Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/26/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-26Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- 2019-03-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
- 2019-03-06Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-03-06Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-03-06Introduced in House
- 2019-03-06Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-06 (00)
Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019
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.
The property and assets subject to the disposition of Plum Island shall be limited to conservation, education, and research purposes.
The Department of the Interior shall conduct a special resource study of the historic Plum Island Light Station to evaluate its national significance and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.
Cosponsors (10)
- ROSA DELAURO (D-CT)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- JOHN LARSON (D-CT)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- JAMES LANGEVIN (D-RI)
- Antonio Delgado (D-NY)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
Subjects
- Agricultural research
- Animal and plant health
- Congressional oversight
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government studies and investigations
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- New York State
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
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