article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND PRESERVE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. (a) In General.--Section 901 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230) is amended in the second sentence by striking ``twenty thousand acres generally depicted on the map entitled `Barataria Marsh Unit-Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve' numbered 90,000B and dated April 1978,'' and inserting ``23,000 acres generally depicted on the map entitled `Boundary Map, Barataria Preserve Unit, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve', numbered 467/80100, and dated August 2002,''. (b) Acquisition of Land.--Section 902 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230a) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``(a) Within the'' and all that follows through the first sentence and inserting the following: ``(a) In General.-- ``(1) Barataria preserve unit.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may acquire any land, water, and interests in land and water within the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit, as depicted on the map described in section 901, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any other Federal agency, or exchange. ``(B) Limitations.-- ``(i) In general.--With respect to the areas on the map identified as `Bayou aux Carpes Addition' and `CIT Tract Addition'-- ``(I) any Federal land acquired in the areas shall be transferred without consideration to the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service; and ``(II) any private land in the areas may be acquired by the Secretary only with the consent of the owner of the land. ``(ii) Easements.--Any Federal land in the area identified on the map as `CIT Tract Addition' that is transferred under clause (i)(I) shall be subject to any easements that have been agreed to by the Secretary and the Secretary of the Army.''; (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``The Secretary may also'' and inserting the following: ``(2) French quarter.--The Secretary may''; (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``Lands, waters, and interests therein'' and inserting the following: ``(3) Acquisition of state land.--Land, water, and interests in land and water''; and (D) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``In acquiring'' and inserting the following: ``(4) Acquisition of oil and gas rights.-- In acquiring''; (2) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting the following: ``(b) Resource Protection.--With respect to the land, water, and interests in land and water of the Barataria Preserve Unit, the Secretary shall preserve and protect-- ``(1) fresh water drainage patterns; ``(2) vegetative cover; ``(3) the integrity of ecological and biological systems; and ``(4) water and air quality.''; and (3) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (c). (c) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--Section 905 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230d) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``within the core area and on those lands acquired by the Secretary pursuant to section 902(c) of this title, he'' and inserting ``the Secretary''. (d) Administration.--Section 906 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230e) is amended-- (1) by striking the first sentence; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Pending such establishment and thereafter the'' and inserting ``The''. SEC. 3. REFERENCES IN LAW. (a) In General.--Any reference in a law (including regulations), map, document, paper, or other record of the United States-- (1) to the Barataria Marsh Unit shall be considered to be a reference to the Barataria Preserve Unit; or (2) to the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park shall be considered to be a reference to the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. (b) Conforming Amendments.--Title IX of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by striking ``Barataria Marsh Unit'' each place it appears and inserting ``Barataria Preserve Unit''; and (2) by striking ``Jean Lafitte National Historical Park'' each place it appears and inserting ``Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve''. Passed the Senate September 15, 2004. Attest: EMILY J. REYNOLDS, Secretary.
summary: Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004 - Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to: (1) adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Louisiana by increasing the acreage limitation; and (2) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire any such additional land, water, and interests in land and water by donation, purchase, transfer from any other Federal agency, or exchange. Requires, with respect to the Bayou aux Carpes Addition and the CIT Tract Addition, any federal land acquired in such Additions to be transferred without consideration to the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service. Permits the acquisition of any private land in those Additions only with the owner's consent. Subjects any Federal land in the CIT Tract Addition to any easements that have been agreed to by the Secretary and the Secretary of the Army. Modifies and/or eliminates certain provisions related to the acquisition of property within the Unit. Permits hunting, fishing, and trapping within the Unit. (Currently, excludes such activities within the core area of the Unit and on certain lands acquired by the Secretary within the Unit.) Continues to provide for the designation of zones where, and established periods when, no hunting, fishing, or trapping shall be permitted except for public safety reasons.