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Union Calendar No. 291 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1501 

[Report No. 113–392] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 11, 2013 

Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself, Mr. CROWLEY, and Mr. ISRAEL) introduced the 

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

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Additional sponsors: Mr. KING of New York, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 

LOWENTHAL, Mr. HOLT, Mr. JONES, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. MENG, and Mr. 

HORSFORD

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Reported with an amendment, 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 April 11, 2013] 


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A BILL 

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. 


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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. PRISON SHIP MARTYRS’ MONUMENT STUDY; RE4 PORT. 

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

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

7 (b) STUDY.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 

9 shall complete a study to determine the suitability 

10 and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Mar11 tyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene Park, in the New 

12 York City borough of Brooklyn, as a unit of the Na13 tional Park System. 

14 (2) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required 

15 under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance 

16 with section 8(c) of the National Park System Gen17 eral Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)). 

18 (3) CONTENT OF STUDY.—The study shall in19 clude— 

20 (A) an analysis of operational issues that 

21 should be considered if the Prison Ship Martyrs’ 

22 Monument were to be designated as a unit of the 

23 National Park System; 

24 (B) an analysis of the feasibility of admin25 istering the Prison Ships Martyrs’ Monument, 


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1 considering its size, configuration, and other fac2 tors, including an annual cost estimate; 

3 (C) an analysis of the economic, edu4 cational, and other impacts of the designation of 

5 the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument as a unit 

6 of the National Park System; 

7 (D) an analysis of the effect of the designa8 tion of the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument as 

9 a unit of the National Park System on— 

10 (i) existing commercial and rec11 reational activities, and on the authoriza12 tion, construction, operation, maintenance, 

13 or improvement of energy production and 

14 transmission infrastructure; and 

15 (ii) the authority of State and local 

16 governments to manage those activities; and 

17 (E) an identification of any authorities, in18 cluding condemnation, that will compel or per19 mit the Secretary of the Interior to influence or 

20 participate in local land use decisions (such as 

21 zoning) or place restrictions on non-Federal 

22 lands if the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument is 

23 designated as a unit of the National Park Sys24 tem. 


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1 (c) NOTIFICATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS.— 

2 Upon commencement of the study, owners of private prop3 erty in or adjacent to the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument 

4 shall be notified of the study’s commencement and scope. 

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

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

7 shall transmit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 

8 the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 

9 and Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing 

10 the conclusions of the study required by subsection (b). 


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Union Calendar No. 291 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1501 

[Report No. 113–392] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the 

lyn, as a unit of the National Park System. Park, in the New York City borough of Brookon Ship Martyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene suitability and feasibility of designating the PrisAPRIL 1, 2014 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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