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(A) review all applications for the conveyance of a historic light 
station, when the agency with administrative jurisdiction over the 
historic light station has determined the property to be excess 
property (as that term is defined in section 102 of title 40); and 
(B) forward to the Administrator a single approved application 
for the conveyance of the historic light station. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—When selecting an eligible entity, the Secretary 
shall consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer of the State 
in which the historic light station is located. 
(c) CONVEYANCE OR SALE OF HISTORIC LIGHT STATIONS.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE BY ADMINISTRATOR.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), after the Secretary’s selection of an eligible entity, the Ad-
ministrator shall convey, by quitclaim deed, without consideration, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a historic light 
station, subject to the conditions set forth in section 305104 of this 
title. The conveyance of a historic light station under this chapter shall 
not be subject to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) or section 416(d) of the Coast Guard Authoriza-
tion Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–383, 14 U.S.C. 93 note). 
(2) HISTORIC LIGHT STATION LOCATED WITHIN A SYSTEM UNIT OR 
A REFUGE WITHIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.— 
(A) APPROVAL OF SECRETARY REQUIRED.—A historic light sta-
tion located within the exterior boundaries of a System unit or a 
refuge within the National Wildlife Refuge System shall be con-
veyed or sold only with the approval of the Secretary. 
(B) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—If the Secretary approves 
the conveyance of a historic light station described in subpara-
graph (A), the conveyance shall be subject to the conditions set 
forth in section 305104 of this title and any other terms or condi-
tions that the Secretary considers necessary to protect the re-
sources of the System unit or wildlife refuge. 
(C) CONDITIONS OF SALE.—If the Secretary approves the sale 
of a historic light station described in subparagraph (A), the sale 
shall be subject to the conditions set forth in paragraphs (1) to 
(4) and (8) of subsection (a), and subsection (b), of section 
305104 of this title and any other terms or conditions that the 
Secretary considers necessary to protect the resources of the Sys-
tem unit or wildlife refuge. 
(D) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary is encouraged 
to enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate eligible enti-
ties with respect to historic light stations described in subpara-
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graph (A), as provided in this division, to the extent that the coop-
erative agreements are consistent with the Secretary’s responsibil-
ities to manage and administer the System unit or wildlife refuge. 
§ 305104. Terms of conveyance 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance of a historic light station shall be 
made subject to any conditions, including the reservation of easements and 
other rights on behalf of the United States, that the Administrator con-
siders necessary to ensure that— 
(1) the Federal aids to navigation located at the historic light station 
in operation on the date of conveyance 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 navigational purposes; 
(2) there is reserved to the United States the right to remove, re-
place, or install any Federal aid to navigation located at the historic 
light station as may be necessary for navigational purposes; 
(3) the eligible entity to which the historic light station is conveyed 
shall not interfere or allow interference in any manner with any Fed-
eral aid to navigation or hinder activities required for the operation and 
maintenance of any Federal aid to navigation without the express writ-
ten permission of the head of the agency responsible for maintaining 
the Federal aid to navigation; 
(4)(A) the eligible entity to which the historic light station is con-
veyed shall, at its own cost and expense, use and maintain the historic 
light station in accordance with this division, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties contained in 
part 68 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, and other applicable 
laws; and 
(B) any proposed changes to the historic light station shall be re-
viewed and approved by the Secretary in consultation with the State 
Historic Preservation Officer of the State in which the historic light 
station is located, for consistency with section 800.5(a)(2)(vii) of title 
36, Code of Federal Regulations and the Secretary’s Standards for Re-
habilitation contained in section 67.7 of title 36, Code of Federal Regu-
lations; 
(5) the eligible entity to which the historic light station is conveyed 
shall make the historic light station available for education, park, recre-
ation, cultural, or historic preservation purposes for the general public 
at reasonable times and under reasonable conditions; 
(6) the eligible entity to which the historic light station is conveyed 
shall not sell, convey, assign, exchange, or encumber the historic light 
station, any part of the historic light station, or any associated historic 
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artifact conveyed to the eligible entity in conjunction with the historic 
light station conveyance, including any lens or lantern, unless the sale, 
conveyance, assignment, exchange, or encumbrance is approved by the 
Secretary; 
(7) the eligible entity to which the historic light station is conveyed 
shall not conduct any commercial activity at the historic light station, 
at any part of the historic light station, or in connection with any asso-
ciated historic artifact conveyed to the eligible entity in conjunction 
with the historic light station conveyance, in any manner, unless the 
commercial activity is approved by the Secretary; and 
(8) the United States shall have the right, at any time, to enter the 
historic light station without notice, for purposes of operating, main-
taining, and inspecting any aid to navigation and for the purpose of 
ensuring compliance with this section, to the extent that it is not pos-
sible to provide advance notice. 
(b) MAINTENANCE OF AID TO NAVIGATION.—Any eligible entity to which 
a historic light station is conveyed shall not be required to maintain any 
Federal aid to navigation associated with a historic light station, except any 
private aid to navigation permitted to the eligible entity under section 83 
of title 14. 
(c) REVERSION.—In addition to any term or condition established pursu-
ant to this section, the conveyance of a historic light station shall include 
a condition that the historic light station, or any associated historic artifact 
conveyed to the eligible entity in conjunction with the historic light station 
conveyance, including any lens or lantern, at the option of the Adminis-
trator, shall revert to the United States and be placed under the administra-
tive control of the Administrator, if— 
(1) the historic light station, any part of the historic light station, 
or any associated historic artifact ceases to be available for education, 
park, recreation, cultural, or historic preservation purposes for the gen-
eral public at reasonable times and under reasonable conditions that 
shall be set forth in the eligible entity’s application; 
(2) the historic light station or any part of the historic light station 
ceases to be maintained in a manner that ensures its present or future 
use as a site for a Federal aid to navigation; 
(3) the historic light station, any part of the historic light station, 
or any associated historic artifact ceases to be maintained in compli-
ance with this division, the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for 
the Treatment of Historic Properties contained in part 68 of title 36, 
Code of Federal Regulations, and other applicable laws; 
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(4) the eligible entity to which the historic light station is conveyed 
sells, conveys, assigns, exchanges, or encumbers the historic light sta-
tion, any part of the historic light fixture, or any associated historic 
artifact, without approval of the Secretary; 
(5) the eligible entity to which the historic light station is conveyed 
conducts any commercial activity at the historic light station, at any 
part of the historic light station, or in conjunction with any associated 
historic artifact, without approval of the Secretary; or 
(6) at least 30 days before the reversion, the Administrator provides 
written notice to the owner that the historic light station or any part 
of the historic light station is needed for national security purposes. 
(d) LIGHT STATIONS ORIGINALLY CONVEYED UNDER OTHER AUTHOR-
ITY.—On receiving notice of an executed or intended conveyance by an 
owner that received from the Federal Government under authority other 
than this division a historic light station in which the United States retains 
a reversionary or other interest and that is conveying it to another person 
by sale, gift, or any other manner, the Secretary shall review the terms of 
the executed or proposed conveyance to ensure that any new owner is capa-
ble of or is complying with any and all conditions of the original conveyance. 
The Secretary may require the parties to the conveyance and relevant Fed-
eral agencies to provide information as is necessary to complete the review. 
If the Secretary determines that the new owner has not complied or is un-
able to comply with those conditions, the Secretary shall immediately advise 
the Administrator, who shall invoke any reversionary interest or take other 
action as may be necessary to protect the interests of the United States. 
§ 305105. Description of property 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall prepare the legal description 
of any historic light station conveyed under this chapter. The Administrator, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary, 
may retain all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any 
historical artifact, including any lens or lantern, that is associated with the 
historic light station and located at the historic light station at the time of 
conveyance. Wherever possible, the historical artifacts should be used in in-
terpreting the historic light station. In cases where there is no method for 
preserving lenses and other artifacts and equipment in situ, priority should 
be given to preservation or museum entities most closely associated with the 
historic light station, if they meet loan requirements. 
(b) ARTIFACTS.—Artifacts associated with, but not located at, a historic 
light station at the time of conveyance shall remain the property of the 
United States under the administrative control of the Secretary of Home-
land Security. 
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