Title: Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019
This bill repeals provisions requiring the sale of federal property and assets supporting the Department of Homeland Security's Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York.
The property and assets subject to the disposition of Plum Island shall be limited to conservation, education, and research purposes.
The Department of the Interior shall conduct a special resource study of the historic Plum Island Light Station to evaluate its national significance and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1578 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1578

   To repeal the requirement directing the Administrator of General 
  Services to sell Federal property in Plum Island, New York, and to 
  establish certain requirements for its final disposition including 
 preservation of the island for conservation, education, and research, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2019

Mr. Zeldin (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Engel, 
Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Meng, Mr. King of New York, 
Mr. Langevin, and Mr. Delgado) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
    Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To repeal the requirement directing the Administrator of General 
  Services to sell Federal property in Plum Island, New York, and to 
  establish certain requirements for its final disposition including 
 preservation of the island for conservation, education, and research, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Plum Island Preservation Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO SELL CERTAIN FEDERAL PROPERTY IN PLUM 
              ISLAND, NEW YORK.

    (a) Sale.--Section 540 of title V of division D of the Consolidated 
Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 
(Public Law 110-329; 122 Stat. 3688) is repealed.
    (b) Determination.--Section 538 of title V of division D of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74; 125 Stat. 
976) is repealed.

SEC. 3. PRESERVATION OF PLUM ISLAND, NEW YORK FOR CONSERVATION, 
              EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH.

    In the case of the disposition of Plum Island, New York, the 
property and assets subject to such disposition shall, under chapter 5 
of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, be limited to the 
purposes of conservation, education, and research.

SEC. 4. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF PLUM ISLAND LIGHT STATION.

    (a) Special Resource Study.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a special resource 
        study of the study area.
            (2) Contents.--In conducting the study under paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary shall--
                    (A) evaluate the national significance of the study 
                area;
                    (B) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
                designating the study area as a unit of the National 
                Park System;
                    (C) consider other alternatives for preservation, 
                protection, and interpretation of the study area by the 
                Federal Government, State or local government entities, 
                or private and nonprofit organizations;
                    (D) consult with interested Federal agencies, State 
                or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit 
                organizations, or any other interested individuals; and
                    (E) identify cost estimates for any Federal 
                acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, 
                and maintenance associated with the alternatives.
            (3) Applicable law.--The study required under paragraph (1) 
        shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 
        54, United States Code.
            (4) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
        funds are first made available for the study under paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
        Resources of the House of Representatives a report that 
        describes--
                    (A) the results of the study; and
                    (B) any conclusions and recommendations of the 
                Secretary.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means Plum Island 
        Light Station (USCG number 1-21090), a historic granite 
        lighthouse originally built in 1869 located on the northwest 
        corner of Plum Island, New York, and as listed on the National 
        Register of Historic Places on February 18, 2011.
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