Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act

Bill: 113-s-1389
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2013-07-30
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Europe

Government studies and investigations

Military history

Monuments and memorials

New York City

Parks, recreation areas, trails

United Kingdom
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-23
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-07-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyr's Monument in Fort Greene Park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn as a unit of the National Park System. </p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1389 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2013 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 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.

1. Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument study; report (a) Short title This section may be cited as the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument Preservation Act . (b) Study (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall complete a study to determine 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. (2) Applicability of other law Section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 ( 16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c) ; commonly known as the National Park System General Authorities Act) shall apply to the study. (c) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall transmit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing the conclusions of the study required by subsection (b).