Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 6.djvu/130

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110 STAT. 3952 PUBLIC LAW 104-324—OCT. 19, 1996 (b), the following lighthouses, together with any real property and improvements associated therewith— (A) directly to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service: (i) Two Bush Island Light, (ii) Egg Rock Light, (iii) Libby Island Light, (iv) Matinicus Rock Light. (B) to the Institute, with the concurrence of the Maine Lighthouse Selection Committee: (i) Whitehead Island Light. (ii) Deer Island Thorofare (Mark Island) Light. (b) TERMS OF CONVEYANCE.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The conveyance of property pursuant to this section shall be made— (A) without payment of consideration; and (B) subject to the conditions required by this section and other terms and conditions the Secretary may consider appropriate. (2) MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION FUNCTION.— The convey- ance of property pursuant to this section shall be made subject to the conditions that the Secretary considers necessary to assure that— (A) the lights, antennas, sound signal, electronic navigation equipment, and associated lighthouse equipment located on the property conveyed, which are active aids to navigation, shall continue to be operated and maintained by the United States; (B) the Institute, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and an entity to which property is conveyed under this section may not interfere or allow interference in any manner with aids to navigation without express written permission from the Secretary; (C) there is reserved to the United States the right to relocate, replace, or add any aid to navigation or make any changes to property conveyed under this section as may be necessary for navigational purposes; (D) the United States shall have the right, at any time, to enter property conveyed under this section without notice for the purpose of maintaining aids to navigation; and (E) the United States shall have an easement of access to and across property conveyed under this section for the purpose of maintaining the aids to navigation in use on the property. (3) OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—The Institute, or any entity to which a lighthouse is conveyed under subsection (d), is not required to maintain any active aid to navigation equipment on a property conveyed under this section. (4) REVERSIONARY INTEREST. —In addition to any term or condition established pursuant to this section, the conveyance of property pursuant to this section shall be subject to the condition that all right, title, and interest in such property shall immediately revert to the United States if— (A) such property or any part of such property ceases to be used for educational, historic, recreational, cultural, and wildlife conservation programs for the general public