House Bill 1578
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 6, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1578
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.
March 6, 2019
03/26/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
03/26/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
03/06/2019
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.
03/06/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:17:25 PM