IIB
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4773
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 14, 2010
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act”.
Lease authorization
In general
The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) may lease to the Savannah Bar Pilots Association, or a successor organization, no more than 30,000 square feet of land and improvements within Fort Pulaski National Monument (referred to in this section as the “Monument”) at the location on Cockspur Island that has been used continuously by the Savannah Bar Pilots Association since 1940.
Rental fee and proceeds
Rental fee
For the lease authorized by this Act, the Secretary shall require a rental fee based on fair market value adjusted, as the Secretary deems appropriate, for amounts to be expended by the lessee for property preservation, maintenance, or repair and related expenses.
Proceeds
Disposition of the proceeds from the rental fee required pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be made in accordance with section 3(k)(5) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–2(k)(5)).
Terms and conditions
A lease entered into under this section—
shall be for a term of no more than 10 years and, at the Secretary’s discretion, for successive terms of no more than 10 years at a time; and
shall include any terms and conditions the Secretary determines to be necessary to protect the resources of the Monument and the public interest.
Exemption from applicable law
Except as provided in section 2(b)(2) of this Act, the lease authorized by this Act shall not be subject to section 3(k) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–2(k)) or section 321 of Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 1302).
Passed the House of Representatives July 13, 2010.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.