IIB 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1501 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 29, 2014 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability 

and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs’ 

Monument in Fort Greene Park, in the New York City 

borough of Brooklyn, as a unit of the National Park 

System. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. PRISON SHIP MARTYRS’ MONUMENT STUDY; 

2 REPORT. 

3 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

4 ‘‘Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument Preservation Act’’. 

5 (b) STUDY.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte7 rior shall complete a study to determine the suit8 ability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship 

9 Martyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene Park, in the 

10 New York City borough of Brooklyn, as a unit of the 

11 National Park System. 

12 (2) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required 

13 under this subsection shall be conducted in accord14 ance with section 8(c) of the National Park System 

15 General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)). 

16 (3) CONTENT OF STUDY.—The study shall in17 clude— 

18 (A) an analysis of operational issues that 

19 should be considered if the Prison Ship Mar20 tyrs’ Monument were to be designated as a unit 

21 of the National Park System; 

22 (B) an analysis of the feasibility of admin23 istering the Prison Ships Martyrs’ Monument, 

24 considering its size, configuration, and other 

25 factors, including an annual cost estimate; 


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1 (C) an analysis of the economic, edu2 cational, and other impacts of the designation 

3 of the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument as a 

4 unit of the National Park System; 

5 (D) an analysis of the effect of the des6 ignation of the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument 

7 as a unit of the National Park System on— 

8 (i) existing commercial and rec9 reational activities, and on the authoriza10 tion, construction, operation, maintenance, 

11 or improvement of energy production and 

12 transmission infrastructure; and 

13 (ii) the authority of State and local 

14 governments to manage those activities; 

15 and 

16 (E) an identification of any authorities, in17 cluding condemnation, that will compel or per18 mit the Secretary of the Interior to influence or 

19 participate in local land use decisions (such as 

20 zoning) or place restrictions on non-Federal 

21 lands if the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument is 

22 designated as a unit of the National Park Sys23 tem. 

24 (c) NOTIFICATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWN25 ERS.—Upon commencement of the study, owners of priVerDate Mar 15 2010 03:19 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1501.RFS H1501

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1 vate property in or adjacent to the Prison Ship Martyrs’ 

2 Monument shall be notified of the study’s commencement 

3 and scope. 

4 (d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 

6 shall transmit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 

7 the House of Representatives and the Committee on En8 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report con9 taining the conclusions of the study required by subsection 

10 (b). 

Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2014. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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