PUBLIC LAW 104-324—OCT. 19, 1996 110 STAT. 3953 and for such other uses as the Secretary determines to be not inconsistent or incompatible with such uses; (B) such property or any part of such property ceases to be maintained in a manner that ensures its present or future use as a Coast Guard aid to navigation; or (C) such property or any part of such property ceases to be maintained in a manner consistent with the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). (c) INSPECTION.—The State Historic Preservation Officer of the State of Maine may at any time inspect any lighthouse, and any real property and improvements associated therewith, that is conveyed under this section to an entity that is not a Federal agency, without notice, for purposes of ensuring that the lighthouse is being maintained in the manner required under subsection (b). The Institute, and conveyees under subsection (d) that are not Federal agencies, shall cooperate with the official referred to in the preceding sentence in the inspections of that official under this subsection. (d) CONVEYANCE OF LIGHTHOUSES.— (1) REQUIREMENT.— The Secretary shall convey, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the lighthouses identified in subsection (a)(2), together with any real property and improvements associated therewith, to one or more entities identified under paragraph (2) and approved by the committee established under paragraph (3) in accordance with the provisions of such paragraph (3). (2) IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— (A) IN GENERAL. — Subject to subparagraph (B), the Institute shall identify entities eligible for the conveyance of a lighthouse under this subsection. Such entities shall include any department or agency of the Federal Government, any department or agency of the government of the State of Maine, any local government in that State, or any nonprofit corporation, educational agency, or community development organization that— (i) is financially able to maintain the lighthouse (and any real property and improvements conveyed therewith) in accordance with the conditions set forth in subsection (b); (ii) has agreed to permit the inspections referred to in subsection (c); and (iii) has agreed to comply with the conditions set forth in subsection (b); and to have such conditions recorded with the deed of title to the lighthouse and any real property and improvements that may be conveyed therewith. (B) ORDER OF PRIORITY. —In identifying entities eligible for the conveyance of a lighthouse under this paragraph, the Institute shall give priority to entities in the following order, which are also the exclusive entities eligible for the conveyance of a lighthouse under this section: (i) Agencies of the Federal Government. (ii) Entities of the government of the State of Maine. (iii) Entities of local governments in the State of Maine.
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