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Union Calendar No. 327 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1922 
[Report No. 110–536, Part I] 
To designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the surrounding Federal land 
in the State of Florida as an Outstanding Natural Area and as a 
unit of the National Landscape System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2007 
Mr. MAHONEY of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
MARCH 3, 2008 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida and Mr. KLEIN of Florida 
MARCH 3, 2008 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with amendments 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MARCH 3, 2008 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 18, 2007] 
A BILL 
To designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the sur-
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rounding Federal land in the State of Florida as an 
Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the National 
Landscape System, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse 
Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘‘Commandant’’ 
means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. 
(2) 
LIGHTHOUSE.—The 
term 
‘‘Lighthouse’’ 
means the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse located in Palm 
Beach County, Florida. 
(3) LOCAL PARTNERS.—The term ‘‘Local Part-
ners’’ includes— 
(A) Palm Beach County, Florida; 
(B) the Town of Jupiter, Florida; 
(C) the Village of Tequesta, Florida; and 
(D) the Loxahatchee River Historical Soci-
ety. 
(4) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan developed 
under section 4(a). 
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(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse: Outstanding Natural 
Area’’ and dated October 29, 2007. 
(6) OUTSTANDING
NATURAL
AREA.—The term 
‘‘Outstanding Natural Area’’ means the Jupiter Inlet 
Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area established by 
section 3(a). 
(7) PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in section 
103(e) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)). 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Florida. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JUPITER INLET LIGHT-
HOUSE OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
there is established for the purposes described in subsection 
(b) the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area, 
the boundaries of which are depicted on the map. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Outstanding Nat-
ural Area are to protect, conserve, and enhance the unique 
and nationally important historic, natural, cultural, sci-
entific, educational, scenic, and recreational values of the 
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Federal land surrounding the Lighthouse for the benefit of 
present generations and future generations of people in the 
United States, while— 
(1) allowing certain recreational and research 
activities to continue in the Outstanding Natural 
Area; and 
(2) ensuring that Coast Guard operations and 
activities are unimpeded within the boundaries of the 
Outstanding Natural Area. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in— 
(1) the Office of the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management; and 
(2) the Eastern States Office of the Bureau of 
Land Management in the State of Virginia. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, section 6, and any existing withdrawals under 
the Executive orders and public land order described 
in paragraph (2), the Federal land and any interests 
in the Federal land included in the Outstanding Nat-
ural Area are withdrawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 
disposal under the public land laws; 
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(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
public land mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing and 
geothermal leasing laws and the mineral mate-
rials laws. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS.—The 
Executive orders and public land order described in 
paragraph (1) are— 
(A) the Executive Order dated October 22, 
1854; 
(B) Executive Order No. 4254 (June 12, 
1925); and 
(C) Public Land Order No. 7202 (61 Fed. 
Reg. 29758). 
SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Commandant, shall develop a comprehensive man-
agement plan in accordance with section 202 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) 
to— 
(1) provide long-term management guidance for 
the public land in the Outstanding Natural Area; and 
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(2) ensure that the Outstanding Natural Area 
fulfills the purposes for which the Outstanding Nat-
ural Area is established. 
(b) CONSULTATION; PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—The 
management plan shall be developed— 
(1) in consultation with appropriate Federal, 
State, county, and local government agencies, the 
Commandant, the Local Partners, the Loxahatchee 
River Historical Society, and other partners; and 
(2) in a manner that ensures full public partici-
pation. 
(c) EXISTING PLANS.—The management plan shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with existing 
resource plans, policies, and programs. 
(d) INCLUSIONS.—The management plan shall in-
clude— 
(1) objectives and provisions to ensure— 
(A) the protection and conservation of the 
resource values of the Outstanding Natural Area; 
and 
(B) the restoration of native plant commu-
nities and estuaries in the Outstanding Natural 
Area, with an emphasis on the conservation and 
enhancement of healthy, functioning ecological 
systems in perpetuity; 
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(2) objectives and provisions to maintain or 
recreate historic structures; 
(3) an implementation plan for a program of in-
terpretation and public education about the natural 
and cultural resources of the Lighthouse, the public 
land surrounding the Lighthouse, and associated 
structures; 
(4) a proposal for administrative and public fa-
cilities to be developed or improved that— 
(A) are compatible with achieving the re-
source objectives for the Outstanding Natural 
Area described in section 5(a)(1)(B); and 
(B) would accommodate visitors to the Out-
standing Natural Area; 
(5) natural and cultural resource management 
strategies for the Outstanding Natural Area, to be de-
veloped in consultation with appropriate departments 
of the State, the Local Partners, and the Com-
mandant, with an emphasis on resource conservation 
in the Outstanding Natural Area and the interpre-
tive, educational, and long-term scientific uses of the 
resources; and 
(6) recreational use strategies for the Out-
standing Natural Area, to be prepared in consultation 
with the Local Partners, appropriate departments of 
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the State, and the Coast Guard, with an emphasis on 
passive recreation. 
(e) INTERIM PLAN.—Until a management plan is 
adopted for the Outstanding Natural Area, the Jupiter Inlet 
Coordinated Resource Management Plan (including any 
updates or amendments to the Jupiter Inlet Coordinated 
Resource Management Plan) shall be in effect. 
SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT OF THE JUPITER INLET LIGHTHOUSE 
OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Local Partners and the Commandant, shall 
manage the Outstanding Natural Area— 
(A) as part of the National Landscape Con-
servation System; and 
(B) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances the unique and nationally impor-
tant historical, natural, cultural, scientific, edu-
cational, scenic, and recreational values of the 
Outstanding Natural Area, including an empha-
sis on the restoration of native ecological sys-
tems. 
(2) LIMITATION.—In managing the Outstanding 
Natural Area, the Secretary shall not take any action 
that precludes, prohibits, or otherwise affects the con-
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duct of ongoing or future Coast Guard operations or 
activities on lots 16 and 18, as depicted on the map. 
(b) USES.—Subject to valid existing rights and section 
6, the Secretary shall only allow uses of the Outstanding 
Natural Area that the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Commandant and Local Partners, determines would likely 
further— 
(1) the purposes for which the Outstanding Nat-
ural Area is established; 
(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(3) other applicable laws. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—To facilitate imple-
mentation of the management plan and to continue the suc-
cessful partnerships with local communities and other part-
ners, the Secretary shall, in accordance with section 307(b) 
of the Federal Land Management Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(b)), enter into cooperative 
agreements with the appropriate Federal, State, county, 
other local government agencies, and other partners (includ-
ing the Loxahatchee River Historical Society) for the long- 
term management of the Outstanding Natural Area. 
(d) RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—To continue successful 
research partnerships, pursue future research partnerships, 
and assist in the development and implementation of the 
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management plan, the Secretary may, in accordance with 
section 307(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(a)), authorize the conduct of 
appropriate research activities in the Outstanding Natural 
Area for the purposes described in section 3(b). 
(e) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary may acquire for inclusion in the Out-
standing Natural Area any State or private land or 
any interest in State or private land that is— 
(A) adjacent to the Outstanding Natural 
Area; and 
(B) identified in the management plan as 
appropriate for acquisition. 
(2) MEANS OF ACQUISITION.—Land or an inter-
est in land may be acquired under paragraph (1) 
only by— 
(A) donation; 
(B) exchange with a willing party; or 
(C) purchase from a willing seller. 
(3) ADDITIONS TO THE OUTSTANDING NATURAL 
AREA.—Any land or interest in land adjacent to the 
Outstanding Natural Area acquired by the United 
States after the date of enactment of this Act under 
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paragraph (1) shall be added to, and administered as 
part of, the Outstanding Natural Area. 
(f) LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this 
Act, the management plan, or the Jupiter Inlet Coordinated 
Resource Management Plan (including any updates or 
amendments to the Jupiter Inlet Coordinated Resource 
Management Plan) precludes, prohibits, or otherwise af-
fects— 
(1) any maritime security, maritime safety, or 
environmental protection mission or activity of the 
Coast Guard; 
(2) any border security operation or law enforce-
ment activity by the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity or the Department of Justice; or 
(3) any law enforcement activity of any Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement agency in the Out-
standing Natural Area. 
(g) FUTURE DISPOSITION OF COAST GUARD FACILI-
TIES.—If the Commandant determines, after the date of en-
actment of this Act, that Coast Guard facilities within the 
Outstanding Natural Area exceed the needs of the Coast 
Guard, the Commandant may relinquish the facilities to 
the Secretary without removal, subject only to any environ-
mental remediation that may be required by law. 
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SEC. 6. EFFECT ON ONGOING AND FUTURE COAST GUARD 
OPERATIONS. 
Nothing in this Act, the management plan, or the Ju-
piter Inlet Coordinated Resource Management Plan (in-
cluding updates or amendments to the Jupiter Inlet Coordi-
nated Resource Management Plan) precludes, prohibits, or 
otherwise affects ongoing or future Coast Guard operations 
or activities in the Outstanding Natural Area, including— 
(1) the continued and future operation of, access 
to, maintenance of, and, as may be necessitated for 
Coast Guard missions, the expansion, enhancement, 
or replacement of, the Coast Guard High Frequency 
antenna site on lot 16; 
(2) the continued and future operation of, access 
to, maintenance of, and, as may be necessitated for 
Coast Guard missions, the expansion, enhancement, 
or replacement of, the military family housing area 
on lot 18; 
(3) the continued and future use of, access to, 
maintenance of, and, as may be necessitated for Coast 
Guard missions, the expansion, enhancement, or re-
placement of, the pier on lot 18; 
(4) the existing lease of the Jupiter Inlet Light-
house on lot 18 from the Coast Guard to the 
Loxahatchee River Historical Society; or 
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(5) any easements or other less-than-fee interests 
in property appurtenant to existing Coast Guard fa-
cilities on lots 16 and 18. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
are necessary to carry out this Act. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to designate 
the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the surrounding Fed-
eral land in the State of Florida as an Outstanding Nat-
ural Area and as a unit of the National Landscape Con-
servation System, and for other purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 327 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1922 
[Report No. 110–536, Part I] 
A BILL 
To designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the 
surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida 
as an Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit 
of the National Landscape System, and for other 
purposes. 
MARCH 3, 2008 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
amendments 
MARCH 3, 2008 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure dis-
charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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