,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,pallone introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend section #g of      
,public ,law #ajj-eae 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#abdd note7 to promote continued use of 
the ,james ,j4 ,howard ,marine ,sciences
 ,laboratory at ,gateway ,national      
,recreation ,area by the ,national      
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration4  #a4 ,transfer of the  
,james ,j4 ,howard ,marine ,sciences    
,laboratory ,section #g of ,public ,law 
#ajj-eae 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abdd note7 is  
amended by striking subsection 7b7 and  
inserting the following3  7b7 ,transfer 
from the ,state to the ,national        
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration  7#a7 ,in general       
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 or the provisions of the ,august   
#ac1 #aiia1 ,ground ,lease ,agreement   

7,lease7 between the ,department of the 
,interior and the ,state of ,new ,jersey
 7,state71 upon notice to the ,national 
,park ,service1 the ,state may transfer 
without consideration1 and the ,national
 ,oceanic and ,atmospheric              
,administration may accept1 all ,state  
improvements within the land assignment 
and right of way1 including the ,james  
,j4 ,howard ,marine ,sciences           
,laboratory 7,laboratory71 two parking  
lots1 and the seawater supply and       
backflow pipes as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ,gateway ,national     
,recreation ,area1 ,james ,j4 ,howard   
,marine ,science ,laboratory ,land      
,assignment1 numbered #fdf_/adb1eha;,a1 
and dated ,april #bjah 7,map7 and any   
related ,state personal property4  7#b7 
,lease amendment ,upon the transfer     
authorized in paragraph 7#a71 the ,lease
 shall be amended to exclude any        
obligations of the ,state and the       
,department of the ,interior related to 
the ,laboratory and associated property 

and improvements transferred to the     
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration4 ,however1 all          
obligations of the ,state to            
rehabilitate ,building #gd and modify   
landscaping on the surrounding property 
as depicted on the ,map1 under the      
,lease and pursuant to subsection 7a71  
shall remain in full force and effect4  
7#c7 ,use by the ,national ,oceanic and 
,atmospheric ,administration ,upon the  
transfer authorized in paragraph 7#a71  
the ,administrator of the ,national     
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration is authorized to use the
 land generally depicted on the ,map as 
a land assignment and right of way and  
associated land and appurtenances for   
continued use of the ,laboratory1       
including providing maintenance and     
repair1 and access to the ,laboratory1  
the parking lots and the seawater supply
 and back flow pipes1 without           
consideration1 except for reimbursement 
to the ,national ,park ,service of      

agreed upon reasonable actual costs of  
subsequently provided goods and         
services4  7#d7 ,agreement between the  
,national ,park ,service and the        
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration ,upon the transfer      
authorized in paragraph 7#a71 the       
,director of the ,national ,park        
,service and the ,administrator of the  
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration shall enter into an     
agreement addressing responsibilities   
pertaining to the use of the land       
assignment within the ,sandy ,hook ,unit
 of the ,gateway ,national ,recreation  
,area as authorized in paragraph 7#c74  
,the agreement shall prohibit any new   
construction on this land1 permanent or 
nonpermanent1 or significant alteration 
to the exterior of the ,laboratory1     
without ,national ,park ,service        
approval4  7#e7 ,restoration  7,a7      
,notwithstanding any provision of the   
,lease to the contrary1 if the ,state   
does not transfer the improvements as   

authorized in paragraph 7#a71 and these 
improvements are not used as or in      
support of a marine science laboratory1 
the ,state shall demolish and remove the
 improvements and restore the land in   
accordance with the standards set forth 
by the ,national ,park ,service1 free of
 unacceptable encumbrances and in       
compliance with all applicable laws and 
regulations regarding known             
contaminants4  7,b7 ,if the ,national   
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration accepts the improvements
 as authorized in paragraph 7#a7 and    
these improvements are not used as or in
 support of a marine science laboratory1
 the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric
 ,administration shall be responsible   
for demolishing and removing these      
improvements and restoring the land1 in 
accordance with the standards set forth 
by the ,national ,park ,service1 free of
 unacceptable encumbrances and in       
compliance with all applicable laws and 
regulations regarding known             

contaminants4  4