To provide that a conveyance of certain lands located on Long Island, New York, that are part of the National Wildlife Refuge System shall not be valid unless the deed of conveyance prohibits the commercial development of the lands.

Makes the conveyance of National Refuge System lands in the Long Island Refuge System, New York, valid only if the deed of conveyance prohibits in perpetuity commercial development of the lands.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to include in the deed of conveyance for any lands in the Long Island Refuge System conveyed by the Secretary, terms adequate to prohibit in perpetuity the commercial development of the lands.

 
HR 4573 IH
102d CONGRESS
2d Session
 H. R. 4573
To provide that a conveyance of certain lands located on Long Island, New York,
that are part of the National Wildlife Refuge System shall not be valid unless
the deed of conveyance prohibits the commercial development of the lands.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 25, 1992
Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER (for himself, Mr. DOWNEY, Mr. MRAZEK, Mr. MCGRATH,
Mr. SCHEUER, and Mr. LENT) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To provide that a conveyance of certain lands located on Long Island, New York,
that are part of the National Wildlife Refuge System shall not be valid unless
the deed of conveyance prohibits the commercial development of the lands.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM
LANDS ON LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.
  (a) REQUIREMENT FOR VALID CONVEYANCE- A conveyance of lands that are part
  of the Long Island Refuge System shall not be valid unless the deed of
  conveyance prohibits in perpetuity commercial development of the lands.
  (b) REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE PROHIBITION IN DEEDS- The Secretary of the
  Interior shall include in the deed of conveyance for any lands in the Long
  Island Refuge System that are conveyed by the Secretary, terms adequate
  to prohibit in perpetuity the commercial development of the land.
  (c) APPLICATION- Subsections (a) and (b) apply to conveyances of lands
  occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.
  (d) LONG ISLAND REFUGE SYSTEM DEFINED- In this section, the term `Long
  Island Refuge System' means the federally-owned lands and waters that are
  part of any of the following units of the National Wildlife Refuge System:
  (1) Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.
  (2) Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge.
  (3) Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
  (4) Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge.
  (5) Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge.
  (6) Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge.
  (7) Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge.
  (8) Lido Beach Wildlife Management Area.