Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act”.
Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act
AN ACT
To amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes, to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Boundary adjustment to include lighthouse
Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.) is amended as follows:
In the first section as follows:
In the matter preceding subsection (a)—
by striking “islands and shoreline” and inserting “islands, shoreline, and light stations”; and
by inserting “historic,” after “scenic,”.
In subsection (a)—
by striking “the area” and inserting “The area”; and
by striking “; and” and inserting a period.
In subsection (b), by striking the final period.
By inserting after “1985.” the following:
“(c) Ashland harbor breakwater light
“(1) The Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light generally depicted on the map titled “Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore” and dated February 11, 2014, located at the end of the breakwater on Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin.
“(2) Congress does not intend for the designation of the property under paragraph (1) to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundary of that property.”
In section 6 as follows:
By striking “The lakeshore” and inserting:
“(a) In general—The lakeshore”
By inserting “this section and” before “the provisions of”.
By adding after subsection (a) the following:
“(b) Federal use—Notwithstanding subsection (c) of the first section—
“(1) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may operate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, repair, and replace any Federal aid to navigation located at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light for as long as such aid is needed for navigational purposes; and
“(2) in carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1), such Secretary may enter, at any time, the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light or any Federal aid to navigation at the Ashland Harbor 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.
“(c) Clarification of authority—Pursuant to existing authorities, the Secretary may enter into agreements with the City of Ashland, County of Ashland, and County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services within the boundaries of the lakeshore.”