§460s–15 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

As soon as possible after November 25, 2002, the General Services Administrator may give control of about 0.32 acres of U.S. Coast Guard land and its buildings to the Secretary of the Interior at no cost. That land will become part of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. A map titled "Proposed Addition to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore," numbered 625/80048 and dated April 2002, will be kept in National Park Service offices for the public to see. The Secretary may manage the land as part of the park under the usual laws and rules. The Secretary of Transportation, working with the Secretary of the Interior, may access the front and rear range lights on the land to service and repair them. Up to $225,000 is authorized to be used to restore, preserve, and maintain the transferred land. Defined terms: Lakeshore means Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan; map means the map named above; public land means the roughly 0.32 acres of Coast Guard land, the Auxiliary Operations Station, and the front and rear range lights shown on the map; Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.

Title 16, §460s–15

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(a)As soon as practicable after November 25, 2002, the Administrator of General Services may transfer to the Secretary, without consideration, administrative jurisdiction over, and management of, the public land.

(b)The boundary of the Lakeshore is revised to include the public land transferred under subsection (a).

(c)The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

(d)The Secretary may administer the public land transferred under section 11 So in original. Probably should be “subsection”. (a)—

(1)as part of the Lakeshore; and

(2)in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations).

(e)The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary, may access the front and rear range lights on the public land for the purposes of servicing, operating, maintaining, and repairing those lights.

(f)In this section:

(1)The term “Lakeshore” means the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan.

(2)The term “map” means the map entitled “Proposed Addition to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore”, numbered 625/80048, and dated April 2002.

(3)The term “public land” means the approximately .32 acres of United States Coast Guard land and improvements to the land, including the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Operations Station and the front and rear range lights, as depicted on the map.

(4)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

(g)There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $225,000 to restore, preserve, and maintain the public land transferred under subsection (a).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Omnibus Maritime and Coast Guard Improvements Act of 2002, and also as part of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, and not as part of Pub. L. 89–668 which comprises this subchapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

§460s–15 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore boundary revision