BURNT COAT HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE.

SEC. 327. BURNT COAT HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE. (a) Authority To Transfer.— (1) In general.— The Secretary of Transportation shall convey by any appropriate means to the Town of Swan’s Island. Swans Island, Maine, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to property comprising the Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse. (2) Identification of property.— The Secretary may identify, describe, and determine property conveyed pursuant to this subsection. (b) Terms and Conditions.— (1) In general.— The conveyance of property pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made— (A) without payment of consideration; and (B) subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may consider appropriate. (2) Use of property.— The property conveyed pursuant to subsection (a) may be used for educational, historic, recreational, and cultural programs open to and for the benefit of the general public. Theme displays, museums, gift shops, open exhibits, meeting rooms, and an office and quarters for personnel in connection with security and administration of the property are expressly authorized. Other uses not inconsistent with the foregoing uses are permitted unless the Secretary shall reasonably determine that such uses are incompatible with the historic nature of the property or with other provisions of this section. (3) Reversionary interest.— In addition to any term or condition established pursuant to paragraph (1), any conveyance of property comprising the Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that all right, title, and interest in and to the property so conveyed shall immediately revert to the United States if the property, or any part thereof— 107 STAT. 2435 (A) ceases to be used as a nonprofit center for public benefit for the interpretation and preservation of the material culture of the United States Coast Guard and the maritime history of the State of Maine; (B) ceases to be maintained in a manner that ensures its present or future use as a Coast Guard aid to navigation; or (C) ceases to be maintained in a manner consistent with the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). (4) Required conditions.— Any conveyance of property pursuant to this section shall be made subject to such conditions as the Secretary considers to be necessary to assure that— (A) the light, antennas, sound signal, and associated lighthouse equipment located on the property conveyed, which are active aids to navigation, shall continue to be operated and maintained by the United States Government for as long as they are needed for this purpose; (B) the Town of Swan’s Island may not interfere or allow interference in any manner with such aids to navigation without express written permission from the Secretary; (C) there is reserved to the United States the right to relocate, replace, or add any aids to navigation or make any changes on any property as may be necessary for navigation purposes; (D) the United States shall have the right, at any time, to enter such property without notice for the purpose of maintaining aids to navigation; and (E) the United States shall have an easement of access to such property for the purpose of maintaining the aids to navigation in use on the property. (5) Maintenance obligation.— The Town of Swan’s Island shall not have any obligation to maintain any active aid to navigation equipment on property conveyed pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Property To Be Maintained in Accordance with Certain Laws.— The Town of Swan’s Island shall maintain the Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse in accordance with the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) and other applicable laws. (d) Definitions.— For purposes of this section, the term “Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse” means the Coast Guard lighthouse located on Swans Island, Maine, including the keeper’s dwelling, oil house, bell tower and such lands as may be necessary to enable the Swan’s Island Educational Society to operate at the lighthouse a nonprofit center for public benefit.