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Plum Island Conservation Act

Introduced: June 24, 2015 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 24, 2015
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Plum Island Conservation Act

This bill amends the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 to repeal provisions requiring the sale of federal property and assets supporting the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York.

The bill requires DHS, in conjunction with other specified agencies, to submit a report to Congress, including: (1) recommendations for transferring jurisdiction over Plum Island from DHS to another federal agency, and (2) an analysis of remediation responsibilities, costs associated with assuming jurisdiction over Plum Island, the timing of the transfer, and the need for legislation to execute the transfer.

What's happening now June 24, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 24, 2015
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 24, 2015
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 24, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1675: Plum Island Conservation Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1675/
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"S. 1675: Plum Island Conservation Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1675/.
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S. 1675, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1675/.
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