Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hudson River Valley 
Special Resource Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’— 
(A) means the portion of the Hudson River 
that flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward 
to the southern-most boundary of Westchester 
County, New York; and 
(B) includes any relevant sites and land-
scapes within the counties in New York that 
abut the area described in subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as funds are made avail-
able for this purpose, the Secretary shall complete a spe-
cial resource study of the Hudson River Valley in the State 
of New York to evaluate— 
(1) the national significance of the area; and 
(2) the suitability and feasibility of designating 
the area as a unit of the National Park System.
(b) STUDY GUIDELINES.—In conducting the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) use the criteria for the study of areas for 
potential inclusion in the National Park System in 
accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 
(16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)); 
(2) determine the effect of the designation of 
the area as a unit of the National Park System on 
existing commercial and recreational activities, in-
cluding but not limited to hunting, fishing, trapping, 
recreational shooting, motor boat use, off-highway 
vehicle use, snowmobile use, and on the authoriza-
tion, construction, operation, maintenance, or im-
provement of energy production and transmission in-
frastructure, and the effect on the authority of State 
and local governments to manage those activities; 
(3) identify any authorities that will compel or 
permit the Secretary to influence local land use deci-
sions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non- 
Federal land if the area is designated a unit of the 
National Park System; and 
(4) closely examine park unit models, in par-
ticular national river and recreation areas, as well as 
other landscape protection models, that—
(A) encompass large areas of non-Federal 
lands within their designated boundaries; 
(B) foster public and private collaborative 
arrangements for achieving National Park Serv-
ice objectives; and 
(C) protect and respect the rights of pri-
vate land owners. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than 36 months after the date that funds 
are first made available for this purpose, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the 
findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the study 
authorized by this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 19, 
2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4003 
AN ACT 
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.