Bill Details
S.412 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced Date
2025-02-05
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
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Cosponsors
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This bill would keep Plum Island, New York, protected forever for conservation, to honor its history and culture, and to maintain public access. It directs the federal government to start a planning process within 180 days to shape a future ecological management plan for the island. The plan would be developed with help from federal and state agencies, tribal governments, and other interested groups. The bill also requires regular reports to Congress on what is being discussed, who is involved, and what the planning process leads to.
- Plum Island and related federal property, including the Orient Point terminal and facilities, would be preserved permanently.
- The goals are environmental protection, recognizing the island’s historical and cultural importance, and keeping access to the island.
- The General Services Administration, working with the Department of Homeland Security and others, must begin formal planning sessions within 180 days.
- Congress must receive updates on the process every year, including who was consulted, what was discussed, the expected or actual results, and any recommended next steps.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 412 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 412
To prescribe requirements relating to the management of the
consolidated Federal asset commonly known as Plum Island, New York, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 5, 2025
Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr.
Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prescribe requirements relating to the management of the
consolidated Federal asset commonly known as Plum Island, New York, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Plum Island Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF PLUM ISLAND, NEW YORK.
(a) In General.--The consolidated Federal asset commonly known as
Plum Island, New York, and all associated real and personal properties,
including the Orient Point, New York, terminal and facilities (referred
to in this section as ``Plum Island''), shall be protected in
perpetuity for the purposes of--
(1) ecological conservation;
(2) discovery and celebration of the historical and
cultural heritage of Plum Island; and
(3) maintaining access to Plum Island.
(b) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services (referred
to in this section as the ``Administrator''), in consultation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Interior, relevant
Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, and other stakeholders,
shall initiate a process to commence formal visioning sessions that may
form the basis for a future ecological management plan for Plum Island
in accordance with subsection (a).
(c) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which the
Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Secretary of the Interior, relevant Federal and State agencies,
Tribal governments, and other stakeholders, initiates the process
required under subsection (b), and each year thereafter until the date
that is 1 year after the date on which the visioning sessions required
under that subsection are completed, the Administrator shall submit to
the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Energy and
Commerce, Natural Resources, and Oversight and Accountability of the
House of Representatives a report that describes--
(1) the Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, and
other stakeholders consulted during those visioning sessions;
(2) the items discussed or reviewed during that process for
the period covered by the applicable report;
(3) the outcomes of that process, or expected outcomes if
the process is ongoing;
(4) if that process is not completed, the estimated
timeline for completion; and
(5) if that process is completed, the recommendations from
those visioning sessions that may form the basis for a future
ecological management plan for Plum Island.
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