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    16 USC Sec. 470w-8                                          01/08/2008

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    TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
    CHAPTER 1A - HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, AND ANTIQUITIES
    SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION
    Part C - General and Miscellaneous

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    Sec. 470w-8. Historic light station sales

STATUTE

    (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.

SOURCE

    (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.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

      For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of
    the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the
    Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of
    Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see
    sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic
    Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization
    Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under
    section 542 of Title 6.