(D) the City shall not, without the Com-
mandant’s express written permission, interfere
or allow interference, in any manner, with any
aid 
to 
navigation, 
or 
hinder 
activities
required—
(i) for the inspection, operation, and
maintenance of any aid to navigation; or
(ii) for the exercise of any of the
rights set forth in subparagraph (B).
(2) MAINTENANCE OF CONVEYED PROPERTY.—
(A) The City shall, at its own cost and expense,
maintain the property conveyed under this section in
a proper, substantial, and workmanlike manner.
(B) The City shall not be required to maintain
any active aid to navigation associated with the
property conveyed under this section except for pri-
vate aids to navigation permitted under section 83
of title 14, United States Code.
(3) PUBLIC
ACCESS.—The City shall ensure
that the property conveyed is available and acces-
sible to the public, on a reasonable basis, for edu-
cational, park, recreational, cultural, historic preser-
vation, or similar purposes.
(4) COVENANTS.—All conditions included in the
deed of title for property conveyed under this section
shall be construed as covenants running with the
land.
(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—In addition to any
term or condition established pursuant to this section, any
property conveyed under this section, at the option of the
Administrator, shall revert to the United States and be
placed under the administrative control of the Adminis-
trator, if—
(1) the property, or any part thereof, ceases to
be maintained in a manner that ensures its present
or future use as a site for an aid to navigation, as
determined by the Commandant;
(2) the property, or any part thereof, ceases to
be maintained in a manner compliant with any con-
ditions established under the National Historic Pres-
ervation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) or any other
applicable laws, as determined by the Secretary of
the Interior;
(3) the City conveys, assigns, exchanges, or in
any manner encumbers the property for consider-
ation, unless approved by the Administrator;
(4) the City conducts any commercial activities
at the property, unless approved by the Adminis-
trator; or
(5) at least 30 days before the reversion, the
Administrator provides written notice to the City