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HR 2741 103th Congress House

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for acquisition of lands in the Sterling Forest area of the New York/New Jersey Highlands…

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for acquisition of lands in the Sterling Forest area of… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for acquisition of lands in the Sterling Forest area of the New York/New Jersey Highlands Region.

Introduced: March 21, 1994 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Environmental ProtectionForests and forestryGrants-in-aidHabitat conservation
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Interstate commissionsLand transfersNew JerseyNew York StateOpen space landsOutdoor recreationParksState parksTrailsWatershed managementWildlife conservation
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It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 1994
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 30, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Sep 16, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jul 26, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 26, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 26, 1994

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior to be transferred to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission to be used to acquire an undeveloped, open space tract of land presently owned by the Sterling Forest Corporation to protect the watershed, outdoor recreational, wildlife habitat, and Appalachian Trail values in the Sterling Forest area of the New York/New Jersey Highlands Region.

States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the Government, or relieve the Commission and New York of any obligation otherwise imposed under New York State law, to pay property taxes or provide for the costs of stewardship and management of any lands located in New York that may be acquired through this authorization.

Requires the Commission to hold and manage all property acquired with funds made available in this Act for the purposes specified in it.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3107 Text similarities To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make matching contributions toward the purchase of the Sterling Forest in th…
  • S 1683 Text similarities Sterling Forest Protection Act of 1994
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 14, 1994
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 28, 1994
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 21, 1994
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 10, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2741: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for acquisition of lands in the Sterling Forest area of the New York/New Jersey Highlands Region.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2741/
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"H.R. 2741: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for acquisition of lands in the Sterling Forest area of the New York/New Jersey Highlands Region.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2741/.
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H.R. 2741, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2741/.
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