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Fort Ontario Study Act

Introduced: January 5, 2017 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jun 13, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 140.
Jun 13, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-104.
Mar 30, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Fort Ontario Study Act

(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York.

Interior shall: (1) evaluate the fort's national significance, (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System; (3) consider alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the fort; and (4) identify cost estimates for any federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives.

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What's happening now June 13, 2017

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 140.

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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 55: Fort Ontario Study Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-55/
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"S. 55: Fort Ontario Study Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-55/.
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