HR 1578
116th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Agricultural research
Animal and plant health
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
New York State
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019
Introduced: March 6, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Mar 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019
This bill repeals provisions requiring the sale of federal property and assets supporting the Department of Homeland Security's Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York.
The property and assets subject to the disposition of Plum Island shall be limited to conservation, education, and research purposes.
The Department of the Interior shall conduct a special resource study of the historic Plum Island Light Station to evaluate its national significance and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.