Plum Island Conservation Act

Bill: 116-s-519
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-02-14
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: 2019-02-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Plum Island Conservation Act</b> </p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 519 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 14, 2019 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Murphy , Mr. Schumer , and Mrs. Gillibrand ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 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of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 (division D of Public Law 110–329 ; 122 Stat. 3688) is repealed.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the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012 ( 6 U.S.C. 190 note; division D of Public Law 112–74 ) is repealed.