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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5099 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 701
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5099

                          [Report No. 118-295]

  To prescribe requirements relating to the management of the Federal 
    property commonly known as Plum Island, New York, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2024

    Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Murphy, and Mrs. 
  Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

                           December 16, 2024

               Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
  To prescribe requirements relating to the management of the Federal 
    property 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Plum Island Preservation 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF PLUM ISLAND, NEW 
              YORK.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Federal property commonly known as 
Plum Island, New York, shall be protected in perpetuity for the purpose 
of ecological conservation, historical preservation, and the discovery 
and celebration of the shared cultural heritage of the 
Island.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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 relevant Federal and State agencies and other relevant 
stakeholders, shall initiate a process to create a plan for the 
management of the Federal property commonly known as Plum Island, New 
York, in accordance with subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
which the Administrator, in consultation with relevant Federal and 
State agencies and other relevant 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 plan required under that 
subsection is 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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the stakeholders consulted during that 
        process;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the items discussed or reviewed during that 
        process for the period covered by the applicable 
        report;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the outcomes of that process, or expected 
        outcomes if the process is ongoing;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) if that process is not completed, the 
        estimated timeline for completion; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) if that process is completed, the recommended 
        plan for management of the Federal property commonly known as 
        Plum Island, New York, in accordance with subsection 
        (a).</DELETED>

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.
                                                       Calendar No. 701

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 5099

                          [Report No. 118-295]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To prescribe requirements relating to the management of the Federal 
    property commonly known as Plum Island, New York, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 16, 2024

                       Reported with an amendment
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