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Union Calendar No. 252 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4003 

[Report No. 111–436] 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study 

to evaluate resources in the Hudson River Valley in the State of New 

York to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the site 

as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 3, 2009 

Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mrs. LOWEY, and Mr. ENGEL) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

MARCH 11, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Mr. TONKO, Mr. MURPHY of New York, and Mr. HALL

of New York 

MARCH 11, 2010 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 3, 2009] 


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A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 

resource study to evaluate resources in the Hudson River 

Valley in the State of New York to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the site as a unit 

of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Hudson River Valley 

5 Special Resource Study Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

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

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

11 (A) means the portion of the Hudson River 

12 that flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward 

13 to the southern-most boundary of Westchester 

14 County, New York; and 

15 (B) includes any relevant sites and land16 scapes within the counties in New York that abut 

17 the area described in subparagraph (A). 

18 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as funds are made avail20 able for this purpose, the Secretary shall complete a special 

21 resource study of the Hudson River Valley in the State of 

22 New York to evaluate— 

23 (1) the national significance of the area; and 

24 (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating 

25 the area as a unit of the National Park System. 


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1 (b) STUDY GUIDELINES.—In conducting the study 

2 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

3 (1) use the criteria for the study of areas for po4 tential inclusion in the National Park System in ac5 cordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 

6 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)); 

7 (2) determine the effect of the designation of the 

8 area as a unit of the National Park System on exist9 ing commercial and recreational activities, including 

10 but not limited to hunting, fishing, trapping, rec11 reational shooting, motor boat use, off-highway vehicle 

12 use, snowmobile use, and on the authorization, con13 struction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of 

14 energy production and transmission infrastructure, 

15 and the effect on the authority of State and local gov16 ernments to manage those activities; 

17 (3) identify any authorities that will compel or 

18 permit the Secretary to influence local land use deci19 sions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non20 Federal land if the area is designated a unit of the 

21 National Park System; and 

22 (4) closely examine park unit models, in par23 ticular national river and recreation areas, as well as 

24 other landscape protection models, that— 


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1 (A) encompass large areas of non-Federal 

2 lands within their designated boundaries; 

3 (B) foster public and private collaborative 

4 arrangements for achieving National Park Serv5 ice objectives; and 

6 (C) protect and respect the rights of private 

7 land owners. 

8 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

9 Not later than 36 months after the date that funds are 

10 first made available for this purpose, the Secretary shall 

11 submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

12 of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat13 ural Resources of the Senate a report on the findings, con14 clusions, and recommendations of the study authorized by 

15 this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 252 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4003 

[Report No. 111–436] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 

Park System, and for other purposes. of establishing the site as a unit of the National York to determine the suitability and feasibility the Hudson River Valley in the State of New a special resource study to evaluate resources in 

MARCH 11, 2010 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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