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PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX D 114 STAT. 2763A-231 up to $9,000,000 for advance, direct lump sum payments for assistance to eligible individuals, businesses, or other entities, to accomplish the purposes of providing assistance to non-Federal entities most affected by fire. To expedite such financial assistance being provided to eligible recipients, the lump sum payments shall not be subject to 7 CFR 3015, 3019, and 3052 related to the administration of Federal financial assistance. SEC. 137. (a) IN GENERAL. —The first section of Public Law 91-660 (16 U.S.C. 459h) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking "That, in" and inserting the following: "SECTION 1. GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE. "(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In"; and - (2) in the second sentence— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (B) by striking "The seashore shall comprise" and inserting the following: "(b) COMPOSITION.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— The seashore shall comprise the areas described in paragraphs (2) and (3). "(2) AREAS INCLUDED IN BOUNDARY PLAN NUMBERED NS- GI-7100J. — The areas described in this paragraph are": and (C) by adding at the end the following: ' "(3) CAT ISLAND. —Upon its acquisition by the Secretary, the area described in this paragraph is the parcel consisting of approximately 2,000 acres of land on Cat Island, Mississippi, as generally depicted on the map entitled 'Boundary Map, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Cat Island, Mississippi', numbered 635/80085, and dated November 9, 1999 (referred to in this title as the 'Cat Island Map'). "(4) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Cat Island Map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.". (b) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— Section 2 of Public Law 91-660 (16 U.S.C. 459h-l) is amended— (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking "lands," and inserting "submerged land, land,"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(e) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary may acquire, from a willing seller only— "(A) all land comprising the parcel described in subsection (b)(3) that is above the mean line of ordinary high tide, lying and being situated in Harrison County, Mississippi; "(B) an easement over the approximately 150-acre parcel depicted as the 'Boddie Family Tract' on the Cat Island Map for the purpose of implementing an agreement with the owners of the parcel concerning the development and use of the parcel; and "(C)(i) land and interests in land on Cat Island outside the 2,000-acre area depicted on the Cat Island Map; and "(ii) submerged land that lies within 1 mile seaward of Cat Island (referred to in this title as the 'buffer zone'),