H.R.1922 - Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2007

To designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida as an Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the National Landscape System, and for other purposes. view all titles (5)

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  • Official: To designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida as an Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the National Landscape System, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: To designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida as an Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. as amended by house.
  • Short: Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2008 as reported to house.
  • Short: Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2008 as passed house.

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3/4/2008--Passed House amended. Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2008 - Establishes the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area in Palm Beach County, Florida. Withdraws the federal lands and interests in such land included within the Outstanding Natural Ar
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3/4/2008--Passed House amended. Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2008 - Establishes the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area in Palm Beach County, Florida. Withdraws the federal lands and interests in such land included within the Outstanding Natural Area from:
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and
(3) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and the mineral materials laws. Revokes certain Executive Orders and a certain public land order. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to:
(1) develop a comprehensive management plan to provide long-term management guidance for the public land in the Outstanding Natural Area; and
(2) ensure that the Outstanding Natural Area fulfills the purposes for which it is established. Requires the Secretary to:
(1) manage the Outstanding Natural Area as part of the National Landscape Conservation System; and
(2) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the unique and nationally important historical, natural, cultural, scientific, educational, scenic, and recreational values of the Outstanding Natural Area, including an emphasis on the restoration of native ecological systems. Authorizes the Secretary to:
(1) enter into cooperative agreements with federal, state, county, other local government agencies, and other partners (including the Loxahatchee River Historical Society) for the long-term management of the Outstanding Natural Area; and
(2) acquire for inclusion in the Outstanding Natural Area any state or private land or any interest in state or private land that is adjacent to the Outstanding Natural Area and identified in the management plan as appropriate for acquisition. Prohibits restrictions on specified law enforcement activities and ongoing and future Coast Guard operations in the Outstanding Natural Area. Authorizes appropriations.

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03/04/08
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Bill Passes House

After this morning’s Press Conference outside the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, Congressman Tim Mahoney (FL-16) is pleased to announce that HR 1922, ...

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06/18/08
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2008 ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources.

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05/18/08
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act

On May 9, 2008, President Bush signed “HR 1922 (S. 1143): Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2008” into law. The Act designates 126-acres Outstanding Natural Area which requires the Bureau of Land Management to ...

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05/09/08
Committee on Natural Resources - Rahall Hails Historic Signing of ...

Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area (H.R. 1922, Mahoney, D-FL) Sec. 203. Nevada National Guard land conveyance (H.R. 815, Porter, R-NV) TITLE III - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A - Cooperative Agreements ...

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