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Preservation and administration. 16 USC 410gg-2. Fishing.

Biscayne National Monument, abolition.

Designation of wilderness areas, report to President and Congress. 16 USC 410gg-3. 16 USC 1132.

Management plan, submittal to congressional committees. 16 USC 410gg-4.

16 USC la-7. Appropriation authorization. 16 USC 410gg-5.

PUBLIC LAW 96-287—JUNE 28, 1980 Secretary of the desire of such owner that his property be promptly acquired, and the Secretary shall give immediate and careful consideration, subject to the availability of funds, to the prompt acquisition of such property. SEC. 103. (a) The Secretary shall preserve and administer the park in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat, 535; 16 U.S.C. 1-4), as amended and supplemented. The waters within the park shall continue to be open to fishing in conformity with the laws of the State of Florida except as the Secretary, after consultation with appropriate officials of said State, designates species for which, areas and times within which, and methods by which fishing is prohibited, limited, or otherwise regulated in the interest of sound conservation to achieve the purposes for which the park is established: Provided, That with respect to lands donated by the State after the effective date- of this Act, fishing shall be in conformance with State law. 03) The Biscayne National Monument, as authorized by the Act of October 18, 1968 (82 Stat. 1188; 16 U.S.C. 450qq), as amended, is abolished as such, and all lands, waters, and interests therein acquired or reserved for such monument are hereby incorporated within and made a part of the park. Any funds available for the purposes of such monument are hereby made available for the purposes of the park, and authorizations of funds for the monument shall continue to be available for the park. SEC. 104. Within three complete fiscal years from the effective date of this Act, the Secretary shall review the area within the park and shall report to the President and the Congress, in accordance with subsections 3(c) and (d) of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890), his recommendations as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the park for designation as wilderness. Any designation of any such areas as wilderness shall be accomplished in accordance with said subsections of the Wilderness Act. SEC. 105. Within two complete fiscal years from the effective date of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate, a revised comprehensive general management plan for the park consistent with the provisions of this title and pursuant to the provisions of section V2.Qo) of the Act of August 18, 1970 (84 Stat. 825), as amended (16 U.S.C. l a - 1 et seq.). SEC. 106. In addition to the sums previously authorized to be appropriated for Biscayne National Monument, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the administration of the park, and not to exceed $8,500,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests therein, as provided in this title. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no fees shall be charged for entrance or admission to the park. TITLE II—FORT JEFFERSON NATIONAL MONUMENT

Findings and establishment.

SEC. 201. The Congress recognizes the need for stabilizing and protecting the masonry fortifications at Fort Jefferson and for protecting and interpreting a pristine natural environment including the entire Dry Tortugas group of islands and their associated marine environments, significant coral formations, fish and other marine animal populations, and populations of nesting and migrating birds, all of which are located within Fort Jefferson National Monument,

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