--- kind: "section" citation: "54 U.S.C. § 305103" title: "54" title_heading: "National Park Service and Related Programs" number: "305103" heading: "Selection of eligible entity and conveyance of historic light stations" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/54/305103" units: - "Subtitle III — National Preservation Programs" - "Division A — Historic Preservation" - "Subdivision 4 — Other Organizations and Programs" - "Chapter 3051 — Historic Light Station Preservation" --- # §305103. Selection of eligible entity and conveyance of historic light stations - (a) **Process and Policies.—** The [Secretary](/usc/54/308101.md?p=1) and the [Administrator](/usc/54/305101.md?p=1) shall maintain a process and policies for identifying, and selecting, an [eligible entity](/usc/54/305101.md?p=2) to which a [historic light station](/usc/54/305101.md?p=4) could be conveyed for education, park, recreation, cultural, or [historic](/usc/54/308601.md?p=2) preservation purposes, and to monitor the use of the light station by the [eligible entity](/usc/54/305101.md?p=2). - (b) **Application Review.—** - (1) **In general.—** The [Secretary](/usc/54/308101.md?p=1) shall— - (A) review all applications for the conveyance of a [historic light station](/usc/54/305101.md?p=4), when the agency with administrative jurisdiction over the [historic light station](/usc/54/305101.md?p=4) has determined the property to be excess property (as that term is defined in [section 102 of title 40](/usc/40/102.md)); and - (B) forward to the [Administrator](/usc/54/305101.md?p=1) a single approved application for the conveyance of the [historic light station](/usc/54/305101.md?p=4). - (2) **Consultation.—** When selecting an [eligible entity](/usc/54/305101.md?p=2), the [Secretary](/usc/54/308101.md?p=1) shall consult with the [State Historic Preservation Officer](/usc/54/308702.md?p=4) of the State in which the [historic light station](/usc/54/305101.md?p=4) is located. - (c) **Conveyance or Sale of Historic Light Stations.—** - (1) **Conveyance by administrator.—** Except as provided in [paragraph (2)](#c-2), after the [Secretary](/usc/54/308101.md?p=1)’s selection of an [eligible entity](/usc/54/305101.md?p=2), the [Administrator](/usc/54/305101.md?p=1) shall convey, by quitclaim deed, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a [historic light station](/usc/54/305101.md?p=4), subject to the conditions set forth in [section 305104 of this title](/usc/54/305104.md). The conveyance of a [historic light station](/usc/54/305101.md?p=4) under this chapter shall not be subject to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ([42 U.S.C. 11301](/usc/42/11301.md) et seq.) or section 416(d) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–383, [14 U.S.C. 93](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(/us/usc/t14/s93)) note).[^1] - (2) **Historic light station located within a system unit or a refuge within national wildlife refuge system.—** - (A) **Approval of secretary required.—** A [historic light station](/usc/54/305101.md?p=4) located within the exterior boundaries of a [System unit](/usc/54/100102.md?p=6) or a refuge within the National Wildlife Refuge [System](/usc/54/100102.md?p=5) shall be conveyed or sold only with the approval of the [Secretary](/usc/54/308101.md?p=1). - (B) **Conditions of conveyance.—** If the [Secretary](/usc/54/308101.md?p=1) approves the conveyance of a [historic light station](/usc/54/305101.md?p=4) described in [subparagraph (A)](#c-2-A), the conveyance shall be subject to the conditions set forth in [section 305104 of this title](/usc/54/305104.md) and any other terms or conditions that the [Secretary](/usc/54/308101.md?p=1) considers necessary to protect the resources of the [System unit](/usc/54/100102.md?p=6) or wildlife refuge. - (C) **Conditions of sale.—** If the [Secretary](/usc/54/308101.md?p=1) approves the sale of a [historic light station](/usc/54/305101.md?p=4) described in [subparagraph (A)](#c-2-A), the sale shall be subject to the conditions set forth in paragraphs (1) to (4) and (8) of subsection (a), and subsection (b), of [section 305104 of this title](/usc/54/305104.md) and any other terms or conditions that the [Secretary](/usc/54/308101.md?p=1) considers necessary to protect the resources of the [System unit](/usc/54/100102.md?p=6) or wildlife refuge. - (D) **Cooperative agreements.—** The [Secretary](/usc/54/308101.md?p=1) is encouraged to enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate [eligible entities](/usc/54/305101.md?p=2) with respect to [historic light stations](/usc/54/305101.md?p=4) described in [subparagraph (A)](#c-2-A), as provided in this division, to the extent that the cooperative agreements are consistent with the [Secretary](/usc/54/308101.md?p=1)’s responsibilities to manage and administer the [System unit](/usc/54/100102.md?p=6) or wildlife refuge. ## Footnotes [^1]: See References in Text note below. ## Source credit (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3216.) ## Notes | Historical and Revision Notes | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Revised
Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) | | 305103 | 16 U.S.C. 470w–7(b). | Pub. L. 89–665, title III, § 308(b), as added Pub. L. 106–355, § 2, Oct. 24, 2000, 114 Stat. 1385; Pub. L. 106–400, § 2, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1675. | ### Editorial Notes ### References in Text The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is Pub. L. 100–77, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 482, which is classified principally to chapter 119 (§ 11301 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 11301 of Title 42 and Tables. Section 416(d) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), which was formerly set out as a note under section 93 of Title 14, Coast Guard, was transferred and is now set out as a note under section 504 of Title 14.