Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Expansion Act of 1989

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Expansion Act of 1989 - Amends Federal law to modify the boundaries of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Indiana. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to acquire State and local roads and road rights-of-way under certain circumstances.

Revises Lakeshore boundaries to include specified river corridors and wetlands. Directs the Secretary to complete protection plans for such areas. Authorizes appropriations.

 
HR 3600 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 3600
To modify the boundaries of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 7, 1989
Mr. JONTZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Interior and Insular Affairs
A BILL
To modify the boundaries of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for
other purposes.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Expansion
  Act of 1989'.
SEC. 2. REFERENCE.
  Whenever in this Act a section or other provision is amended or repealed,
  such amendment or repeal shall be considered to be made to that section or
  other provision of the Act entitled `An Act to provide for the establishment
  of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes', approved
  November 5, 1966 (16 U.S.C. 460u et seq.).
SEC. 3. BOUNDARIES.
  Section 1 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 460u) is amended by striking `October
  1986, and numbered 626-80, 033-B,' and inserting `          1989, and
  numbered      ,'.
SEC. 4. RIGHTS-OF-WAYS.
  (a) ROADS- Section 2(a) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 460u-2(a)) is amended by
  adding at the end the following:
  `With the consent of the owner thereof, the Secretary is authorized to
  acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or
  exchange, lands or interests therein for roads and road rights-of-way
  which are owned by a State or a political subdivision thereof when the
  Secretary has determined that such roads or road rights-of-way, developed
  or undeveloped, are no longer necessary for access by the State or the
  political subdivision or the residents thereof or the continuation of
  any such road or right-of-way interferes with the purposes for which the
  lakeshore was established.'.
  (b) UTILITIES- Section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 460u-10) is amended by
  adding at the end the following:
  `The Secretary is authorized to acquire, by donation, purchase with
  donated or appropriated funds or otherwise, existing rights-of-way or
  easements within the lakeshore when the Secretary has determined that such
  rights-of-way or easements are no longer necessary for the provision of
  utility services.'.
SEC. 5. RIVER CORRIDORS AND WETLANDS.
  Section 2 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 460u-2) is amended by adding at the end
  the following:
  `(c)(1) The areas identified as Unit VIII-A, `Little Calumet River Corridor'
  and VIII-B `Salt Creek Corridor on the map referred to in section 1 dated
  , 19  , and numbered          ' shall include, at a minimum, all wetland and
  riverine areas identified by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
  on National Wetlands Inventory maps for the areas. Unit VIII-A shall
  include the segment of the Little Calumet River from the Indiana Dunes
  National Lakeshore's Heron Rookery (Unit IV-A) to the existing boundary of
  the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore at U.S. Route 20. Unit VIII-B shall
  include the segment of Salt Creek from Porter County Road 700 North to the
  boundary of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as it existed or the date
  of enactment of this subsection and shall include the historic site known
  as Gossett Cemetery.
  `(2) Within one year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
  Secretary shall complete a protection plan for these areas which shall
  include (but shall not be limited to) a determination of the lands, waters,
  and interests therein to be acquired to provide for the protection of
  these riverine and wetland systems. The plan shall also include provisions
  for public access for the purposes of fishing, canoeing, hiking and other
  public activities consistent with continued wetland and resource protection.
  `(3) The Secretary shall, upon completion of the plan, publish a detailed
  description and map of the acquisition and protection boundaries established
  under the plan. Such map shall be available for public inspection.
  `(4) The Secretary is hereby granted such authority as may be required to
  implement and administer the plan.
  `(5) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary
  for acquisition of lands designated for acquisition under the plan prepared
  under this paragraph.'.
SEC. 6. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.
  Section 12 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 460u-12) is repealed.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 460u-9) is amended by adding at the end
  the following:
  `In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to carry
  out this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may
  be necessary to acquire lands and interests in lands as a result of the
  amendments made by the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Expansion Act
  of 1989.'.