114 STAT. 1388
PUBLIC LAW 106–355—OCT. 24, 2000
- education, park, recreation, cultural, or historic preservation purposes for the general public at reasonable times and under reasonable conditions which shall be set forth in the eligible entity’s application;
- “(B) the historic light station or any part thereof ceases to be maintained in a manner that ensures its present or future use as a site for a Federal aid to navigation;
- “(C) the historic light station, any part thereof, or any associated historic artifact ceases to be maintained in compliance with this Act, the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, 36 CFR part 68, and other applicable laws;
- “(D) the eligible entity to which the historic light station is conveyed, sells, conveys, assigns, exchanges, or encumbers the historic light station, any part thereof, or any associated historic artifact, without approval of the Secretary;
- “(E) the eligible entity to which the historic light station is conveyed, conducts any commercial activities at the historic light station, any part thereof, or in conjunction with any associated historic artifact, without approval of the Secretary; or
- “Notification.(F) at least 30 days before the reversion, the Administrator provides written notice to the owner that the historic light station or any part thereof is needed for national security purposes.
“(d) Description of Property.—
- “(1) In general.—The Administrator shall prepare the legal description of any historic light station conveyed under this section. The Administrator, in consultation with the Commandant, United States Coast Guard, and the Secretary, may retain all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any historical artifact, including any lens or lantern, that is associated with the historic light station and located at the light station at the time of conveyance. Wherever possible, such historical artifacts should be used in interpreting that station. In cases where there is no method for preserving lenses and other artifacts and equipment in situ, priority should be given to preservation or museum entities most closely associated with the station, if they meet loan requirements.
- “(2) Artifacts.—Artifacts associated with, but not located at, the historic light station at the time of conveyance shall remain the personal property of the United States under the administrative control of the Commandant, United States Coast Guard.
- “(3) Covenants.—All conditions placed with the quitclaim deed of title to the historic light station shall be construed as covenants running with the land.
- “(4) Submerged lands.—No submerged lands shall be conveyed under this section.
“(e) Definitions.—For purposes of this section:
- “(1) Administrator.—The term ‘Administrator’ shall mean the Administrator of General Services.
- “(2) Historic light station.—The term ‘historic light station’ includes the light tower, lighthouse, keepers dwelling, garages, storage sheds, oil house, fog signal building, boat house, bam, pumphouse, tramhouse support structures, piers,
