Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1578 To repeal the requirement directing the Administrator of General Services to sell Federal property in Plum Island, New York, and to establish certain requirements for its final disposition including preservation of the island for conservation, education, and research, and for other pur- poses. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 6, 2019 Mr. ZELDIN (for himself, Ms. DELAURO, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. MENG, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. LANGEVIN, and Mr. DELGADO) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider- ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To repeal the requirement directing the Administrator of General Services to sell Federal property in Plum Island, New York, and to establish certain requirements for its final disposition including preservation of the island for conservation, education, and research, and for other pur- poses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:37 Mar 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1578.IH H1578 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1578 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Plum Island Preserva- 2 tion Act of 2019’’. 3 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO SELL CERTAIN FED- 4 ERAL PROPERTY IN PLUM ISLAND, NEW 5 YORK. 6 (a) SALE.—Section 540 of title V of division D of 7 the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Con- 8 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110–329; 9 122 Stat. 3688) is repealed. 10 (b) DETERMINATION.—Section 538 of title V of divi- 11 sion D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 12 (Public Law 112–74; 125 Stat. 976) is repealed. 13 SEC. 3. PRESERVATION OF PLUM ISLAND, NEW YORK FOR 14 CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND RE- 15 SEARCH. 16 In the case of the disposition of Plum Island, New 17 York, the property and assets subject to such disposition 18 shall, under chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United 19 States Code, be limited to the purposes of conservation, 20 education, and research. 21 SEC. 4. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF PLUM ISLAND LIGHT 22 STATION. 23 (a) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.— 24 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a spe- 25 cial resource study of the study area. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:37 Mar 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1578.IH H1578 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1578 IH (2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under 1 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 2 (A) evaluate the national significance of 3 the study area; 4 (B) determine the suitability and feasibility 5 of designating the study area as a unit of the 6 National Park System; 7 (C) consider other alternatives for preser- 8 vation, protection, and interpretation of the 9 study area by the Federal Government, State or 10 local government entities, or private and non- 11 profit organizations; 12 (D) consult with interested Federal agen- 13 cies, State or local governmental entities, pri- 14 vate and nonprofit organizations, or any other 15 interested individuals; and 16 (E) identify cost estimates for any Federal 17 acquisition, development, interpretation, oper- 18 ation, and maintenance associated with the al- 19 ternatives. 20 (3) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required 21 under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accord- 22 ance with section 100507 of title 54, United States 23 Code. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:37 Mar 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1578.IH H1578 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 1578 IH (4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 1 date on which funds are first made available for the 2 study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sub- 3 mit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- 4 sources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 5 Resources of the House of Representatives a report 6 that describes— 7 (A) the results of the study; and 8 (B) any conclusions and recommendations 9 of the Secretary. 10 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 11 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 12 the Secretary of the Interior. 13 (2) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 14 means Plum Island Light Station (USCG number 15 1–21090), a historic granite lighthouse originally 16 built in 1869 located on the northwest corner of 17 Plum Island, New York, and as listed on the Na- 18 tional Register of Historic Places on February 18, 19 2011. 20 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:37 Mar 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1578.IH H1578 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS