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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 413 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 413

 To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of Plum 
 Island.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 5, 2025

 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. 
 Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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 A BILL

 To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of Plum 
 Island.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Plum Island Preservation Study 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PLUM ISLAND PRESERVATION STUDY.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of the Interior.

    (2) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the 
 consolidated Federal asset commonly known as ``Plum Island'' in 
 the State of New York and all improvements on and to the 
 Federal asset, including--
        (A) the Orient Point facility; and
        (B) all real and personal property, all 
 transportation assets, and all associated 
 infrastructure that support--
            (i) Plum Island operations; and
            (ii) access to Plum Island.

    (b) Study.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
 determine the appropriateness of--
        (A) designating all or a portion of the study area 
 as a unit of the National Park System or a unit of the 
 National Wildlife Refuge System; or
        (B) providing protection for the resources of the 
 study area by other means.

    (2) Contents.--In conducting the study under paragraph

    (1) , 
 the Secretary shall--
        (A) evaluate the national significance of the study 
 area;
        (B) consult with interested Federal agencies, State 
 or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit 
 organizations, or any other interested individuals; and
            (C) identify cost estimates for any Federal 
 acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, 
 and maintenance associated with the alternatives 
 considered.

    (3) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
 funds are first made available to carry out the study under 
 paragraph

    (1) , 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--
        (A) the findings and conclusions of the study; and
        (B) any recommendations of the Secretary.
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