Bill Details
S.413 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced Date
2025-02-05
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committees
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Cosponsors
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This bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to study Plum Island in New York and decide whether all or part of it should become part of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System, or be protected in some other way. The study would look at the island’s importance, gather input from government agencies and other interested groups, and estimate the costs of buying, developing, running, and maintaining any possible federal protection plan. After the study is funded, the Secretary would have up to three years to send Congress a report with the findings and any recommendations.
- It focuses on Plum Island, including related facilities, transportation assets, and infrastructure that support the island and access to it.
- The study must judge the island’s national importance and consider different ways to protect its natural and historic resources.
- The Secretary must consult with federal, state, and local governments, as well as private, nonprofit, and other interested groups or people.
- The final report to Congress must include the study’s results, conclusions, and any recommendations, along with cost estimates for the options considered.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 413 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 413
To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of Plum
Island.
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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 Energy and Natural Resources
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of Plum
Island.
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 Study
Act''.
SEC. 2. PLUM ISLAND PRESERVATION STUDY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the
consolidated Federal asset commonly known as ``Plum Island'' in
the State of New York and all improvements on and to the
Federal asset, including--
(A) the Orient Point facility; and
(B) all real and personal property, all
transportation assets, and all associated
infrastructure that support--
(i) Plum Island operations; and
(ii) access to Plum Island.
(b) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to
determine the appropriateness of--
(A) designating all or a portion of the study area
as a unit of the National Park System or a unit of the
National Wildlife Refuge System; or
(B) providing protection for the resources of the
study area by other means.
(2) Contents.--In conducting the study under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall--
(A) evaluate the national significance of the study
area;
(B) consult with interested Federal agencies, State
or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit
organizations, or any other interested individuals; and
(C) identify cost estimates for any Federal
acquisition, development, interpretation, operation,
and maintenance associated with the alternatives
considered.
(3) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which
funds are first made available to carry out the study under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that
describes--
(A) the findings and conclusions of the study; and
(B) any recommendations of the Secretary.
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