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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1801 

To require a study on the relocation of the Sector Buffalo facilities of 

the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 17, 2007 

Mrs. CLINTON introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To require a study on the relocation of the Sector Buffalo 

facilities of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. STUDY OF RELOCATION OF COAST GUARD SEC4 TOR BUFFALO FACILITIES. 

5 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

6 (1) to authorize a project study to evaluate the 

7 feasibility of consolidating and relocating Coast 

8 Guard facilities at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo with9 in the study area; 


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1 (2) to obtain a preliminary plan for the design, 

2 engineering, and construction for the consolidation 

3 of Coast Guard facilities at Sector Buffalo; and 

4 (3) to distinguish what Federal lands, if any, 

5 shall be identified as excess after the consolidation. 

6 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘‘Commandant’’ 

8 means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. 

9 (2) SECTOR BUFFALO.—The term ‘‘Sector Buf10 falo’’ means Coast Guard Sector Buffalo of the 

11 Ninth Coast Guard District. 

12 (3) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

13 means the area consisting of approximately 31 acres 

14 of real property and any improvements thereon that 

15 are commonly identified as Coast Guard Sector Buf16 falo, located at 1 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, 

17 New York, and under the administrative control of 

18 the Coast Guard. 

19 (c) STUDY.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Within 12 months after the 

21 date on which funds are first made available to carry 

22 out this section, the Commandant shall conduct a 

23 project proposal report of the study area and shall 

24 submit such report to the Committee on Commerce, 

25 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 


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1 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

2 the House of Representatives. 

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The project proposal re4 port shall— 

5 (A) evaluate the most cost-effective method 

6 for providing shore facilities to meet the oper7 ational requirements of Sector Buffalo; 

8 (B) determine the feasibility of consoli9 dating and relocating shore facilities on a por10 tion of the existing site, while— 

11 (i) meeting the operational require12 ments of Sector Buffalo; and 

13 (ii) allowing the expansion of oper14 ational requirements of Sector Buffalo; 

15 and 

16 (C) contain a preliminary plan for the de17 sign, engineering, and construction of the pro18 posed project, including— 

19 (i) the estimated cost of the design, 

20 engineering, and construction of the pro21 posed project; 

22 (ii) an anticipated timeline of the pro23 posed project; and 


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1 (iii) a description of what Federal 

2 lands, if any, shall be considered excess to 

3 Coast Guard needs. 

4 (d) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall affect 

5 the current administration and management of the study 

6 area. 

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