[108th Congress Public Law 480]
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Public Law 108-480
108th Congress
An Act
To authorize funds for an educational center for the Castillo de San
Marcos National Monument, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 23,
2004 - [H.R. 2457]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Florida. 16 USC 431
note.>> assembled,
TITLE I--CASTILLO <<NOTE: Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Preservation and Education Act.>> DE SAN MARCOS NATIONAL MONUMENT
PRESERVATION ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Castillo de San Marcos National
Monument Preservation and Education Act''.
SEC. 102. VISITOR CENTER.
(a) Authorization.--Subject to the availability of appropriations
and the project being prioritized in the National Park Services 5-year,
line-item construction program, the Secretary of the Interior (referred
to in this section as the ``Secretary'') may design and construct a
Visitor Center for the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
(referred to in this section as the ``Monument'').
(b) Preferred Alternative.--The Visitor Center authorized in
subsection (a) shall be located and constructed in accordance with the
Preferred Alternative identified in the Record of Decision for the
General Management Plan for the Monument, expected to be signed in 2005.
SEC. 103. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.
The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the City of
St. Augustine, Florida, the Colonial St. Augustine Preservation
Foundation, other Federal, State, and local departments or agencies,
academic institutions, and non-profit entities for the planning and
design, construction, management, and operation of the Visitor Center.
SEC. 104. BOUNDARY EXPANSION.
(a) Property Acquisition.--If the Preferred Alternative for the
Visitor Center authorized by section 102 is located outside the boundary
of the Monument, the Secretary is authorized to acquire the site for the
Visitor Center, from willing sellers, by donation, purchase with donated
or appropriated funds, or by exchange.
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(b) Administration of Newly Acquired Land.--Land added to the
Monument pursuant to subsection (a) shall be administered by the
Secretary in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
(c) Boundary Modification.--The boundary of the Monument shall be
modified to reflect the acquisition of land authorized in subsection (a)
after completion of the acquisition.
SEC. 105. PROJECT APPROVAL.
Prior to initiating any planning, design, or construction on the
Visitor Center authorized by section 102, the project must be reviewed
and approved by the National Park Service consistent with partnership
construction guidelines established by that agency.
TITLE II--CASTILLO <<NOTE: Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004.>> DE SAN MARCOS NATIONAL MONUMENT
BOUNDARY MODIFICATION
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Castillo de San Marcos National
Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004''.
SEC. 202. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The early defense lines for Fort Marion, Florida, today
known as the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, included
defenses extending in a line due west to the Sebastian River, a
distance of about one half mile.
(2) In the 1830's, during the Seminole Wars in Florida,
these defensive lines were maintained, but as Florida became
more settled they fell into disrepair and/or became obsolete.
(3) In 1908 the War Department deeded much of the property
running west to the Sebastian River to the St. Johns County
Board of Public Instruction. The portion of this property
remaining in federal ownership today is occupied by Orange
Street, a City of St. Augustine, Florida street.
(4) For nearly a century, the City of St. Augustine has
maintained and managed Orange Street, a modern city street, and
associated utilities in the Orange Street corridor.
(5) Any archeological remains that are still present on the
property overlaid by Orange Street are adequately protected by
the City's archeological ordinances, and by the City having an
archeologist on staff.
(6) Although the city currently operates Orange Street under
a right-of-way from the National Park Service, from a management
perspective it is appropriate for the City of St. Augustine to
own Orange Street.
SEC. 203. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) Conveyance of Land.--The Secretary of the Interior shall convey,
without consideration, to the City of St. Augustine, Florida, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the lands known as
Orange Street, a portion of the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
(Monument), consisting of approximately 3.1 acres, as shown on the map
entitled Castillo de San Marcos National Monument Boundary Adjustment
and Correction, numbered 343/80060, and dated April 2003. Upon
completion of
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the conveyance, the Secretary shall revise the boundary of the Monument
to exclude the land conveyed.
(b) Boundary Revision.--Effective <<NOTE: Effective date.>> on the
date of the enactment of this Act, the boundary of the Monument is
revised to include an area of approximately 0.45 acres, as shown on the
map identified in subsection (a). The Secretary shall administer the
lands included in the boundary as part of the national monument in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Approved December 23, 2004.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2457:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 108-639 (Comm. on Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 150 (2004):
Sept. 13, considered and passed House.
Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.
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