[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 162 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 59
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 162
[Report No. 110-94]
To adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean
Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of
Louisiana, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 4, 2007
Mr. Jindal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
April 17, 2007
Additional sponsors: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Boustany, Mr.
Alexander, and Mr. Baker
April 17, 2007
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean
Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of
Louisiana, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jean Lafitte National Historical
Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND PRESERVE BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 901 of the National Parks and Recreation
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230) is amended in the second sentence by
striking ``twenty thousand acres generally depicted on the map entitled
`Barataria Marsh Unit-Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and
Preserve' numbered 90,000B and dated April 1978,'' and inserting
``23,000 acres generally depicted on the map titled `Boundary Map,
Barataria Preserve Unit, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and
Preserve', numbered 467/80100, and dated August 2002,''.
(b) Acquisition of Land.--Section 902 of the National Parks and
Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``(a) Within the'' and all that
follows through the first sentence and inserting the
following:
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Barataria preserve unit.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may acquire any
land, water, and interests in land and water within the
boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit, as depicted on
the map described in section 901, by donation, purchase
with donated or appropriated funds, but only with the
consent of the owner, transfer from any other Federal
agency, or exchange.
``(B) Limitations.--
``(i) Federal land.--Any Federal land
acquired in the areas identified on the map as
the `Bayou aux Carpes Addition' and `CIT Tract
Addition' (the `Areas') shall be transferred
without consideration to the administrative
jurisdiction of the National Park Service.
``(ii) Easements.--Any Federal land in the
Areas that is transferred under clause (I)
shall be subject to any easements that have
been agreed to by the Secretary and the
Secretary of the Army.
``(iii) Private interests.--Any private
land, water, or interests in land and water in
the Barataria Preserve Unit may be acquired by
the Secretary only with the consent of the
owner.'';
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``The
Secretary may also'' and inserting the following:
``(2) French quarter.--The Secretary may'';
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ``Lands,
waters, and interests therein'' and inserting the
following:
``(3) Acquisition of state land.--Land, water, and
interests in land and water''; and
(D) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``In
acquiring'' and inserting the following:
``(4) Acquisition of oil and gas rights.--In acquiring'';
(2) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting
the following:
``(b) Resource Protection.--With respect to the land, water, and
interests in land and water of the Barataria Preserve Unit, the
Secretary shall preserve and protect--
``(1) fresh water drainage patterns;
``(2) vegetative cover;
``(3) the integrity of ecological and biological systems;
and
``(4) water and air quality.''; and
(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (c).
(c) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--Section 905 of the National
Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230d) is amended in the
first sentence--
(1) by inserting after ``Barataria Marsh Unit'' ``, but
only as to land, water, or interests in land and water managed
by the Secretary''; and
(2) by striking ``within the core area'' and all that
follows through ``he may'' and inserting ``the Secretary may''.
(d) Administration.--Section 906 of the National Parks and
Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230e) is amended--
(1) by striking the first sentence; and
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Pending such
establishment and thereafter the'' and inserting ``The''.
SEC. 3. REFERENCES IN LAW.
(a) In General.--Any reference in a law (including regulations),
map, document, paper, or other record of the United States--
(1) to the Barataria Marsh Unit shall be considered to be a
reference to the Barataria Preserve Unit; or
(2) to the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park shall be
considered to be a reference to the Jean Lafitte National
Historical Park and Preserve.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Title IX of the National Parks and
Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Barataria Marsh Unit'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Barataria Preserve Unit''; and
(2) by striking ``Jean Lafitte National Historical Park''
each place it appears and inserting ``Jean Lafitte National
Historical Park and Preserve''.
Union Calendar No. 59
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 162
[Report No. 110-94]
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A BILL
To adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean
Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of
Louisiana, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
April 17, 2007
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and ordered to be printed