Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act

Bill: 113-hr-4049
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2014-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Land transfers
Seashores and lakeshores
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-11
text: 
Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act - Adjusts the boundary of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin to include the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition at the end of the breakwater on Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin.
 
Declares that Congress does not intend for the designation of that property to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around its boundary. 
Permits retention of rights to use a portion of Lakeshore land and facilities by: (1) the Army Corps of Engineers for breakwater maintenance, and (2) the Coast Guard for federal aids to navigation. 
 
Directs the National Park Service (NPS), Coast Guard, and Army Corps of Engineers to cooperate in their operations so as to not lower the standards evolved for the operation of NPS units, federal aids to navigation, and harbor maintenance under federal law respecting the Lakeshore. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements with the city of Ashland, the county of Ashland, and the county of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services within the boundaries of the Lakeshore.
 
Declares that nothing in this Act or the amendments it makes shall be construed to increase the amount of appropriations authorized for any fiscal year.

action_date: 2014-11-17
text: 
Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act - Adjusts the boundary of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin to include the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition at the end of the breakwater on Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin. 
 
Declares that Congress does not intend for the designation of that property to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around its boundary. 
Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to operate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, repair, and replace any federal aid to navigation located at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light for as long as it is needed for navigational purposes.
 
Permits the Secretary to enter, at any time, the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light or any federal aid to navigation at the Breakwater Light, for as long as such aid is needed for navigational purposes, without notice to the extent that it is not possible to provide advance notice.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with the city of Ashland and the County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services within the boundaries of the Lakeshore.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-18
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8015)
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8015)
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4049.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8015-8016)
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Mr. Labrador moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Committee on Transportation discharged.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Committee on Transportation discharged.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-621, Part I.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-621, Part I.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
action_date: 2014-06-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2014-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2014-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2014-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-02-11
text: Introduced in House