Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease to the Savannah Bar Pilots Association or a successor organization up to 30,000 square feet of land and improvements in Fort Pulaski National Monument in Georgia at the location on Cockspur Island that has been used continuously by the Association since 1940.

Instructs the Secretary to require a rental fee based on fair market value adjusted, as deemed appropriate, for amounts to be expended by the lessee for property preservation and related expenses.

Requires the deposit of the proceeds received from such fee into a special account in the Treasury related to rental payments made under leases for the use of buildings and associated property administered as part of the National Park System.

Requires a lease entered into under this Act to be made for a term of up to 10 years and, at the Secretary's discretion, for successive terms of up to 10 years at a time and to include any terms and conditions necessary for the protection of the resources of the Monument and the public interest.

Exempts the lease authorized by this Act, except as provided above, from certain provisions related to the leasing of buildings and property administered as part of the System and the leasing of federal buildings and property.

[112th Congress Public Law 69]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 112-69
112th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within 
Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 19, 
                           2011 -  [S. 535]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Fort Pulaski 
National Monument Lease Authorization Act.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease 
Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. LEASE AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) 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.
    (b) Rental Fee and Proceeds.--
            (1) 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.
            (2) 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)).

    (c) Terms and Conditions.--A lease entered into under this section--
            (1) 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
            (2) shall include any terms and conditions the Secretary 
        determines to be necessary to protect the resources of the 
        Monument and the public interest.

    (d) Exemption From Applicable Law.--Except as provided in section 
2(b)(2) of this Act, the lease authorized by this Act

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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).

    Approved December 19, 2011.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 535:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 112-298 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 112-59 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 157 (2011):
            Nov. 2, considered and passed Senate.
            Dec. 5, 7, considered and passed House.

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