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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4098
To authorize the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey the real property
comprising Coast Guard Light Station Two Harbors, located in Lake
County, Minnesota, to the Lake County Historical Society.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 19, 1998
Mr. OBERSTAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey
the real property comprising Coast Guard Light Station
Two Harbors, located in Lake County, Minnesota, to
the Lake County Historical Society.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF TWO HARBORS LIGHTHOUSE,
MINNESOTA.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b),
the Commandant of the Coast Guard may convey,
by an appropriate means of conveyance, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the
real property comprising the Coast Guard Light Sta-
tion Two Harbors, located in Lake County, Min-
nesota, to the Lake County Historical Society.
(2) IDENTIFICATION OF PROPERTY.—The Com-
mandant may identify, define, describe, and deter-
mine the real property to be conveyed under this
section.
(3) HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS.—Any historical ar-
tifact, including any lens or lantern, located on or
associated with the real property conveyed at or be-
fore the time of the conveyance, shall remain the
personal property of the United States.
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any conveyance of real prop-
erty under this section shall be made—
(A) without payment of consideration; and
(B) subject to the terms and conditions the
Commandant considers appropriate to protect
the interests of the United States, including the
reservation of easements or other rights on be-
half of the United States.
(2) MAINTENANCE
OF
NAVIGATION
FUNC-
TIONS.—Any conveyance of real property under this
section shall be made subject to the terms and con-
ditions that the Commandant considers necessary to
assure that—
(A) any active aid to navigation located on
the real property conveyed shall remain the per-
sonal property of the United States, and shall
continue to be operated and maintained by the
United States for as long as it is needed for
this purpose;
(B) the Lake County Historical Society
shall not in any manner interfere with, or allow
interference with, any aid to navigation without
express written permission from the Com-
mandant; and
(C) there is reserved to the United States
the right to—
(i) operate, maintain, install, improve,
relocate, replace, or remove any aid to
navigation located on the real property
conveyed;
(ii) make any changes to the real
property conveyed as may be necessary for
navigational purposes; and
(iii) enter the real property conveyed
at any time, without notice, for the pur-
pose of exercising any of the rights re-
served under this subparagraph.
(3) OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—The Lake Coun-
ty Historical Society is not required by this section
to maintain any active aid to navigation.
(4) 
HISTORIC
PRESERVATION.—The 
Lake
County Historical Society shall maintain the real
property conveyed under this section in accordance
with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
(16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) and the regulations promul-
gated under that Act.
(5) 
MAINTENANCE
STANDARD.—The 
Lake
County Historical Society shall maintain the real
property conveyed under this section, including any
improvements, at its own cost and expense, in a
proper, substantial, and workmanlike manner.
(6) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—In addition to
any term or condition established under this section,
the conveyance of real property under this sub-
section shall be subject to the condition that all
right, title, and interest in the real property con-
veyed under this section shall immediately revert to
the United States, and be placed under the adminis-
trative control of the Administrator of General Serv-
ices, if—
(A) the real property conveyed, or any part
thereof—
(i) ceases to be used as a nonprofit
center for the interpretation and preserva-
tion of maritime history;
(ii) ceases to be maintained in a man-
ner that ensures its present or future use
as a site for aids to navigation; or
(iii) ceases to be maintained in a man-
ner consistent with the provisions of the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
(16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), or the regulations
promulgated under that Act; or
(B) at least 30 days before that reversion
the Commandant provides written notice to
Lake County Historical Society that the real
property conveyed is needed for national secu-
rity purposes.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
(1) the term ‘‘aid to navigation’’ means equip-
ment used for navigation purposes, including any
light, antenna, sound signal, or other associated
lighthouse equipment; and
(2) the term ‘‘Lake County Historical Society’’
means the Lake County Historical Society (a non-
profit corporation established under the laws of the
State of Minnesota), its parent organization or sub-
sidiary, if any, and its successors and assigns.
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