Pub. L. 102-484, div. B, tit. XXVIII, subtit. D, sec. 2855

TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO CERTAIN MAPS INVOLVING COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM.

EnactedYear: 1992Length: 616 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 2855. TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO CERTAIN MAPS INVOLVING COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM. (a) Technical Revisions Required.— Not later than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall make such technical revisions to the maps described in subsection (c) as are necessary to ensure that— (1) on the maps referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2), depictions of areas as “otherwise protected areas” do not include any area that is not an otherwise protected area within the meaning of that term under section 12 of the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note); (2) on the map referred to in subsection (c)(2)(C), depictions of areas as “otherwise protected areas” identified as “VA–60P” do not include— 106 STAT. 2627 (A) any area that is located south of the north bank of the Salt Ponds Inlet in Hampton, Virginia; and (B) the area that is located north of the line described in subsection (d), other than any part of that area which is an otherwise protected area within the meaning of that term under section 12 of the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note); (3) on the map referred to in subsection (c)(2)(A), the area consisting of approximately 5,221 acres and owned by the National Audubon Society as of September 28, 1992 (known as the “Audubon Sanctuary”), along with the associated aquatic habitat of Pine Island Bay and Goat Island Bay shall be designated and depicted as NC–01, a unit of the Coastal Barrier Resources System by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (b); and (4) on the map referred to in subsection (c)(2)(C), areas designated as “otherwise protected areas” identified as “VA– 60P” that are— (A) north of the north bank of Salt Ponds Inlet in Hampton, Virginia; and (B) south of the line described in subsection (d), shall be designated and depicted on the map as VA–60, a unit of the Coastal Barrier Resources System by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (5) of this subsection. (b) Special Rule for Certain Revisions.— In designating the units in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior may make any minor and technical modifications to the boundaries of such unit as may be necessary to correct existing clerical and typographical errors in the map. The local government in which the unit is located may recommend any corrections to be considered by the Secretary. (c) Maps Described.— The maps referred to in subsection (a) are— (1) included in a set of maps entitled “Coastal Barrier Resources System”, dated October 24, 1990; and (2) entitled, respectively— (A) “Pine Island Bay Unit, NC–01P”, (B) “Roosevelt Natural Area Unit, NC–05P”, and (C) “Plum Island Unit VA–59P Long Creek Unit VA– 60P”. (d) Line Described.— The line referred to in subsection (a)(2)(B) is a line described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe in the low water line of Chesapeake Bay; said iron pipe being located 265.00 feet in a southerly direction from the south eastern corner of Fox Hill Shores Subdivision (as shown in Plat Book 9, page 161 as recorded in the Circuit Court for the City of Hampton, Virginia) and from this TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING running thence North 66 degrees 47 minutes 46 seconds West 995.79 feet to a found iron pipe; thence South 15 degrees 47 minutes 20 seconds East 270.65 feet to a found iron pipe; thence South 73 degrees 59 minutes 57 seconds West 836.68 feet to a point marking the low water line of Long Creek; being known as the southerly property line of Riley’s Way.