Dry Tortugas National Park Establishment Act

Summary

Dry Tortugas National Park Establishment Act - Redesignates Fort Jefferson National Monument, Florida, as Dry Tortugas National Park. Specifies that the park shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a unit of the National Park Service and managed for specified purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) acquire lands and interests in land within the park by donation or exchange; (2) exchange those Federal lands which were deleted from the park by specified boundary modifications and which are directly adjacent to lands owned by the State of Florida outside the park, for lands owned by Florida within the park boundary; and (3) acquire and operate an administrative site in Key West, Florida. Provides for the transfer to the Secretary of jurisdiction over lands within the park boundaries determined by the U.S. Coast Guard to be excess to its needs, subject to specified requirements. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

1. 18 June 1992

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 June 1992

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 June 1992

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 18 June 1992

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Sponsors

• Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• · sseg00 · Standing

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