,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjai,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the          
,secretary of the ,interior to grant to 
,states and local governments easements 
and rights-of-way over ,federal land    
within ,gateway ,national ,recreation   
,area for construction1 operation1 and  
maintenance of projects for control and 
prevention of flooding and shoreline    
erosion4  #a4 ,authority to grant       
easements and rights-of-way over        
,federal lands within ,gateway ,national
 ,recreation ,area ,section #c of       
,public ,law #ib-eib 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#dfj;cc-#b7 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7j7 ,authority ,to  
grant easements and rights-of-,way  7#a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the     
,interior may grant1 to any ,state or   
local government1 an easement or        

right-of-way over ,federal lands within 
,gateway ,national ,recreation ,area for
 construction1 operation1 and           
maintenance of projects for control and 
prevention of flooding and shoreline    
erosion4  7#b7 ,charges and             
reimbursement of costs ,the ,secretary  
may grant such an easement or           
right-of-way without charge for the     
value of the right so conveyed1 except  
for reimbursement of costs incurred by  
the ,united ,states for processing the  
application therefore and managing such 
right4 ,amounts received as such        
reimbursement shall be credited to the  
relevant appropriation account4  4