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S. 2743 118th Congress Senate

Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Act

Official title: A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Fing… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area in the State of New York, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 7, 2023 Introduced by: Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Historic sites and heritage areasLakes and riversNew York State
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Became law
Nov 21, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 590.
Nov 21, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
Nov 19, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 15, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-336.
Sep 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 7, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 21, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 590.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Act

This bill designates the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area in New York as a component of the National Heritage Area System. The area consists of Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Livingston, Monroe, Onondaga, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Yates Counties. (The National Park Service administers National Heritage Areas, which Congress designates as places where natural, cultural, and historic resources come together to form a nationally important landscape.)

The Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance is designated as the local coordinating entity for the area and must submit to the National Park Service a proposed management plan for the area. 

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5954 Identical bill Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2743: Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2743/
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"S. 2743: Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2743/.
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S. 2743, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2743/.
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