Plum Island Conservation Act

Bill: 115-s-1737
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2017-08-03
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural research

Animal and plant health

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Land transfers

Medical research

New York State

Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2017-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-08-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Plum Island Conservation Act</b> </p> <p>This bill amends the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 to repeal provisions requiring the sale of federal property and assets supporting the Department of Homeland Security's Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1737 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 3, 2017 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Schumer , Mrs. Gillibrand , and Mr. Murphy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend certain appropriations Acts to repeal the requirement directing the Administrator of General Services to sell Federal property and assets that support the operations of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Plum Island, New York.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Plum Island Conservation Act . 2. Repeal of requirement to sell certain Federal property in Plum Island, New York (a) Repeal of requirement in Public Law 110–329 Section 540 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 (division D of Public Law 110–329 ; 122 Stat. 3688) is repealed. (b) Repeal of requirement in Public Law 112–74 Section 538 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012 ( 6 U.S.C. 190 note; division D of Public Law 112–74 ) is repealed.