To include in St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, the land and facilities comprising St. Marks lighthouse.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 26, 2005
Revokes any reservation of specified public land within the external boundaries of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Wakulla County, Florida, for lighthouse purposes by the Executive Order dated November 12, 1838, as amended by Public Land Order 5655, dated January 9, 1979.
Transfers administrative jurisdiction over such lands, including improvements, structures, and fixtures located thereon from the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to the Secretary of the Interior, without reimbursement.
Includes the lands as part of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.
Subjects the transfer and administration of the lands to conditions and restrictions the Secretary of Homeland Security considers necessary to ensure maintenance of specified navigation functions.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
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