,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bab #aahth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cei 
,report ,no4 #aah-bfc ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,january #ac1  
#bjbc,mrs4 ,gonzlez-,coln 7for herself  
and ,mr4 ,sablan7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,november #c1 #bjbc,reported from the   
,committee on ,natural ,resources2      
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to establish ,fort ,san        
,gernimo del ,boquern in ,puerto ,rico  
as an affiliated area of the ,national  
,park ,system1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,fort ,san ,gernimo             
,preservation ,act4  #b4 ,definitions   
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,fort ,san ,gernimo 
del ,boquern ,the term ,fort ,san       
,gernimo del ,boquern 7also known as    
,fortn de ,san ,gernimo del ,boquern7   
means the fort and grounds listed on the

 ,national ,register of ,historic       
,places and located near ,old ,san      
,juan1 ,puerto ,rico4  7#b7 ,secretary  
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of the ,interior4  #c4       
,establishment of affiliated area  7a7  
,in general ,fort ,san ,gernimo del     
,boquern in ,puerto ,rico is established
 as an affiliated area of the ,national 
,park ,system4  7b7 ,description of     
affiliated area ,the affiliated area    
shall consist of the area generally     
depicted on the map titled ,fort ,san   
,gernimo ,proposed ,affiliated ,area1   
numbered #iaj_/agffih1 and dated ,july  
#bjba4  7c7 ,administration ,the        
affiliated area shall be managed in     
accordance with-- 7#a7 this ,act2 and   
7#b7 any law generally applicable to    
units of the ,national ,park ,system4   
7d7 ,management entity ,the ,institute  
of ,puerto ,rican ,culture shall be the 
management entity for the affiliated    
area4  7e7 ,cooperative agreements ,the 
,secretary may provide technical        

assistance and enter into cooperative   
agreements with the management entity   
for the purpose of providing financial  
assistance for the marketing1 marking1  
interpretation1 and preservation of the 
affiliated area4  7f7 ,limited role of  
the secretary ,nothing in this section  
authorizes the ,secretary to acquire    
property at the affiliated area or to   
assume managerial or financial          
responsibility for the operation1       
maintenance1 or management of the       
affiliated area4  7g7 ,management plan  
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in    
consultation with the management entity1
 shall develop a management plan for the
 affiliated area4  7#b7 ,transmittal    
,not later than #c years after the date 
on which funds are first made available 
to carry out this section1 the          
,secretary shall submit the management  
plan developed under paragraph 7#a7 to  
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      

,resources of the ,senate4  7h7 ,private
 ,property ,protection ,nothing in this 
,act affects the land use rights of     
private property owners adjacent to     
,fort ,san ,gernimo del ,boquern4  7i7  
,no ,buffer ,zones  7#a7 ,in general    
,nothing in this ,act shall be construed
 to create buffer zones outside of ,fort
 ,san ,gernimo del ,boquern4  7#b7      
,activity or use outside ,fort ,san     
,gernimo del ,boquern ,the fact that an 
activity or use can be seen1 heard1 or  
detected from within ,fort ,san ,gernimo
 del ,boquern shall not preclude1 limit1
 control1 regulate1 or determine the    
conduct or management of activities or  
uses outside of ,fort ,san ,gernimo del 
,boquern4  ,november #c1                
#bjbc;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed