Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019

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Bill Number

HR 1578

Introduced

Mar 6, 2019

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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Topics

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 Public Lands and Natural Resources Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

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Summary

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.

Actions

Mar 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Mar 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Mar 6, 2019

Referred 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.
Mar 6, 2019

Introduced in House

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