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Union Calendar No. 462 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4049 
[Report No. 113–621, Part I] 
To amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands 
National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes, 
to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the light-
house known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2014 
Mr. DUFFY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
NOVEMBER 17, 2014 
Additional sponsors: Mr. POCAN, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. 
KIND, Ms. MOORE, and Mr. PETRI 
NOVEMBER 17, 2014 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 
NOVEMBER 17, 2014 
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the 
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wis-
consin, and for other purposes, to adjust the boundary 
of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse 
known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for 
other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Ashland Breakwater 
Light Transfer Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT TO INCLUDE LIGHT-
HOUSE. 
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the establish-
ment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the 
State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes.’’, approved 
September 26, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.) is amended 
as follows: 
(1) In the first section as follows: 
(A) In subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the area’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The area’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a period. 
(B) In subsection (b), by striking the final 
period. 
(C) By inserting after ‘‘1985.’’ the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) ASHLAND HARBOR BREAKWATER LIGHT.— 
‘‘(1) The Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light 
generally depicted on the map titled ‘Ashland Har-
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bor Breakwater Light Addition to Apostle Islands 
National Lakeshore’ and dated February 11, 2014, 
located 
at 
the 
end 
of 
the 
breakwater 
on 
Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin. 
‘‘(2) Congress does not intend for the designa-
tion of the property under paragraph (1) to create 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 
boundary of that property.’’. 
(2) In section 3, by striking ‘‘: Provided’’ and 
all that follows through the period. 
(3) In section 6 as follows: 
(A) By striking ‘‘The lakeshore’’ and in-
serting: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The lakeshore’’. 
(B) By inserting ‘‘this section and’’ before 
‘‘the provisions of’’. 
(C) By adding after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL USE.—Rights to use a portion of the 
land and facilities of the lakeshore may be retained by— 
‘‘(1) the Army Corps of Engineers for break-
water maintenance; and 
‘‘(2) the Coast Guard for Federal aids to navi-
gation (as defined in section 308(e)(4) of Public 
Law 89–665; 16 U.S.C. 470w–7(e)(4)). 
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‘‘(c) COOPERATION.—The National Park Service, the 
Coast Guard, and the Army Corps of Engineers shall co-
operate in their operations so as to not lower the stand-
ards evolved for the operation of units of the National 
Park System, Federal aids to navigation, and harbor 
maintenance under Federal law with respect to the lake-
shore. 
‘‘(d) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.—Pursuant to 
existing authorities, the Secretary may enter into agree-
ments with the City of Ashland, County of Ashland, and 
County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of coopera-
tive law enforcement and emergency services within the 
boundaries of the lakeshore.’’. 
SEC. 3. NO AUTHORIZATION FOR INCREASED APPROPRIA-
TION. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed to increase the amount of appro-
priations that are authorized to be appropriated for any 
fiscal year. 
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