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Calendar No. 147 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 46 

[Report No. 115–110] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 31, 2017 

Received 

MARCH 7, 2017 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

JUNE 14, 2017 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 

special resource study of Fort Ontario in the State of 

New York. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fort Ontario Study 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress makes the following findings: 

3 (1) From 1755 until 1814, Fort Ontario and 

4 three previous fortifications built on the site of the 

5 Fort in Oswego, New York, on the shore of Lake 

6 Ontario were used as military installations during 

7 the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, 

8 and the War of 1812. 

9 (2) The original fort, erected by the British in 

10 1755, was destroyed by French forces in 1756. The 

11 fort was rebuilt and subsequently destroyed during 

12 both the American Revolution and the War of 1812. 

13 The star-shaped fort was constructed on the site of 

14 the original fortifications in the 1840s, with im15 provements made from 1863 through 1872. 

16 (3) The United States Armed Forces began ex17 panding Fort Ontario in the early 20th century and 

18 by 1941, approximately 125 buildings stood at the 

19 fort. 

20 (4) On June 9, 1944, President Franklin D. 

21 Roosevelt announced that Fort Ontario would serve 

22 as the Nation’s only Emergency Refugee Camp dur23 ing World War II. From August of 1944 until Feb24 ruary 1946, nearly 1,000 refugees were sheltered at 

25 Fort Ontario. 


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1 (5) Fort Ontario was conveyed from the Fed2 eral Government to the State of New York in 1946; 

3 it was used to house World War II veterans and 

4 their families and then converted to a State historic 

5 site in 1953. 

6 (6) A post cemetery containing the graves of 77 

7 officers, soldiers, women, and children who served at 

8 Fort Ontario in war and peace is situated on the 

9 grounds of the fort. 

10 (7) In 1970, Fort Ontario was placed on the 

11 National Register of Historic Places. 

12 SEC. 3. FORT ONTARIO SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 

13 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior (referred 

14 to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall conduct a spe15 cial resource study of Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York. 

16 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub17 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

18 (1) evaluate the national significance of the 

19 site; 

20 (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 

21 designating the site as a unit of the National Park 

22 System; 

23 (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 

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1 eral, State, or local governmental entities, or private 

2 and nonprofit organizations; 

3 (4) consult with interested Federal, State, or 

4 local governmental entities, private and nonprofit or5 ganizations or any other interested individuals; 

6 (5) determine the effect of the designation of 

7 the site as a unit of the National Park System on 

8 existing commercial and recreational uses and the 

9 effect on State and local governments to manage 

10 those activities; 

11 (6) identify any authorities, including con12 demnation, that may compel or allow the Secretary 

13 to influence or participate in local land use decisions 

14 (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-Federal 

15 land if the site is designated a unit of the National 

16 Park System; and 

17 (7) identify cost estimates for any Federal ac18 quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 

19 maintenance associated with the alternatives. 

20 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study authorized under 

21 subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with sec22 tion 100507 of title 54, United States Code. 

23 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

24 on which funds are first made available for the study 

25 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 


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1 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep2 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 

3 Resources of the Senate a report that describes— 

4 (1) the findings of the study; and 

5 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

6 Secretary. 

7 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

8 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fort Ontario Study 

9 Act’’. 

10 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this Act: 

12 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

13 the Secretary of the Interior. 

14 (2) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ means 

15 Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York. 

16 SEC. 3. FORT ONTARIO SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a spe18 cial resource study of the study area. 

19 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub20 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

21 (1) evaluate the national significance of the 

22 study area; 

23 (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 

24 designating the study area as a unit of the National 

25 Park System; 


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1 (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 

2 protection, and interpretation of the study area by the 

3 Federal Government, State or local government enti4 ties, or private and nonprofit organizations; 

5 (4) consult with interested Federal agencies, 

6 State or local governmental entities, private and non7 profit organizations, or any other interested individ8 uals; and 

9 (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acqui10 sition, development, interpretation, operation, and 

11 maintenance associated with the alternatives. 

12 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under sub13 section (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 

14 100507 of title 54, United States Code. 

15 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

16 on which funds are first made available to carry out the 

17 study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 

18 the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep19 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re20 sources of the Senate a report that describes— 

21 (1) the results of the study; and 

22 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

23 Secretary. 


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Calendar No. 147 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 46 

[Report No. 115–110] 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conthe State of New York. duct a special resource study of Fort Ontario in 

JUNE 14, 2017 

Reported with an amendment 


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