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[CITE: 16USC470w-8]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
     CHAPTER 1A--HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, AND ANTIQUITIES
 
              SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION
 
                    Part C--General and Miscellaneous
 
Sec. 470w-8. Historic light station sales


(a) In general

    In the event no applicants are approved for the conveyance of a 
historic light station pursuant to section 470w-7 of this title, the 
historic light station shall be offered for sale. Terms of such sales 
shall be developed by the Administrator of General Services and 
consistent with the requirements of section 470w-7, subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) and (H) of subsection (c)(1), and subsection (c)(2), of this 
title. Conveyance documents shall include all necessary covenants to 
protect the historical integrity of the historic light station and 
ensure that any Federal aid to navigation located at the historic light 
station is operated and maintained by the United States for as long as 
needed for that purpose.

(b) Net sale proceeds

    Net sale proceeds from the disposal of a historic light station--
        (1) located on public domain lands shall be transferred to the 
    National Maritime Heritage Grant Program, established by the 
    National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-451) [16 
    U.S.C. 5401 et seq.] within the Department of the Interior; and
        (2) under the administrative control of the Coast Guard shall be 
    credited to the Coast Guard's Operating Expenses appropriation 
    account, and shall be available for obligation and expenditure for 
    the maintenance of light stations remaining under the administrative 
    control of the Coast Guard, such funds to remain available until 
    expended and shall be available in addition to funds available in 
    the Operating Expense appropriation for this purpose.

(Pub. L. 89-665, title III, Sec. 309, as added Pub. L. 106-355, Sec. 3, 
Oct. 24, 2000, 114 Stat. 1389.)

                       References in Text

    The National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994, referred to in subsec. 
(b)(1), is Pub. L. 103-451, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4769, as amended, 
which is classified generally to chapter 74 (Sec. 5401 et seq.) of this 
title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short 
Title note set out under section 5401 of this title and Tables.
