HR 4049 · 113th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate.(2014-11-18)
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Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act - Adjusts the boundary of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin to include the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition at the end of the breakwater on Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin. Declares that Congress does not intend for the designation of that property to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around its boundary. Permits retention of rights to use a portion of Lakeshore land and facilities by: (1) the Army Corps of Engineers for breakwater maintenance, and (2) the Coast Guard for federal aids to navigation. Directs the National Park Service (NPS), Coast Guard, and Army Corps of Engineers to cooperate in their operations so as to not lower the standards evolved for the operation of NPS units, federal aids to navigation, and harbor maintenance under federal law respecting the Lakeshore. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements with the city of Ashland, the county of Ashland, and the county of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services within the boundaries of the Lakeshore. Declares that nothing in this Act or the amendments it makes shall be construe…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4049, Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act
Jul 22, 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 19, 2014
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Cosponsors (6)
3 Democrats3 Republicans