I would like to comment that the bill doesn't include a requirement to restore, to invest over and above reasonable maintenance. In fact, the requirement for reasonable maintenance of government property exists already; it shouldn't be tied to legislation that is about protecting heritage character and recognizing a special class of structures within the federal inventory.
I think it's important to be clear that any property owner has an obligation to maintain property to a reasonable standard. If it's a case of property that the federal government no longer has a use for and needs to move out of the federal inventory, there are people who Barry and others have mentioned who are interested in becoming the custodians of those sites.
We really need to emphasize that this legislation is not just about holding.... It's certainly not about imposing a higher level of care on federal property. It's about ensuring reasonable maintenance, and it accomplishes a number of other benefits for heritage lighthouses. It's really not just about the maintenance side of the question.