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US. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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118TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 118-866
TO ESTABLISH PLUM ISLAND, NEW YORK, AS A
NATIONAL MONUMENT
DECEMBER 12, 2024.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 1584]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 1584) to establish Plum Island, New York, as a national
monument, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon
with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do
pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SECTION 1. PLUM ISLAND SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.
(a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the
study area.
(b) CONTENTS.-In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall-
(1) evaluate the national significance of the study area;
(2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as
a unit administered by the Department of the Interior;
(3) consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation
of the study area by the Federal Government, State or local governmental enti-
ties, or private and nonprofit organizations;
(4) consult with interested Federal agencies, State or local governmental enti-
ties, private and nonprofit organizations, or any other interested individuals;
and
(5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpre-
tation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives considered.
(c) APPLICABLE LAw.-The study required under subsection (a) shall be conducted
in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code.
(d) REPORT.-Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made
available to carry out the study under subsection (a), 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-
(1) the findings and conclusions of the study; and
(2) any recommendations of the Secretary.
(e) DEFINITIONS.-In this section:
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