S. 535: Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-09 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-69.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-69. (final step reached)
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Official title

Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease to the Savannah Bar Pilots Association or a successor organization up to 30,000 square feet of land and improvements in Fort Pulaski National Monument in Georgia at the location on Cockspur Island that has been used continuously by the Association since 1940. Instructs the Secretary to require a rental fee based on fair market value adjusted, as deemed appropriate, for amounts to be expended by the lessee for property preservation and related expenses. Requires the deposit of the proceeds received from such fee into a special account in the Treasury related to rental payments made under leases for the use of buildings and associated property administered as part of the National Park System. Requires a lease entered into under this Act to be made for a term of up to 10 years and, at the Secretary's discretion, for successive terms of up to 10 years at a time and to include any terms and conditions necessary for the protection of the resources of the Monument and the public interest. Exempts the lease authorized by this Act, except as provided above, from certain provisions related to the leasing of buildings and property administered as part of the System and the leasing of federal buildings and property.

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Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · 1 cosponsors

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s535.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s535 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112