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 103 STAT. 1916 PUBLIC LAW 101-225—DEC. 12, 1989 (b) The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall administer the SARSAT ground stations. Such administration shall be carried out in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Sec- retary of Defense. (c) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,300,000. Moneys appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain avail- able until expended. Massachusetts. SEC. 221. BOSTON LIGHT STATION. preservation. (&) The Congress finds and declares the following: (1) The Boston Light Station (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Boston Light") on Little Brewster Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, is the Nation's oldest lighthouse station. (2) The Boston Light is a National Historic Landmark and Little Brewster Island is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. As such, they should be administered and maintained in a way that preserves for public enjoyment and appreciation their special historic character. (3) Continued manned operation of the Boston Light will preserve its special historic character. Any proposal to auto- mate or modernize Boston Light must be consistent with the provisions of sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f and 470h-2). (4) Efforts should be undertaken that will facilitate public access to, and enhance the public enjoyment and appreciation of, the Boston Light and Little Brewster Island. (b) The Boston Light shall be operated on a permanently manned basis. The amounts authorized to be appropriated under sections 101 and 102 include funds— (1) for maintenance of the keeper's house and of the Boston Lighthouse; and (2) to enhance public access to the Boston Light and Little Brewster Island, including making pier improvements on the island. (c) The Secretary of Transportation shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Interior, the Massachusetts Department of Environ- mental Management, the Massachusetts Historical Preservation Officer, appropriate local government entities, and private preserva- tion groups, develop a strategy to implement policies regarding the ownership, maintenance, staffing, and use of the Boston Light. The strategy shall propose ways— (1) to provide improved public access to the Boston Light and Little Brewster Island; and (2) to ensure that the special historic character of the Boston Light will be preserved, with the continuing presence of Coast Guard personnel, so as to provide the best possible public enjoyment and appreciation. SEC. 222. COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORA- TION PROGRAM. (a) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPUANCE AND RESTORATION PROGRAM.— Title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new chapter 19 after chapter 17:

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