Fire Island AIDS Memorial Establishment Act

Bill: 119-s-1256
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2025-04-02
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1256 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 2, 2025 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Schumer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Pines Foundation to establish the Fire Island AIDS Memorial, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Island AIDS Memorial Establishment Act . 2. Purposes The purposes of the Act are— (1) to honor and remember the many residents of Fire Island Pines and Cherry Grove, New York, who suffered and died from the AIDS epidemic; and (2) to educate future generations about the AIDS epidemic and the impact of the AIDS epidemic on the Fire Island communities in the State of New York. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Foundation The term Foundation means the Pines Foundation, a tax-exempt organization affiliated with the Fire Island Pines Property Owners’ Association. (2) Memorial The term Memorial means the Fire Island AIDS Memorial authorized to be established under section 4(a). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 4. Fire Island AIDS Memorial (a) Authorization To establish Memorial Subject to subsection (c) and any terms and conditions the Secretary considers appropriate, the Foundation may establish and maintain a memorial within the boundaries of Fire Island National Seashore to honor the residents of Fire Island who died of AIDS, to be known as the Fire Island AIDS Memorial . (b) Use of federal funds prohibited Federal funds may not be used to design, procure, prepare, install, or maintain the Memorial. (c) Design and location of memorial The design and location of the Memorial shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary.