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Governors Island Preservation Act of 2000

Introduced: May 4, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Jun 29, 2000
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-804.
May 4, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 4, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3530-3531)
May 4, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Governors Island Preservation Act of 2000 - Establishes, as a unit of the National Park System, Governors Island National Monument, comprised of Castle Williams and Fort Jay and associated lands, located on Governors Island in New York Harbor.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) prepare a management plan for the Monument; and (2) submit such plan to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out annual operation and maintenance.

Directs the Administrator of General Services to convey Governors Island (with the exclusion of the Monument) to New York, subject to specified rights of access.

Requires any use of the conveyed land to be in compliance with: (1) the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act; (2) the Governors Island Preservation and Design Manual.

What's happening now June 29, 2000

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-804.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 4, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2512: Governors Island Preservation Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2512/
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"S. 2512: Governors Island Preservation Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2512/.
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S. 2512, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2512/.
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