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Legislation for Lighthouse
Preservation
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Resolution No. 195 2002, Designating Suffolk County as Americas
Lighthouse County
On March 22, 2002 Resolution No. 195 2002, Designating Suffolk County as Americas
Lighthouse County was approved by the Suffolk County Legislature. This
resolution declares Suffolk
County to be Americas Lighthouse County and designates the first Saturday
of Spring as Suffolk County Lighthouse Day within Suffolk County, New York.
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National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000
Public Law 106-355 H.R. 4613 On October 24, 2000, a national lighthouse
preservation program was established when Congress enacted the
National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000
(Public Law 106-355; H.R. 4613). This act amended the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public
Law 89-655; 16 USC 470) by authorizing the transfer of historic lighthouses
out of ownership of one party into one who will care for the lighthouses,
at no cost to federal agencies, state and local governments
and local historical societies.
National Historic
Lighthouse Preservation Program
In
accordance with federal law, the United States Coast Guard has relinquished the
rights to the lighthouses and the land surrounding them to the Department of the Interior's
Bureau
of Land Management. This agency's
National Historic
Lighthouse Preservation Program identifies parties to accept
responsibility for the management and preservation of the
lighthouses and the land surrounding them and assesses their
qualifications for transfer.
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National Maritime Heritage Act
of 1994
Public Law 103-451
16 USC Chapter 74
On September 14, 1993 the National
Maritime Heritage Act of 1993 (H.R. 3056) was proposed under the 103rd
Congress. This introduced the concept of using a percentage of the annual
proceeds from scrapped vessels of the National Defense Reserve Fleet to
support a competitive grants program for maritime heritage education and
preservation activities. On November 2, 1994, the National Maritime Heritage
Act of 1994 became Public Law 103-451.
The National Park Service Maritime Heritage Program
At the request of
Congress, the National Park Service (NPS) established the National
Maritime Initiative within the NPS History Division in 1987
to help preserve historic maritime resources.
When the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-451) was
passed, the National Maritime Initiative took on a new role in helping to
coordinate a national maritime heritage policy and administer a grants
program supporting maritime heritage preservation and education projects.
After Congress enacted the
National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000
(Public Law 106-355), the Maritime
Heritage Program had been requested to to participate in the
National Historic
Lighthouse Preservation Program.
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National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 Public
Law 89-655 16 USC 470
This act established a program for national historic
preservation, addressing issues from the expansion of the
National Register
of Historic Places to establishment and direction of state preservation
programs.
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