108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2457
AN ACT
To authorize funds for an educational center for
the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument,
and for other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2457
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 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 Vis-
itor Center for the Castillo de San Marcos National Monu-
ment (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Monument’’).
(b) PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE.—The Visitor Center
authorized in subsection (a) shall be located and con-
structed in accordance with the Preferred Alternative
identified in the Record of Decision for the General Man-
agement 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 Cen-
ter.
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 dis-
repair 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 Instruc-
tion. The portion of this property remaining in fed-
eral 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
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 appro-
priate 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 approximately 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 the conveyance, the Secretary shall