BLOCK ISLAND SOUTHEAST LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION.

SEC. 223. BLOCK ISLAND SOUTHEAST LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION. (a) Conveyance.—(1) The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may convey, by any appropriate means, all right, title and interest of the United States in the Block Island Southeast Lighthouse to the Block Island Southeast Light-house Foundation (hereafter referred to as the “Foundation”) of the town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island. (2) The purpose of this conveyance is to establish and maintain a nonprofit center for the public at the Block Island Southeast Light-house for interpretation and preservation of the culture of the United States Coast Guard and Block Island’s maritime history. (3) The Secretary may not transfer the Block Island Southeast Lighthouse until the Foundation or the State of Rhode Island, acting on its behalf, requests from the Secretary that the transfer occur. (b) Terms and Conditions.—The conveyance shall be made— (1) without payment of consideration; (2) subject to the condition that if the property, or any part of the property, ceases to be used for the purpose of this section, title to all such property shall be deemed to have immediately reverted to the United States; and (3) subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may impose. (c) Requirements.—The conveyance shall include provisions necessary to assure that— (1) the light, antennae, sound signal, and associated equipment which are active aids to navigation shall continue to be operated and maintained by the United States; (2) the Foundation will not interfere or allow interference in any manner with navigational aids without written permission of the United States; (3) there is reserved to the United States the right to relocate, replace, or add any navigational aids, or make any changes on any portion of the property as may be necessary for navigation purposes; (4) the United States shall have the right, at any time, to enter the property without notice to maintain navigational aids; and (5) the United States shall have an easement for access to the property to maintain navigational aids. (d) Property Description.—The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall identify, describe, and determine the property to be conveyed under this section. (e) Definition.—For purposes of this section, “Block Island South-east Lighthouse” means the lighthouse and attached keeper’s dwelling, several ancillary buildings, a fog signal, and land (but not less than nine acres) necessary to carry out the purposes of this section located in the town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island. (f) Strategy.—The Secretary of Transportation shall within six months of the date of enactment, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, appropriate state, local, and other governmental 103 STAT. 1920 entities, and private preservation groups, develop a strategy regarding the ownership, maintenance, operation, and use of the Block Island Southeast Lighthouse that will preserve the special historic character of the Lighthouse and ensure public access. Any proposal must be consistent with the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), other applicable law, and efforts to interpret and preserve the material culture of the United States Coast Guard and Block Island’s maritime history.