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HR 4759 107th Congress House

Governors Island National Monument Ratification Act

Official title: To ratify the Governors Island National Monument and the boundaries thereof, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 16, 2002 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
May 16, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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.
May 16, 2002
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 Latest action May 21, 2002

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Governors Island National Monument Ratification Act - Ratifies the establishment of the Governors Island National Monument. Declares that the Monument shall not be subject to sale. Directs the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over and management of the Monument.

States that the boundary of the Monument shall include Building 140, its land, and Dock 102. Requires the Monument to be administered by the Secretary in accordance with this Act and with the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) consult and enter into cooperative agreements with the Administrator or any management entity to provide for the preservation, development, interpretation, use of, and access to the Monument; and (2) provide, subject to an agreement with the Administrator or any management entity, interpretive services and signage in the Governors Island National Historic Landmark District.

Directs the Secretary to prepare a complete management plan for the Monument by January 19, 2004, with specified reservations of rights of access and use.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4759: Governors Island National Monument Ratification Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4759/
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"H.R. 4759: Governors Island National Monument Ratification Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4759/.
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